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 on Wednesday night.

The Houston Rockets' identity starts with their defense. They're known as a team that wins using physical defense to slow down opposing scoring attacks. However

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The Cavs have dropped two consecutive games for only the second time this season as they look to rebound Saturday night against the Houston Rockets.

Sengun rebounded a Donovan Mitchell miss and absorbed a foul ... was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 2.8 seconds left. Tari Eason was charged with a flagrant foul on the play after his reckless ...

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

The Houston Rockets looked to bounce back from their loss against the Detroit Pistons on Monday as they faced the Cleveland Cavaliers back at the Toyota Center

Sengun rebounded a Donovan Mitchell miss and absorbed a foul ... was fouled on a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left, with Tari Eason charged with a flagrant on the play after his reckless closeout ...

The NBA has five games on the schedule Thursday night, highlighted by a battle between the No. 2 and 3 seeds in the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets have been arguably the hottest team in the NBA since the calendar turned to 2025,

We're not quite in barrel-scrapping territory in the East ... but it's pretty close. Out West, things are more competitive.

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The Cavaliers were able to start off on a six-point lead before the Rockets came back to make the score 13-12 before a