Cleveland Cavaliers0-0atHouston Rockets1-0

Sun, Jan 3, 7:00 PM ESTToyota Center, Houston, TXDAZN-CLE · SCHN/SCHN+

40/ 100

Late Menu4th of 8 tonight

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Where to watch

Local TV: CLEDAZN-CLEHOUSCHN/SCHN+in-market
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Radio: HOU790 AM / 740 AMSiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: HOUTravel tax: CLE4 in 6: HOU

HOU has the rest edge with 46.5h between tipoffs, 16.5h more than CLE.
CLE is carrying the heavier travel load at 926 mi from its previous stop.
HOU is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
CLE is in game 2 of 2 on the road with 436 mi already logged before tip.
Schedule context makes this worth a look.

Reading the setup…

Who's in, who's out

CLE

2 out

OutKhalifa DiopCKnee · targeting Oct 24
OutNae'Qwan TomlinFBack · targeting Nov 16
DTDJarrett AllenCKnee · targeting Oct 22

HOU

1 day-to-day

DTDSteven AdamsCCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 23

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	CLE	HOU
Record	0-0	1-0
Days rest	B2B	1 day edge
Hours rest	30h	46.5h
Rest swing	-16.5h	+16.5h
Travel in	926 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	-1h	0h
Body clock	-1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 2	Homestand · 2 of 4
Miles before tip	436 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B3 in 4	4 in 6
Fatigue Index	7	3 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

CLE carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 7 vs. HOU's 3.

How each side got here926 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

CLE

926 mi

Charlotte, NCHouston, TX

CLE came from Charlotte, NC with 926 mi of travel and -1h of time-zone change.

Charlotte, NC to Houston, TX

HOU

0 mi

Houston, TXNo travel

HOU stayed in Houston, TX between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Houston, TX

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 2 vs homestand 2 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

CLE

Road trip

CLE is on game 2 of 2 on the road, with 436 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip436 mi

Segment miles1,362 mi

HOU

Homestand

HOU is in game 2 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi