Rockets Outlast Cavaliers in bizarre finish
Cleveland's Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell both had strong outings in the Cavaliers' defeat to Houston on Saturday night.
The Rockets raised eyebrows around the league after sweeping a home and away back to back against the Cleveland Cavaliers last week.
The Rockets hit two free throws late while the Cavaliers missed two free throws seconds later, allowing Houston to hold off Cleveland .
The Houston Rockets' top three players are starting to show just how capable they are of competing with other top teams. Houston is nearly unstoppable when Amen
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.
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 Cavs have dropped two consecutive games for only the second time this season as they look to rebound Saturday night against the Houston Rockets.
Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.
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.
The Rockets beat the No. 1 Cavs in Houston earlier this week. Can they pull off another upset win on the road?
In the aftermath of an ugly home loss to Detroit, Jalen Green and the Rockets (+2.5) will look to make amends versus Darius Garland and the Cavaliers.