{"id":646423,"date":"2025-12-27T04:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T03:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=646423"},"modified":"2025-12-27T04:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T03:10:56","slug":"houston-rockets-vs-cleveland-cavaliers-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/houston-rockets-vs-cleveland-cavaliers-injury-report-and-predicted-starting-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report and Predicted Starting Lineups- Latest Updates on Alperen Sengun, Max Strus and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Houston Rockets will welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers for an NBA 2025-26 regular-season clash on Saturday, December 27. This will be the second time that we get to see these teams locking horns with each other in the current <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA<\/a> season. In their previous meeting, the Rockets dominated their rivals and recorded a ten-point victory. On Saturday, they would aim to continue their dominance, while the Cavs would avenge their previous defeat and level the tally.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The hosts are heading into the game on the back of a blowout victory over the star-studded Los Angeles Lakers. The win not only snapped their two-game losing streak, but also improved their win-loss record to 18-10. On the other hand, we have the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are coming off a narrow loss to the New York Knicks. The defeat brought their two-game winning streak to an end and dropped their win-loss record to 17-15.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Both teams have been playing decent basketball and are in playoff contention. As they are set to lock horns on Saturday, let&rsquo;s have a look at their injury reports as well as expected starting lineups.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report<\/h2><p>Given below is a complete breakdown of injury reports as well as predicted starting lineups for the Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers, scheduled on Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Houston Rockets&rsquo; Injuries&nbsp;<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Player&nbsp;<\/td><td>Position<\/td><td>Injury&nbsp;<\/td><td>Status&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alperen Sengun&nbsp;<\/td><td>C<\/td><td>Calf<\/td><td>Questionable&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fred VanVleet&nbsp;<\/td><td>PG<\/td><td>Knee&nbsp;<\/td><td>Out&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisFedor\/status\/2004682663870042499\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Alperen Sengun has been listed as questionable<\/a> with a calf injury.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Fred VanVleet is out with an ACL tear in his right knee. He is likely to miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season.&nbsp;<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Cavaliers&rsquo; Injuries&nbsp;<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Player&nbsp;<\/td><td>Position<\/td><td>Injury&nbsp;<\/td><td>Status&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Larry Nance Jr.&nbsp;<\/td><td>PF<\/td><td>Calf&nbsp;<\/td><td>Out&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Max Strus&nbsp;<\/td><td>SG<\/td><td>Foot&nbsp;<\/td><td>Out&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>Larry Nance Jr. injured his right calf last month, and was sidelined for almost a month.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Max Strus remains out without a returning timeline. He underwent foot surgery back in August.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Houston Rockets vs Cleveland Cavaliers Predicted Starting Lineups&nbsp;<\/h2><p><strong>Houston Rockets: <\/strong>Jabari Smith Jr, Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun*, Tari Eason, Amen Thompson<\/p><p><strong>Cleveland Cavaliers:<\/strong> Sam Merrill, Dean Wade, Jarrett Allen, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s in and who&#8217;s out for Rockets vs Cavaliers on 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