The Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice last week before traveling to Boston and pulling out a 114-112 victory over the defending champion Celtics on Monday night.

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.

Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.

After two games on the road, the Cavaliers are heading back home. They just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Analyzing Thursday’s Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers odds and lines, with NBA expert picks, predictions and best bets.

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

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After Wednesday’s bizarre loss in the final seconds, Darius Garland and the Cavaliers (-3.5) will attempt to get some revenge in Saturday’s rematch.

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Pregame news and injury updates for Wednesday's NBA game between the first-place Cavaliers and the fourth-place Rockets, who are second in the West.

While Evan Mobley's status is up in the air, our expert NBA predictions expect Cleveland to have enough firepower to make it a high-scoring game with Houston.