Part of becoming a good team in the NBA is learning to deal with both adversity and prosperity.
On Wednesday night, the young Cavs got a chance to show off their killer instinct – and they did exactly that, decimating a depleted Rockets squad, 124-89, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, wrapping up a perfect three-game homestand and running their win streak to five straight.
The Rockets – playing without Eric Gordon, Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr. and Christian Wood – never stood a chance against the streaking Cavaliers, who held Houston to just 16 points in the opening period and kept the hammer down all night.