Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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CLE

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

53-29

VS

HOU

HOUSTON ROCKETS

52-30

Everything you need for Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

0

CLE wins

of 2

2

HOU wins

RECENT FORM

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers 53-29 season

TOR

TOR Apr 18 W vs

WAS

WAS Apr 12 L vs

ATL

ATL Apr 10 W vs

ATL

MEM

HOU

Houston Rockets 52-30 season

LAL

LAL Apr 18 W vs

MEM

MEM Apr 12 L vs

MIN

MIN Apr 10 W vs

PHI

PHX

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every CLE vs HOU meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

CLE

HOU

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CLE

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

1 Donovan Mitchell 28.1/4.5/5.7 +18.0 2 Jarrett Allen 15.2/8.4/1.7 +12.6 3 Evan Mobley 18.1/9.0/3.6 +12.4 4 James Harden 20.6/4.7/7.7 +9.5 5 Jaylon Tyson 13.0/5.0/2.2 +3.8 6 Darius Garland 17.8/2.3/6.9 +1.7 7 Sam Merrill 12.8/2.6/2.4 +1.5 8 De'Andre Hunter 14.0/4.2/2.1 +1.3

HOU

Houston Rockets

1 Kevin Durant 26.0/5.5/4.8 +16.1 2 Alperen Sengun 20.6/9.0/6.3 +13.1 3 Amen Thompson 18.2/7.8/5.3 +12.9 4 Jabari Smith Jr. 15.8/6.9/1.8 +7.6 5 Steven Adams 5.8/8.6/1.5 +2.8 6 Tari Eason 10.5/6.3/1.5 +2.3 7 Reed Sheppard 13.6/2.9/3.4 +2.2 8 JD Davison 6.7/3.8/3.2 -1.6

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CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

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Houston Rockets

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