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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 37 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 113 |
 Rockets | 25 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 95 |
CLETeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 40-8746.0% | 15-3641.7% | 18-2281.8% | 36 | 29 | 9 |
| HOU | 39-7651.3% | 5-2123.8% | 12-2060.0% | 46 | 24 | 22 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers113| 35 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +23 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 21 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 9-10 | +17 | +1.1 | ||||||||
| 33 | 26 | 9-16 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 0 | +17 | +13.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 12 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 15 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 1-3 | +10 | +4.3 | ||||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 113 | 40-8746.0% | 15-3641.7% | 36 | 29 | 9 | 16 | 18-2281.8% | 11 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 13 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Robin Lopez (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets95| 30 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | −11 | +2.5 | ||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −8.9 | |||||
| 27 | 14 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0 | −9 | +3.8 | |||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −4.5 | |||||
| 19 | 14 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 10 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 25 | 18 | 8-13 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −5 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.8 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.5 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.2 | ||||
| Team | 95 | 39-7651.3% | 5-2123.8% | 46 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 12-2060.0% | 10 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 40 points on 17 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Usman Garuba (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers113Rockets95ClickTap 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.
Darius Garland scored 26 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Houston Rockets 113-95.
The Cavaliers took control with a 30-9 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 32.
Evan Mobley had 21 points (12 in the first quarter) and 10 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Tari Eason had 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
The Rockets turned it over 22 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions.
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 87 shots: 2.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 13-19 | 68.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-25 | 36.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-7 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Christopher | 22 | 9 | 4-6 | +2 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 14 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Daishen Nix | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 7 | 2-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 18 | 8 | 1-4 | +4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 13 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
| Bruno Fernando | 7 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Tari Eason | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 14 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| KJ Martin | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Daishen Nix | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 11 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 5 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.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q2 0:30
12.1%
13→1
LeVert 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
Q2 5:47
6.6%
21→15
Christopher 5' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Martin Jr. 2 AST)
Q1 9:38
6.0%
49→55
Sengun 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
Q1 7:08
5.8%
47→53
Smith Jr. 7' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
Q1 7:36
5.7%
43→49
