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Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
5-6, 1-4 Away

vs

8-3, 5-1 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/3

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 67.9%
Cavaliers: 32.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L2 Streak W1
115.0 Points Against 106.4
5-5 Last Ten Games 7-3
116.5 Points Per Game 115.5
46 Field Goal % 48
37 Three Point % 38
46.2 Rebounds Per Game 44.5
27.0 Assists Per Game 27.0
5.5 Blocks Per Game 5.8
7.4 Steals Per Game 8.5
0.5 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.1
13.8 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.3
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Clint Capela, C Out Nov 9
Steven Adams, C Out Nov 9
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Nov 9
Jaylon Tyson, G Out Nov 8

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs OKC L 117-112
@ OKC L 124-116
vs PHI W 119-95
vs NY L 109-97
@ CHA L 124-112

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs OKC W 119-98
vs BOS W 109-93
vs MIN L 117-107
@ PHX L 102-99
vs DEN W 110-100

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 7 3 .700 - W1
Cleveland 5 6 .455 2.5 L2
Indiana 3 8 .273 4.5 L2
Chicago 1 8 .111 5.5 L7
Milwaukee 1 9 .100 6 L6

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio - 2 W9 0.8181818 9
Houston 1 3 W1 0.72727275 8
Memphis 1.5 3 W1 0.7 7
Dallas 2 4 W3 0.6363636 7
New Orleans 5 7 L3 0.36363637 4
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