Cleveland
Cavaliers
108
–
109
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 32 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 108 |
| HOU | 39 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Amen Thompson
HOU
16
PTS
16
REB
4
AST
-10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending57.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.38
Impact Composite48.3
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 28.8Impact: -1.0
Double-Double4 steals5 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 24 pts allowed on 63.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Fred VanVleet
HOU
26
PTS
3
REB
5
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-15 (53.3%)
3PT7-12
FT3-3
TS%79.7%
eFG%76.7%
TOV6
ORTG116
DRTG106
NET+10
7-12 from 3only 18 pts allowed on 59.2 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 33:17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10-21 | 48% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | -7 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 35:03 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-21 | 33% | 1-8 | 13% | 4-5 | 80% | +19 |
| Georges Niang | 20:25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Sam Merrill | 22:53 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Max Strus | 22:46 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylon Tyson | 5:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Dean Wade | 30:36 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Tristan Thompson | 12:59 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Ty Jerome | 24:49 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 32:11 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 41-97 | 42% | 13-41 | 32% | 13-19 | 68% | — |
Craig Porter Jr. —
Emoni Bates —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 29:16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +4 |
| Cam Whitmore | 20:37 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Amen Thompson | 36:19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Jalen Green | 33:23 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-16 | 25% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Tari Eason | 20:10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-5 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | +19 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Adams | 18:40 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | -2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 9:48 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Fred VanVleet | 39:49 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8-15 | 53% | 7-12 | 58% | 3-3 | 100% | +8 |
| Dillon Brooks | 32:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 53 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 40-91 | 44% | 15-34 | 44% | 14-20 | 70% | — |
Reed Sheppard —
Nate Williams —
Jabari Smith Jr. —
Jeff Green —
Jock Landale —
Aaron Holiday —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE41/97 (42%)
Paint
26/50 (52%)
Mid
8/23 (35%)
3PT
13/41 (32%)
ATB3 29%RA 68%Paint 38%Corner 3 40%Mid 0%
HOU40/91 (44%)
Paint
23/50 (46%)
Mid
7/22 (32%)
3PT
15/34 (44%)
RA 52%ATB3 40%Paint 38%Corner 3 56%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Jarrett Allen
7.7 min • 13 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Steven Adams
held Tristan Thompson
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Amen Thompson
vs Max Strus
4.3 min • 9 pts • 100%
| HOU Defense | Darius Garland | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Georges Niang | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Tristan Thompson | Ty Jerome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 6pts 60% | 2.1m 3pts 25% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 33% | — | 4.3m 9pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Fred VanVleet | 7.0m 6pts 50% | — | 1.0m 6pts 67% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 33% | — | 1.8m 3pts 50% |
| Jalen Green | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Alperen Sengun | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 7.7m 13pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Brooks | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 5.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Cam Whitmore | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 2pts 50% |
| Tari Eason | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 1.0m 3pts 33% |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 5pts 67% | — | 2.2m 2pts 33% | 3.2m 2pts 14% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 1.6m 8pts 50% | — | 2.1m 12pts 46% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = CLE leads
HOU Largest Lead
13
Q4 1:03
CLE Largest Lead
9
Q1 5:44
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 0:15 – Q2 2:13
+4 → -1
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 10:42 – Q2 8:40
+6 → +12
CLE 8-0 run
Q4 2:46 – Q4 5:08
+10 → +3
CLE 10-0 run
Q4 2:46 – Q4 5:52
+10 → +1