Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers

37-38, 17-22 Away

106

37-38, 17-22 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets HOU	26	14	31	35	106
Cavaliers CLE	24	35	25	16	100

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE

52-22, 30-7 Home

100

52-22, 30-7 Home

Matchups

HOU

Season tied

1-1

CLE

Game 1@ HOU

Final

106

Game 2@ CLE

Final

100

Game Information

Cleveland, OH

Referee:Bill Kennedy

Referee:Courtney Kirkland

Referee:Mark Lindsay

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

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