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Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs BKN | W 137-109 | |
| vs DET | L 111-115 | |
| at OKC | L 125-124 | |
| at ATL | W 115-133 | |
| at NOP | W 128-130 |
Cavaliers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at DET | W 95-116 | |
| vs MIL | W 118-113 | |
| at BKN | W 124-131 | |
| at NYK | L 119-111 | |
| vs DET | W 118-100 |
Injuries
Rockets
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | Finney-Smith did not play in Monday's (Oct. 27) game against the Nets. | |
 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. |
Cavaliers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam Merrill | G | Hip | Merrill did not return to Monday's (Oct. 27) game versus the Pistons. | |
 Lonzo Ball | G | Rest | Ball did not play in Monday's game (Oct. 27) against the Pistons. | |
 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. | |
 Darius Garland | G | Toe | Garland participated in a scrimmage with contact Tuesday (Oct. 14) but he remains without a timetable to return to action, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. |
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