Cavaliers vs. Rockets: Score, Highlights, Reaction from 2017 Regular Season

“M-V-P!” chants reigned down on James Harden as he stepped to the free-throw line in the waning seconds of Sunday’s victory over the Cavaliers.

“LeBron played at an unbelievable level once again, and we all just followed suit”, point guard Kyrie Irving explained.

Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue thinks James and Irving struggled after the team also played on Saturday night. All those extra possessions lead to 15 Houston second-chance points, which was one of the deciding factors in the game, given that the Cavs actually outshot the Rockets 52 to 42 percent from the field.

In Boston, the Celtics crushed visiting Chicago 100-80 to leave the Bulls reflecting on a fifth straight loss. He’s averaging 29.1 points, a league-leading 11.2 assists and 7.9 rebounds in 36.5 minutes per game. Behind LeBron James and Kyrie Irving, Cleveland outscored the Rockets 41-25 in that frame to take a 67-58 lead at the halftime break.

Swallow the six points to take the Rockets to win and cover over the visiting Cavaliers. After missing their first 12 shots and starting 1-for-19, the Bulls finished with a season-low points in the first quarter and trailed 22-9.

“You have the best player in the world (James), and the best passer in the world (James) who is able to attack and pick his targets”, Magic coach Frank Vogel said.

Do not get me wrong; the Cavaliers did have several positive takeaways from this game.

“We played hard and fought down the stretch and got exhausted”, Lue said.

“This is not a ideal team right now and we understand that”, Kyrie Irving said.

There were plenty of smiles to go around Boston’s bench after they led the entire way.

Going small paid off on the offensive end as well, but not in the way you might expect. “Tonight was a big one”, said Wade, who was coy when asked about the hunger of his team-mates to reach the playoffs. If you’re one of those diehard fans who has enough guts to rock all your gear at an opposing arena and cheer for your team, there’s no question that you’re probably going to hear it from the fans of the home team. I can’t answer for everybody.

When they do it this time, baseball teams will still be playing spring training games in Florida and Arizona. “Try to do what I can”.

Rookie Dario Saric scored a season-high 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Robert Covington had 24 points and a career-high 13 boards for the 76ers, who lost for the sixth time in seven outings. Deron Williams scored 10 points, including seven in the fourth quarter.

Russell Westbrook collected his 31st triple-double of the season to lead Oklahoma City over San Antonio.

“We finished it, that’s something we build on”, George said.