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Cavaliers
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| vs GSW | L 94-99 | |
| vs SAS | W 130-117 | |
| vs POR | L 110-122 | |
| at IND | W 119-135 | |
| vs BOS | L 115-117 |
Rockets
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| at DAL | L 122-109 | |
| vs PHX | W 117-98 | |
| vs SAC | W 121-95 | |
| at UTA | L 133-125 | |
| at UTA | W 101-129 |
Injuries
Cavaliers
| Player | Pos | Date | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyrese Proctor | G | Personal | Proctor did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against Golden State. | |
 Larry Nance Jr. | F-C | Calf | The Cavaliers reported Nance Jr. to miss at least 3-4 weeks with a calf strain. | |
 Jarrett Allen | C | Finger | The Cavaliers announced on Sunday (Nov. 30) that Allen is expected to miss at least one week. | |
 Sam Merrill | G | Hand | Merrill did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against Golden State. | |
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Adams | C | Ankle | Adams did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Alperen Sengun | C | Illness | Sengun did not play in Saturday's (Dec. 6) game against the Mavericks. | |
 Tari Eason | F | Oblique | The Rockets announced that Eason will miss at least four weeks due to an oblique injury. Eason is targeting a late December return, per Michael Shapiro of SI.com. | |
 Dorian Finney-Smith | F | Ankle | The Rockets are eyeing January for Finney-Smith to make his season debut, Michael Shapiro of SI.com reports. | |
 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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