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Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets

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1-1, 0-1 Away

vs

3-0, 1-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/3

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 61%
Cavaliers: 39%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W1 Streak W3
117.5 Points Against 111.3
1-1 Last Ten Games 3-0
115.5 Points Per Game 121.0
48 Field Goal % 50
34 Three Point % 42
45.5 Rebounds Per Game 43.0
24.5 Assists Per Game 28.0
8.5 Blocks Per Game 3.7
9.0 Steals Per Game 9.3
0.0 Team Turnovers Per Game 1.0
22.0 Total Turnovers Per Game 15.7
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Smart, G Day-To-Day Oct 25
Steven Adams, C Out Oct 25
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs BOS L 124-113
vs ORL W 119-105
@ ORL L 132-116
@ PHI L 114-106
vs BKN W 125-121

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DAL L 132-115
vs OKC W 116-89
vs DAL W 128-110
@ SA W 114-110
@ ATL W 121-114

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 3 0 1.000 - W3
Indiana 2 1 .667 1 W1
Cleveland 1 1 .500 1.5 W1
Chicago 1 2 .333 2 L1
Milwaukee 0 3 .000 3 L3

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Memphis - 0 W3 1 3
Houston - 0 W3 1 3
San Antonio 2 2 W1 0.33333334 1
Dallas 2 2 L1 0.33333334 1
New Orleans 3 3 L3 0 0
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