The Houston Rockets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108, behind a strong performance from their veteran guard Fred VanVleet.

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In the aftermath of an ugly home loss to Detroit, Jalen Green and the Rockets (+2.5) will look to make amends versus Darius Garland and the Cavaliers.

The Houston Rockets are off to their best start in the last seven seasons. At 28-14, they're still holding onto second place in the Western Conference, despite

The Houston Rockets (28-14) host the team with the NBA's best record, the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6), at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Toyota Center. The Rockets' record is second-best in the Western Conference and fourth-best in the league standings,

The Rockets are coming off an ugly offensive performance against the Pistons but had scored at least 119 points in their previous seven contests. Over the last eight games, Houston is second in the NBA in offensive rating and 11th in pace, significant upgrades from earlier in the season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been faced with some tough tasks over the last few weeks. Their latest challenge came on Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, who remain one of the top teams in the NBA.

While this game holds no sweeping conclusions for the season, this 109-108 loss to the Houston Rockets won’t be forgotten anytime soon. Let’s do our best to unpackage what happened. The Cavs opened the game on a heater,