Houston Rockets (9-3, third within the Western Convention) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (10-5, second within the Jap Convention)
Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston visits the Cleveland Cavaliers following the Rockets’ 117-113 extra time victory in opposition to the Orlando Magic.
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The Cavaliers are 6-2 in residence video games. Cleveland is seventh within the league with 27.5 assists per sport led by Donovan Mitchell averaging 5.5.
The Rockets are 4-2 on the street. Houston has a 0-1 document in video games determined by 3 factors or fewer.
The Cavaliers common 15.9 made 3-pointers per sport this season, 1.6 extra made photographs on common than the 14.3 per sport the Rockets enable. The Rockets common 8.6 extra factors per sport (124.8) than the Cavaliers enable their opponents to attain (116.2).
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell is averaging 30.9 factors, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Cavaliers. Sam Merrill is averaging 20.0 factors during the last 10 video games.
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Kevin Durant is averaging 25.9 factors and three.4 assists for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun is averaging 30.0 factors and 12.0 rebounds whereas capturing 35.5% during the last 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 7-3, averaging 123.3 factors, 45.6 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 9.4 steals and 6.8 blocks per sport whereas capturing 45.8% from the sphere. Their opponents have averaged 116.7 factors per sport.
Rockets: 9-1, averaging 126.2 factors, 50.6 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 9.2 steals and 5.6 blocks per sport whereas capturing 50.5% from the sphere. Their opponents have averaged 111.9 factors.
INJURIES: Cavaliers: Jaylon Tyson: out (sickness), Max Strus: out (foot), Darius Garland: out (toe).
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Rockets: Fred VanVleet: out for season (acl), Dorian Finney-Smith: day after day (ankle), Tari Eason: out (indirect).
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The Related Press created this story utilizing expertise supplied by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.
