Starting lineups

The Trail Blazers will start Travis Outlaw (SF), LaMarcus Aldridge (PF), Joel Przybilla (C), Jarrett Jack (SG) and Steve Blake (PG).

The Rockets will start Shane Battier (SF), Luis Scola (PF), Dikembe Mutombo (C), Tracy McGrady (SG) and Bobby Jackson (PG).

It's almost game time, so get ready for a clash between two teams that are sure to get familiar with each other over the next few years at the top of the Western Conference.