Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets-Memphis Grizzlies for top picks, including Donovan Mitchell and Jaren Jackson Jr.

Although they're tired and injured, after their frustrating loss to the Rockets, the Cavs weren't making any excuses.

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Cleveland's Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell both had strong outings in the Cavaliers' defeat to Houston on Saturday night.

The Cavs have dropped two consecutive games for only the second time this season as they look to rebound Saturday night against the Houston Rockets.

The Houston Rockets' top three players are starting to show just how capable they are of competing with other top teams. Houston is nearly unstoppable when Amen

The Hawks are currently 11-13 on the road with a point differential of -3, while the Cavaliers have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

Check out our Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets how-to-watch guide to learn when they play and what free live streams are available ahead of tipoff.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Thursday

The Rockets hit two free throws late while the Cavaliers missed two free throws seconds later, allowing Houston to hold off Cleveland .

Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived ... Sengun rebounded a Donovan Mitchell miss and absorbed a foul from Jarrett Allen before snapping ...

It looks like the Rockets are going to survive. After a few free throws made it a three-point lead, Donovan Mitchell had a perfect ... and missed the second, but Houston grabbed the rebound ...