In Houston’s bizarre win over Cleveland, did Tari Eason and/or broadcaster Craig Ackerman jinx Darius Garland on his late free throws? Fans think so.

Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason is one of the NBA's best wing defenders, a long-armed menace who racks up steals and blocks with regularity. Eason employed a dose of free-throw defense with his ...

“Sh*t after he missed the first one I said you going to miss the second one to,” said Rockets forward Tari Eason on what he said to Cavaliers guard Darius Garland when he was on the free throw ...

Garland had an uncharacteristic night from the charity stripe, going 3-of-8 on free-throw attempts in what ended up being a one-point loss. Garland did lead Cleveland in scoring, however, racking up ...

The Cavaliers still had a chance for the win because of the flagrant foul. They retained possession and set up an inbounds play for a Donovan Mitchell game-winning attempt from the corner. But Amen ...

Houston has had two full days off since beating the NBA-best Cavaliers Wednesday, and the two teams will again face off ...

Alperen Sengun made two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and Darius Garland missed two of three free throws after that to ...

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The Houston Rockets are winners of two straight games against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who held the best record in the NBA ...

The Cavaliers appeared to secure the upper hand when Darius Garland was fouled on a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left, with Tari Eason charged with a flagrant on the play after his reckless ...

Alperen Sengun sank two free throws with 4.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets survived a seven-minute scoring drought in ...

The Cavaliers appeared to secure the upper hand when Darius Garland was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 2.8 seconds left. Tari Eason was charged with a flagrant foul on the play after his ...