The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t take care of business on the road. They faced a tough and gritty Houston Rockets team and took them down to the wire, but a couple of missed free throws down the stretch cost them the game.

The Houston Rockets continued to prove that they're a real threat this season when they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, 109-108. Now 29-14, the Rockets have the fourth-best record in the league and are the only team with wins over the Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder-- the best team in each conference with identical 36-7 records.

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

Two of the surprise teams on the season in Cleveland and Houston will face off tonight in an East-West bout. After an underwhelming season last year, the Cavali

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.

Donovan Mitchell’s Cleveland Cavaliers (36-6) take to the road to play Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets (28-14) at Toyota Center on Wednesday, January 22. The game tips off at 8:00 PM

Down by as much as 13 points against the Rockets, the Cavs found a defensive spark in their zone-based scheme from big man Jarrett Allen.

The Houston Rockets (28-14, second in the Western Conference) are 1-2 in their last three, following a five-game streak. Surprisingly, the Rockets recently lost to the Sacramento Kings and Detroit Pistons.

The Houston Rockets barely escaped Wednesday with what may be their biggest win of the season.Houston defeated the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 after Darius Garland failed to convert two of three free throws with 2.

In a bizarre finish, the Rockets (29-14) had a huge win over the Cavs (36-7). Alperen Sengun made his late free throws, and Darius Garland did not.