The Houston Rockets will try to even their Western Conference quarterfinal series with the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night when the teams play Game 2 at the Toyota Center. Nike Shox Shoes Cheap . Portland snatched Game 1, 122-120, in overtime on Sunday night in Houston thanks to amazing heroics from its two All-Stars. Damian Lillard finished with 31 points, nine rebounds and five assists and LaMarcus Aldridge turned in a monster performance with 46 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out in the extra session. Aldridges 46 points set a Blazers franchise record for points in a postseason game. Down nine with less than five minutes to go in regulation, the Blazers employed the "hack-a-Howard" strategy. Dwight Howard, a 54.7-percent foul shooter, made his first two attempts, but missed the next four as the Blazers rallied with the next 11 points to tie the game on Aldridges two from the line with 2:46 left. James Harden got a tough jumper to fall just inside the final minute of regulation for a 102-99 lead and Aldridge cut it to one with a pair of free throws 13 seconds later. Jeremy Lin missed a runner on the other end, but Howard grabbed the rebound and was fouled. This time, Howard came through for his team and knocked down both free throws for a 104-101 edge. Lillard, however, buried a game-tying trey. On the inbounds pass, Lillard ran his defender Patrick Beverley into a brutal screen which sent him to the deck. Lillard then got Terrance Jones to bite on a pump fake before knocking down the triple. After Harden made it 106-104 with seven seconds left, Wesley Matthews attempted a three from the time out, but it drew iron. Lillard was there for the rebound, but his tip-in didnt fall. Aldridge, though, cleaned up that miss and tied the game again with 2.9 seconds left. Harden couldnt get a tough look from the corner to go as the horn sounded, sending the game into overtime. The Rockets scored the first six points of the bonus period thanks to three- point plays from Howard and Lin. Aldridge and Nicolas Batum, though, hit back- to-back treys and Matthews knocked down two free throws to give the Blazers their first lead since late in the first half. The teams traded blows until Lin blew by his defender and got a layup to fall for a 118-116 lead with 53 seconds left. Lillard, however, used a three-point play on the ensuing trip to put Portland in front. Garcia and Howard split from the stripe before Lillard made the go-ahead free throws. "That was a tremendous game. Obviously when we fouled Dwight he missed some of the free throws, that was a turning point," said Blazers coach Terry Stotts. "They came out and scored the first six in OT, but we responded. We had to win one here, we did it, but were not satisfied. Tonight is behind us, we have to keep going." Howard and Harden both finished with 27 points while Howard pulled down 15 rebounds. 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Wendy Holdener and Reto Schmidiger won their final heats against Julia Mancuso and Tim Jitloff, respectively.KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After long waits to make their World Series debuts, Tim Hudson and Jeremy Guthrie will get another opportunity to pitch Wednesday night.This time, everything is on the line.Guthrie, who had never reached the post-season before this year, will be on the mound for Kansas City in Game 7. Once again, he will face the 39-year-old Hudson, who finally made it to the World Series with San Francisco after 16 seasons in the majors.Im no different than anybody else. As a kid, you think about it. As a big leaguer, you think about it, said Hudson, set to become the oldest Game 7 starter in Series history. You wonder if youre going to have an opportunity to do it. Sixteen years in the big leagues, Im finally getting that chance. I cant wait to get out there and have some fun.The 35-year-old Guthrie helped pitch Royals to a 3-2 win last Friday night in San Francisco, giving them a 2-1 lead in the Series. But after the Giants rallied to win the next two at home, the teams returned to Kansas City with the Royals needing a victory to force Game 7.They got it — a 10-0 rout — behind a resurgent offence that relentlessly peppered Giants starter Jake Peavy and reliever Yusmeiro Petit, and a brilliant start by rookie Yordano Ventura.A lot of guys had this weird feeling it would come to this, Giants outfielder Hunter Pence said afterward, and here we are.Guthrie allowed two runs over five innings in his World Series debut, and Hudson was nearly as sharp, allowing three runs on four hits while pitching into the sixth. But when the Giants were unable to score a tying run off the Kansas City bullpen, Hudson was stuck with the loss.Now, he has a chance to bag the biggest win possible.I mean, obviously Im going to go as deep as I can, Hudson said. Hopefully I can give a quality six, seven innings out there and turn it over to those guys in the pen.That bullpen could be even stronger than normal with ace Madison Bumgarner, who won Game 1 and pitched a sshutout in Game 5, available for a relief stint Wednesday night. Cheap Nike Air Max Tn Australia. Bumgarner has allowed one run over 16 innings in his two starts against Kansas City.Well see where hes at and how hes doing out there, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. I cant tell you exactly how far he could go or how many pitches he could go. I think you read him and see how hes doing out there.Asked what his pitch limit might be Wednesday night, Bumgarner gave a predictably preposterous answer.I said maybe 200. No, I dont know. I dont even know if Im going to be called on. But if you are, as long as youre getting outs and youre not hurting ..., he said.First things first, though: Bumgarner is excited for his pal Hudson.There couldnt be a better story for Huddy. I know hes going to be ready, Bumgarner said.As for playing a Game 7, if you want to be a baseball player, thats what you think about.The Royals will also have a fresh bullpen after Venturas sublime start. Kansas City manager Ned Yost has even said his star trio of Kelvin Herrera, Wade Davis and All-Star closer Greg Holland would be available to pitch two innings apiece if needed.That keeps all of our big guns fresh and ready to go, Yost said.The Royals also will have a bit of history on their side.When they were last in the World Series in 1985, they also faced a 3-2 deficit returning home against St. Louis. They won Game 6, made famous by umpire Don Denkingers blown call at first base, and then took Game 7 in an 11-0 rout for their only championship.The Giants, meanwhile, had a 3-2 lead this year for the third time in franchise history. Just like in 1924 and 2002, they lost Game 6. Both of those years, they lost Game 7 as well.Well take any win. Close, blowout, any win, Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain said. Guys stepped up and we definitely needed everyone in our lineup. We needed to swing the bats and have a good outing from our starter. We need that again. I hope the entire team gets hot. ' ' '