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

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The Houston Rockets continued to prove that they're a real threat this season when they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 109-108. Now 29-14, the Rockets have the fourth-best record in the league and are the only team with wins over the Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder-- the best team in each conference with identical 36-7 records.

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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

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Two of the surprise teams on the season in Cleveland and Houston will face off tonight in an East-West bout. After an underwhelming season last year, the Cavali

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

Donovan Mitchell’s Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) take to the road to play Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets (28-14) at Toyota Center on Wednesday, January 22. The game tips off at 8:00 PM

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 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 Houston Rockets (28-14, second in the Western Conference) are 1-2 in their last three, following a five-game streak. Surprisingly, the Rockets recently lost to the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons.