In a bizarre finish, the Rockets (29-14) had a huge win over the Cavs (36-7). Alperen Sengun made his late free throws, and Darius Garland did not.

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

With the Cavaliers down two points, Darius Garland, their potential All-Star guard and 90 percent free-throw shooter, sat alone at the line with the chance to give Cleveland the lead. Even if he failed to make all three free throws, Cleveland, via a Flagrant One on the Rockets, would have the ball with a chance to seal the game.

The Houston Rockets are 28-14, boasting the fourth-best record in the NBA behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics. With this st

Alperen Sengun leads the Rockets with 10.5 rebounds. The Cavaliers are 15-4 on the road. Cleveland ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 29.1 assists per game led by Darius Garland averaging ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers regained the No. 1 spot of The ... a recent tear in averaging 30.7 points in his last eight games. Alperen Şengün appears to be on his way to making his first NBA All ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder regain the top spot in The Arizona Republic's recent NBA power rankings after defeating the previous No. 1, Cleveland.

Jalen Green's scoring streak is a huge boost, but the Rockets' revival on offense is also thanks to players like Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet.

Houston (29-14, No. 2 in West) is the only team with wins this season over both the Thunder and Cavaliers, who are tied for the NBA’s best record.

The Grizzlies had three players (Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane, and Luke Kennard) go for over 20 points and Kennard hit seven three-pointers. Ja Morant played the role of facilitator with 16 points (5-9 FG) and 13 assists to fall one dime shy of a season high. He was also active on the defensive end of the floor.

Some scrappy plays and a few questionable calls contributed to a tough road loss for the Cavs. Donovan Mitchell also missed a pair of jumpers in the final seconds.