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Game Date: March 16, 2024
Game Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers will head out on the road to take on the Houston Rockets at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Toyota Center. Coming in fresh off a victory as the underdog, the Cavaliers will stroll into this one as the favorite.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 16 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Cavaliers proved on Wednesday. Everything went their way against New Orleans as Cleveland made off with a 116-95 victory. The Cavaliers pushed the score to 87-68 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pelicans had little chance of recovering from.
Darius Garland was a one-man wrecking crew for the Cavaliers as he shot 6-for-10 from deep and dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 assists.
Meanwhile, the Rockets had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They strolled past Washington with points to spare, taking the game 135-119.
The Rockets' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jalen Green, who scored 37 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Green has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Fred VanVleet, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine assists.
Cleveland's win bumped their record up to 42-24. As for Houston, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 31-35 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: The Cavaliers haven't given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 12.6 turnovers per game. However, it's not like the Rockets struggle in that department as they've been averaging only 12.5 turnovers per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Cavaliers didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Rockets in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 135-130 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was VanVleet, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 17 assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Cavaliers still be able to contain VanVleet? There's only one way to find out.
Series History
Cleveland has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Houston.
Dec 18, 2023 - Cleveland 135 vs. Houston 130
Mar 26, 2023 - Cleveland 108 vs. Houston 91
Jan 26, 2023 - Cleveland 113 vs. Houston 95
Feb 02, 2022 - Houston 115 vs. Cleveland 104
Dec 15, 2021 - Cleveland 124 vs. Houston 89
Mar 01, 2021 - Cleveland 101 vs. Houston 90
Feb 24, 2021 - Cleveland 112 vs. Houston 96
Dec 11, 2019 - Houston 116 vs. Cleveland 110
Jan 11, 2019 - Houston 141 vs. Cleveland 113
Nov 24, 2018 - Cleveland 117 vs. Houston 108
Following a win to snap a two-game losing streak as they head to the Toyota Center, the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Houston Rockets for a weekend showdown on Saturday night. Despite being up-and-down over the last 10 games, the Cavaliers are still the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 42-24 record. Cleveland has an identical record to the Bucks, with both teams 10 games behind the Celtics. Houston, on the other hand, has won three consecutive games to improve to 30-35. The Rockets are four games behind the Warriors for the final play-in spot in the West. Earlier this season, the Cavs won an overtime thriller by a final score of 135-130 in the first matchup between these two teams.
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