Cleveland's Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell both had strong outings in the Cavaliers' defeat to Houston on Saturday night.

The Houston Rockets' top three players are starting to show just how capable they are of competing with other top teams. Houston is nearly unstoppable when Amen

Mitchell had a game-high 37 points (12-23 FG, 7-15 3Pt, 6-8 FT), three rebounds, seven assists and three steals over 33 minutes during Friday's 132-129 loss to the 76ers. Although Mitchell registered his 12th 30-point effort of the season for the Cavaliers,

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.

Fatigue has crept into the Cavs' locker room, but one player in particular is keen on not allowing it to impact their season goals.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points — 23 in the second half — and Darius Garland added 16 as the Cleveland Cavaliers began the season's unofficial second half by dominating the Phoenix Suns 118-92 in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee on Monday.

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

BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland and Houston meet in non-conference action. The Cavaliers are 21-2 in home games. Cleveland leads the Eastern Conference with 121.8 points and is shooting 49.6%. The Rockets are 14-7 in road games. Houston has a 5-3 record in one-possession games.

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