Houston had a new coach last night as they took on the Portland trail Blazers at home. The Rockets responded to the challenge with a come-from-behind overtime victory over the Blazers, 108 – 103, for new coach J.B. Bickerstaff. More on the game later. First, though, here’s the scores from the ten NBA games yesterday, Wednesday, November 18.
NBA Game Results from Wednesday, November 18, 2015
| Charlotte Hornets 116 | over | Brooklyn Nets 111 | @ | Charlotte |
| Orlando Magic 104 | over | Minnesota T-Wolves 101 | @ | Orlando |
| Indiana Pacers 112 | over | Philadelphia 76ers 85 | @ | Philadelphia |
| Dallas Mavericks 106 | over | Boston Celtics 102 | @ | Boston |
| Atlanta Hawks 103 | over | Sacramento Kings 97 | @ | Atlanta |
| OKC Thunder 110 | over | New Orleans Pelicans 103 | @ | Oklahoma City |
| San Antonio Spurs 109 | over | Denver Nuggets 98 | @ | San Antonio |
| Utah Jazz 93 | over | Toronto Raptors 89 | @ | Utah |
| Chicago Bulls 103 | over | Phoenix Suns 97 | @ | Phoenix |
| Houston Rockets 108 | over | Portland Trail Blazers 103 | @ | Houston |
November 18th NBA Game of the Day (Rockets versus Trail Blazers)
Houston overcame a fifteen point deficit at the end of the third quarter to send the contest with the Blazers into overtime where James Harden took control and led the Rockets to a 108 – 103 victory over visiting Portland. This game marked the first time the Rockets had played under interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff and the victory stopped a four game losing streak for the Rockets. Harden led the Rockets victory with 45 points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and five steals. Dwight Howard collected 19 rebounds while Trevor Ariza added 18 points. Damian Lillard paced Portland with 23 points while C.J. McCollum contributed 19 and Al-Farouq Aminu added 16.
Abbreviated Box Score and Player Stats
| TEAMS | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | FINAL |
| ROCKETS | 22 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 9 | 108 |
| TRAIL BLAZERS | 21 | 25 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 103 |
| ROCKETS | MIN | FGM/A | 3PM/A | FTM/A | +/- | REB | AST | ST | TO | BS | PTS |
| T. Ariza | 37:05 | 6-18 | 4-12 | 2-2 | +7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| T. Jones | 30:12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| D. Howard | 40:16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | +1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| J. Harden | 47:24 | 11-29 | 4-15 | 19-20 | +10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45 |
| J. Terry | 28:54 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| C. Capela | 12:43 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Lawson | 20:23 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Brewer | 26:34 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 3-4 | +13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| M. Harrell | 06:28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Thornton | 15:01 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| K. McDaniels | Did not play | ||||||||||
| Total | 265 | 32-92 | 14-44 | 30-35 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 108 | |
| BLAZERS | MIN | FGM/A | 3PM/A | FTM/A | +/- | REB | AST | ST | TO | BS | PTS |
| A. Aminu | 36:42 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 4-4 | -9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| N. Vonleh | 12:44 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Plumlee | 35:25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| C. McCollum | 38:27 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 4-5 | -8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| D. Lillard | 40:49 | 6-19 | 1-6 | 10-10 | -5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| C. Alexander | 04:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Crabbe | 39:11 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | -12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| E. Davis | 17:35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Harkless | 19:28 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| G. Henderson | 14:47 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| T. Frazier | 05:52 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Connaughton | Did not play | ||||||||||
| C. Kaman | Did not play | ||||||||||
| Total | 265 | 35-88 | 9-30 | 24-29 | 48 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 103 | |
Three NBA games on Thursday, November 19, 2015
| # | AWAY TEAM | @ | HOME TEAM | TIP-OFF TIME |
| 1 | Sacramento Kings | @ | Miami Heat | 7:30 PM ET |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8 PM ET |
| 3 | Golden State Warriors | @ | LA Clippers | 10:30 PM ET |