Houston has been incredible through the first portion of the NBA season, with incredible numbers. Can the team keep it up?

Credit to them,” Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson says of the Rockets (10-3), who won by double digits in Cleveland. “Heck of a team. Contender.”

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The Houston Rockets take a four-game winning streak into Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Cleveland sits at second in the Eastern Conference, which is where most projections had them coming into the season.

Merrill underwent further evaluation on Tuesday, which revealed a sprain. He did not participate in Wednesday’s shootaround and his status moving forward is unclear.

During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Williams wore only jersey No. 1 and put up 4.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

The Denver Nuggets managed to overcome the loss of Aaron Gordon in the first half and beat the Houston Rockets on the road at the Toyota Center on Friday in an NBA Cup game.

Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Jamal Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets held on to beat the Houston Rockets 112-109.