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 narrowly made it out of the last bout with a win.
Eason fouled Cleveland's Darius Garland on a three-point attempt with less than five seconds remaining, and the Cavaliers point ... quickly proved prescient. Tari Eason on what he said to ...
In Houston’s bizarre win over Cleveland, did Tari Eason and/or broadcaster Craig Ackerman jinx Darius Garland on his late free throws? Fans think so.
Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jeff Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.
The Houston Rockets' identity starts with their defense. They're known as a team that wins using physical defense to slow down opposing scoring attacks. However
The Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, handing them their third loss at home this season. Amen Thompson secured his third career triple-double. H
The Cavaliers appeared to secure the upper hand when Darius Garland was fouled on a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left, with Tari Eason charged ... again at the buzzer. Cleveland dropped to 3-3 ...
Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to allow the Houston Rockets to hold on for a 109-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavs have dropped two consecutive games for only the second time this season as they look to rebound Saturday night against the Houston Rockets.
The Rockets hit two free throws late while the Cavaliers missed two free throws seconds later, allowing Houston to hold off Cleveland .
The Rockets are 9-3 in January, though one of the three losses was to the Celtics. In a rematch from Boston, Houston will look to get some revenge.
With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the line with the chance to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed to make all three free throws, Cleveland, via a Flagrant One on the Rockets, would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.