Blazers C DeAndre Ayton suffered what appeared to be a non-contact lower leg injury and had to be helped off the floor vs.

The Portland Trail Blazers could be without their top center for their match against the Houston Rockets. Blazers center Deandre Ayton has been downgraded to questionable hours before tip-off.

The Houston Rockets (27-13 ... after forward Jabari Smith Jr. suffered a broken hand. Portland center Deandre Ayton was a late addition to the injury report, listed as questionable to play ...

Ayton was helped back to the locker room after sustaining an apparent calf injury in the third quarter of Monday's game against the Nuggets, Danny Marang of 1080 The Fan Portland reports.

Won't play Wednesday ...

Portland ranks fifth in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Deandre Ayton averaging 2.8 offensive boards. The Rockets are 18-9 in Western Conference play. Houston is the worst ...

Portland ranks fifth in the NBA with 12.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Deandre Ayton averaging 2.8 offensive boards. The Rockets are 18-9 in Western Conference play. Houston is the worst team in ...

The Houston Rockets’ win over the Portland Trail ... The No. 13-seeded Trail Blazers were down two starters with Deandre Ayton and Deni Avdija out but did not roll over easily.