On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers came to the sword fight with a sword, while the Houston Rockets came with a butter knife. It’s difficult to win a sword fight with a butter knife.
The Rockets fell to the Cavs 124-89 for the team’s worst loss of the season so far.
The team came into the game with injuries galore. On top of Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green and Danuel House being unavailable, the team was without Eric Gordon (groin) and Christian Wood (knee).
To add to the injury report, head coach Stephen Silas went to the locker room after the first quarter to be treated for dehydration.