Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets

5-7, 2-3 Away

113

5-7, 2-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	25	42	26	20	113
Rockets HOU	36	29	35	17	117

Houston RocketsRocketsHOU

9-3, 3-2 Home

117

9-3, 3-2 Home

Matchups

CLE

HOU leads season

1-0

HOU

113

Game 1@ HOU

Final

117

Game 2@ CLE

Final

120

Game Information

Houston, TX

TNT

Referee:Tony Brown

Referee:Marat Kogut

Referee:Scott Foster

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

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