Down by as much as 13 points against the Rockets, the Cavs found a defensive spark in their zone-based scheme from big man Jarrett Allen.
Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter to outlast the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 on Wednesday.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108, behind a strong performance from their veteran guard Fred VanVleet.
Two of the surprise teams on the season in Cleveland and Houston will face off tonight in an East-West bout. After an underwhelming season last year, the Cavali
The Detroit Pistons made the Houston Rockets look sloppy on offense during one of Houston's toughest losses of the season. Unlike a blowout loss in which nothin
The Rockets are coming off an ugly offensive performance against the Pistons but had scored at least 119 points in their previous seven contests. Over the last eight games, Houston is second in the NBA in offensive rating and 11th in pace, significant upgrades from earlier in the season.
The Cavaliers are currently 15-4 on the road with a point differential of 10, while the Rockets have a 6-4 record in their last ten games at home.
The Houston Rockets (28-14, second in the Western Conference) are 1-2 in their last three, following a five-game streak. Surprisingly, the Rockets recently lost to the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons.
Even as the Houston Rockets’ offense dramatically improved over the last nine games, coach Ime Udoka wondered whether his team was losing sight of its identity ahead of Wednesday’s home game against the NBA’s No.
The Rockets hit two free throws late while the Cavaliers missed two free throws seconds later, allowing Houston to hold off Cleveland .
With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the line with the chance to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed to make all three free throws, Cleveland, via a Flagrant One on the Rockets, would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.