HOUSTON — Christian Wood and rookie Jalen Green had 21 points each and the Houston Rockets snapped an 11-game home skid with a 115-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It's the first win by the Rockets in Houston since a 114-104 victory over Brooklyn on Dec. 8 and it snaps a four-game losing streak overall. A dunk by Jarrett Allen followed by a 3-point play by rookie Evan Mobley cut Houston's lead to 3 with less than three minutes left, but Houston (15-36) scored the next 10 points to make it 115-102 with just more than a minute to go.
Mobley led the Cavs (31-21) with a career-high 29 points along with 12 rebounds and Kevin Love added 21 and 13 off the bench. However, Cleveland struggled without Darius Garland, who missed his second straight game with lower back soreness. Forward Lauri Markkanen also remains sidelined with an ankle injury.
Now back to fifth in the Eastern Conference after dropping two of their last three against lackluster opponents, the Cavaliers will hope to get back on track Friday night when they battle the Hornets in Charlotte.
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