NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association
Cleveland Cavaliers
0-0, 0-0 Away

vs

Houston Rockets
0-0, 0-0 Home
Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/3

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 55.6%
Cavaliers: 44.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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0.0 Points Against 0.0
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Julian Phillips, F Day-To-Day Oct 20
Steven Adams, C Day-To-Day Oct 20
Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Sam Merrill, G Day-To-Day Oct 20
Nae'Qwan Tomlin, F Out Oct 20
Khalifa Diop, C Day-To-Day Oct 13

Cavaliers Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs NY L 121-108
vs NY L 130-93
vs BOS L 124-113
vs ORL W 119-105
@ ORL L 132-116

Rockets Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ LAL W 99-93
vs LAL L 98-78
vs DAL W 135-117
vs DAL L 132-115
vs OKC W 116-89

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity:

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 1 0 1.000 - W1
Chicago 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Cleveland 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Indiana 0 0 .000 0.5 -
Milwaukee 0 0 .000 0.5 -

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans - 0 - 0 0
Dallas - 0 - 0 0
Houston - 0 - 0 0
Memphis - 0 - 0 0
San Antonio 0.5 1 L1 0 0
Full Standings

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