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 Jeff 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.

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Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined for 72 points in the defeat, losing three in a row for the first time this season.

The Rockets beat the No. 1 Cavs in Houston earlier this week. Can they pull off another upset win on the road?

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

Defense has become a growing concern for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who look to snap a season-high three-game losing streak when they face the visiting Detroit Pistons on Monday.

Fred VanVleet will lead the Houston Rockets (29-14) into a road matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers (36-8) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday, beginning at 7:30 PM ET.The Cavaliers enter

The Cleveland Cavaliers will still be without multiple key defensive players in their rematch against the Houston Rockets.

The Houston Rockets will be on the road Saturday night with an opportunity to complete a season sweep of the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers. Saturday's matchup will be the second of back-to-back games for Houston against Cleveland,