The Houston Rockets are winners of two straight games against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who held the best record in the NBA before their recent losing streak. The victories against the Cavs have pushed the Rockets up to No.

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

The Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice last week before traveling to Boston and pulling out a 114-112 victory over the defending champion Celtics on Monday night.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday

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

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.

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

The Hawks are currently 11-13 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Cavaliers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

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The Houston Rockets have now beaten the Cleveland Cavaliers twice in a row, giving them just their third loss at home this season. Amen Thompson has proven himself worthy of starting, Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green can coexist,

Trae Young is confident the Atlanta Hawks will emerge better and stronger from their current rut. That quest begins in Cleveland on Thursday against a Cavaliers outfit rolling again on the back of consecutive wins.