Denied a 22-point reversal! Rockets won 5 consecutive games and rushed to second place in the Western Conference. The Raiders scored 14 points in the final quarter.

On November 20, the NBA regular season continued, and the Rockets challenged the Cavaliers away from home. The two teams fell into a tug-of-war at first, but then the Cavaliers' offense fell into a sluggish state and could not keep up. The Rockets launched a 20-4 offensive to widen the gap, and then established a 22-point lead. However, in the second half, the Cavaliers launched a crazy counterattack and once closed the gap, but unfortunately they could not withstand it in the final quarter. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Cavaliers 114-104 and won five consecutive games.

The Rockets also had a close call in this game. After firmly taking the initiative in the first half, they were chased by the Cavaliers in the second half. They fell behind 17-30 in a single quarter and only led by 4 points after three quarters. The suspense returned again. In the last quarter, the Rockets finally found their touch, and Holiday, who came off the bench, became a surprise player, hitting three-pointers one after another to help the team stabilize the situation. After that, the team regained the initiative and withstood the Cavaliers' counterattack, successfully holding on to the victory.

led by up to 22 points. The Rockets rejected the big reversal and continued their winning streak, winning 5 consecutive games. After defeating the Cavaliers, the Rockets' record has reached 10 wins and 3 losses, and they have reached the second position in the Western Conference. The momentum is still very hot. The Rockets, who originally suffered two consecutive losses at the beginning, made the outside world a little worried. Unexpectedly, they made adjustments immediately afterwards. They only lost one game in the next 11 games. Now the team's morale is high.

This time the Rockets were able to win. First of all, they must thank Holiday, who stood up in the last quarter. He became a super surprise player in the last quarter. He scored 14 points on 3 of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter, helping the team withstand the Cavaliers' counterattack. Holiday played 19 minutes, scoring 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting, with a plus-minus of +6. In addition to Holiday, Shepard also made a steady contribution, scoring 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting. The two of them shouldered the scoring responsibility on the bench.

Among the starters, Shen Jing performed well, making 10 of 17 shots, scoring 28 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and also made steady contributions in the final quarter. In addition, Durant didn't feel very good this time, shooting 6 of 18 and scoring 20 points, but the team still won the game; Amen scored 12 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, and Smith Jr. scored 14 points and 9 rebounds. In the duel with the Cavaliers' twin-tower lineup, the Rockets had a 51-39 advantage in rebounding and a 16-10 lead in offensive rebounds.