Houston Rockets small forward Jae'Sean Tate (right ankle injury management) is out Thursday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Tate will rest in the second half of a back-to-back after playing 21 minutes on Wednesday and scoring 10 points with 8 boards and 4 assists. Garrison Mathews and Josh Christopher should see more minutes off the bench with Tate inactive. The Rockets have also ruled out Eric Gordon (knee) for Thursday's matchup.
Per numberFire's NBA Heat Map, the Rockets have the lowest implied total (106.5) out of 12 active teams on Thursday.
Source: NBA Injury Report