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  GAME DAY PREVIEW Game time: 7:30pm ET
Houston (24-42) at Cleveland (25-40)
 
 
TEAM DIV. STANDING W L PCT HOME ROAD CONF STREAK LAST 10
Houston 11th, Western Conf 24 42 .364 16-17 8-25 15-25 Lost 7 3-7
Cleveland 12th, Eastern Conf 25 40 .385 18-15 7-25 15-26 Lost 6 3-7

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers seek to end a six-game losing streak tonight when they battle the struggling Houston Rockets, who will also be looking to stop an extended losing skid.

SEASON SERIES
Feb. 8
Mar. 20
at Houston 91, Cleveland 83
Houston at Cleveland, 7:30pm ET

Jamal Mashburn hit a jumper with three seconds left to lead the Miami Heat to a 92-90 win over Cleveland on Saturday. Brevin Knight, who tied the game with 23 seconds left in overtime, had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but his long shot fell short at the buzzer.

Lamond Murray scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds while Wesley Person added 13 points for Cleveland, which shot 36 percent (27-of-76) and committed 19 turnovers in its latest defeat.

While the Cavaliers have hit a wall, Bob Sura has been shooting mostly bricks. Sura, who started the season on fire, has slumped since missing 10 games last month with a sore big toe. In the last five contests, he has hit just 15-of-58 from the field, including 3-of-22 from behind the arc.

Houston also has struggled mightily this season and currently is mired in a seven-game losing streak. The Rockets were the latest victims of Vince Carter's last-second heroics in a 100-98 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. With the game on the line, Carter blew past Rockets forward Shandon Anderson and threw down a dunk with under two seconds left.

Houston finishes its five-game road trip with tonight's contest and has posted only one victory in the last 12 away from the Compaq Center.

In the only meeting this season between the clubs, the Rockets used a 30-point final quarter to defeat the Rockets, 91-83, in Houston on March 8.


HOUSTON
10-game log
CLEVELAND
10-game log
Mar. 9
Mar. 11
Mar. 14
Mar. 16
Mar. 17
Mar. 19
Mar. 20
Mar. 23
Mar. 24
Mar. 26
@ Utah
Minnesota
@ New York
@ Milwaukee
@ Indiana
@ Toronto
@ Cleveland
LA Clippers
@ Orlando
Chicago
L 82-101
L 86-100
L 85-91
L 96-106
L 102-111
L 98-100




Mar. 7
Mar. 10
Mar. 12
Mar. 14
Mar. 16
Mar. 18
Mar. 20
Mar. 21
Mar. 23
Mar. 25
@ Utah
Indiana
@ Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Utah
Miami
Houston
@ Minnesota
@ Dallas
@ San Antonio
L 95-113
L 92-95
L 72-103
L 97-98
L 86-107
L 90-92






 


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