Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets

28-10, 13-9 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	23	23	22	23	91
Rockets HOU	21	14	16	26	77

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

21-20, 13-10 Home

Matchups

CLE

CLE leads season

1-0

HOU

Game 1@ HOU

Final

100

Game 2@ CLE

Final

106

Game Information

Houston, TX

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Referee:Derek Richardson

Referee:John Goble

Referee:David Jones

Eastern Conference

Central	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

NBA News

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10h

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o invests in BAL team Nairobi City Thunder

Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o announced her investment in the Nairobi City Thunder, the first Kenyan team to play at the NBA-backed Basketball Africa League (BAL), on Thursday.

14h

Pelinka touts post-LeBron overhaul as Lakers reset around Luka

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka expressed excitement over the team's offseason overhaul as it transitions out of the LeBron James era, including retaining Austin Reaves and acquiring center Walker Kessler.

20h

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