Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons (sprained right wrist) and forward Jerami Grant (illness) are available for Friday’s 5 p.m. game at the Houston Rockets. Guard Scoot Henderson (left quad contusion) and center Deandre Ayton (right index finger) are out.

Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and led the Houston Rockets to a 116-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Houston Rockets are not Las Vegas bound yet. But with Dillon Brooks’ top scoring game of the season Friday, they took another step in that direction. The Rockets blasted the Portland Trail Blazers,

The Houston Rockets advance to 2-0 in the NBA Cup, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 116-88 behind a strong outing from Dillon Brooks.

Jalen Williams scored 30 points, Isaiah Hartenstein had a double-double in his season debut and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 109-99.