The Houston Rockets (29-14) are going for a second straight upset win over the NBA’s No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to wrap up the season series. The Rockets won 109-108 against the shorthanded Cavs on Wednesday in Houston despite committing 22 turnovers,
After Wednesday’s bizarre loss in the final seconds, Darius Garland and the Cavaliers (-3.5) will attempt to get some revenge in Saturday’s rematch.
The Rockets hit two free throws late while the Cavaliers missed two free throws seconds later, allowing Houston to hold off Cleveland .
The Cavs mounted a fourth-quarter rally that fell short Wednesday night, losing to the Houston Rockets, 109-108.
Houston has had two full days off since beating the NBA-best Cavaliers Wednesday, and the two teams will again face off tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT. The Rockets narrowly made it out of the last bout with a win.
Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jeff Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, handing them their third loss at home this season. Amen Thompson secured his third career triple-double. H
Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to allow the Houston Rockets to hold on for a 109-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined for 72 points in the defeat, losing three in a row for the first time this season.
From Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland Australia’s Jock Landale has declared Houston as being a genuine playoff team this season after beating the side with the equal-best record in the NBA for the second time in the space of a week.
DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.