Cavaliers rookie big man Evan Mobley had the best statistics, but Rockets rookie Jalen Green scored a team-high 21 points and led his team to a thrilling 115-104 victory (box score) on Wednesday night in Houston. The win snapped an 11-game home losing streak at Toyota Center.
Mobley (29 points, 12 rebounds) converted a tough 3-point play with 2:44 left to bring Cleveland within three, but Houston blitzed the Cavs with a 10-0 run over the next minute-and-a-half to close out the game. Christian Wood and Kevin Porter Jr. each hit massive 3-pointers, and KPJ sealed the deal in his first game versus his original NBA team with an alley-oop dunk on the next trip — fittingly, off a pass from Green.
Green had a true shooting percentage of 65.1% on the night, including 3-of-7 on 3-pointers (42.9%), and he did not have any turnovers.
