NBA

Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers

· National Basketball Association
5-3, 3-2 Away

vs

6-3, 3-1 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/19

Matchup Prediction

Cavaliers: 52.3%
Rockets: 47.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W3
112.9 Points Against 114.7
5-3 Last Ten Games 6-3
124.7 Points Per Game 116.4
49.3 Field Goal % 45.6
42.7 Three Point % 35.6
50.0 Rebounds Per Game 40.3
26.3 Assists Per Game 26.6
5.7 Blocks Per Game 5.0
9.0 Steals Per Game 10.0
1.3 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.8
16.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 16.3
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lonzo Ball, G Out Nov 6
Dean Wade, F Out Nov 6
Max Strus, G Out Sep 30
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, F Out Nov 6
Fred VanVleet, G Out Sep 22

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ TOR W 139-121
@ BOS W 128-101
vs DAL W 110-102
@ MEM W 124-109
@ SA L 121-110

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ BOS L 125-105
vs TOR L 112-101
vs ATL W 117-109
vs PHI W 132-121
@ WSH W 148-114

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 6 2 .750 - W1
Houston 5 3 .625 1 L1
Memphis 4 6 .400 3 W1
New Orleans 2 6 .250 4 W2
Dallas 2 7 .222 4.5 L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 7 2 .778 - W5
Chicago 6 2 .750 0.5 L1
Cleveland 6 3 .667 1 W3
Milwaukee 6 3 .667 1 W1
Indiana 1 7 .125 5.5 L2
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