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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 30 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 108 |
 Cavaliers | 29 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 117 |
HOUTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 37-7450.0% | 15-3938.5% | 19-2867.9% | 31 | 18 | 16 |
| CLE | 44-9048.9% | 7-2231.8% | 22-2975.9% | 49 | 15 | 13 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers117| 39 | 16 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 0 | +8 | +8.7 | |||||||
| 38 | 12 | 5-16 | 0-5 | 0 | 2-4 | +11 | −8.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 29, Career high (his best before, 24) | 14-21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.9 | |||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −4.1 | ||||
| 23 | 7 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −2.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 20 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | −4 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 12 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +2.4 | |||||
| 18 | 8 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | −1 | +3.6 | ||||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.0 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 44-9048.9% | 7-2231.8% | 49 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 22-2975.9% | 20 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 44 points on 15 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Ante Zizic and Channing Frye (coach’s decision); George Hill (injury/illness).
Houston Rockets108| 44 | 40 | 14-30 | 5-12 | 7-12 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 42 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −9.3 | |||||
| 40 | 12 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −8 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 39 | 28 | 8-16 | 5-11 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +4.7 | ||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −8.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.2 | |||
| 17 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.3 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 108 | 37-7450.0% | 15-3938.5% | 31 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19-2867.9% | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 16 points on 6 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Marquese Chriss (coach’s decision); Chris Paul (rest).
Cavaliers117Rockets108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Collin Sexton scored a career-high 29 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Houston Rockets 117-108.
Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points (12 in the fourth quarter) off the bench, and Tristan Thompson added 16 points, 20 rebounds and 4 steals. Clarkson scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 40 points and 13 assists, and Eric Gordon added 28 points and 3 steals. Clint Capela had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks.
The Rockets gave up 20 offensive rebounds, about 10 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed. The Cavaliers outscored the Rockets 44-16 off the bench.
Cleveland CavaliersHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
95 points from the field on 90 shots: 0.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-38 | 52.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 6-13 | 46.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 11-17 | 64.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-16 | 31.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 23 | 7 | 3-4 | +1 |
| James Harden | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| James Ennis III | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Clint Capela | 7 | 6 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 12 | 4 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 9 | 4 | 2-7 | +1 |
| Eric Gordon | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Gerald Green | 6 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela | 29 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
| P.J. Tucker | 18 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
| James Harden | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Eric Gordon | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Harden 10 AST)
Q4 11:16
13.6%
92→78
Harden 26' 3PT Jump Shot (32 PTS)
Q4 9:55
11.4%
89→77
Gordon 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q3 6:58
10.9%
77→66
Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Harden 6 AST)
Q3 6:24
10.5%
73→62
Sexton 22' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q3 6:03
10.4%
62→73
