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Cavaliers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs IND | W 120-109 | |
| vs HOU | L 104-114 | |
| vs MIL | W 118-106 | |
| vs MEM | W 108-100 | |
| vs TOR | L 113-126 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs DEN | L 109-112 | |
| at CLE | W 104-114 | |
| vs ORL | W 117-113 | |
| vs POR | W 140-116 | |
| vs WAS | W 135-112 |
Injuries
Cavaliers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jarrett Allen | C | Finger | The Cavaliers listed Allen as Out for Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Pacers. | |
 Sam Merrill | G | Hand | The Cavaliers listed Merrill as Out for Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Pacers. | |
 Max Strus | G-F | Foot | Strus is no longer wearing a walking boot Tuesday (Sept. 30) but still has a lengthy recovery process ahead due to the surgery on his fractured left foot, per Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jabari Smith Jr. | F | Knee | The Rockets listed Smith Jr. as Questionable for Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Nuggets. | |
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | The Rockets listed Adams as Questionable for Friday's (Nov. 21) game against the Nuggets. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Head coach Ime Udoka told Michael Shapiro of SI.com that Finney-Smith was behind schedule in his recovery, but the Rockets haven't offered up any sort of timeline regarding when the veteran forward might play. Consider Finney-Smith week-to-week until the | |
 Fred VanVleet | G | ACL | The Rockets said on Monday (Sept. 22) that VanVleet suffered a torn ACL and may be out for the entire 2025-26 campaign, per Shams Charania of ESPN. |
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