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.

The Rockets defeated the Cavaliers, 109-108 after some missed free throws by Darius Garland late in the game. The Rockets move to 7-2 in their last 9 and 29-14 overall. The Cavaliers fall to 36-7.

Alperen Sengun made an injury admission that would concern Rockets fans following their escape act vs. the Cavs.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have managed to stay relatively healthy this season, outside of a few lingering injuries. Their depth ...

Devin Booker scored a game-high 32 points and Kevin Durant registered 24 points in his second game at Brooklyn against his former team to lead Phoenix (22-21) back above .500.

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

Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to ...

Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in ...

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia aims to break its seven-game losing streak when the 76ers take on Cleveland. The 76ers have gone 12-14 against Eastern Conference teams. Philadelphia ranks last in the ...

While the NBA and its fans are focused on the upcoming trade deadline, the games keep coming — and the best keep separating themselves from the rest. 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, Last Week No. 2).

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The game was put to bed by the final minutes, which allowed Lakers head coach JJ Redick to empty out his bench. This allowed ...