The Houston Rockets have now beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers twice in a row, giving them just their third loss at home this season. Amen Thompson has proven himself worthy of starting, Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green can coexist,

The Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice last week before traveling to Boston and pulling out a 114-112 victory over the defending champion Celtics on Monday night.

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 nar

The Rockets hit two free throws late while the Cavaliers missed two free throws seconds later, allowing Houston to hold off Cleveland .

The Cleveland Cavaliers will still be without multiple key defensive players in their rematch against the Houston Rockets.

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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.

Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in the fourth quarter to outlast the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 on Wednesday.

Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets-Memphis Grizzlies for top picks, including Donovan Mitchell and Jaren Jackson Jr.