Houston
Rockets
135
–
131
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 135 |
| CLE | 27 | 27 | 30 | 47 | 131 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Alperen Sengun
HOU
26
PTS
8
REB
3
AST
-2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending47.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.49
Impact Composite41.2
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 26.9Impact: -0.2
6 contested shotsonly 28 pts allowed on 57.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Amen Thompson
HOU
23
PTS
14
REB
10
AST
+10
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-13 (61.5%)
3PT0-1
FT7-10
TS%66.1%
eFG%61.5%
STL1
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG140
DRTG123
NET+17
Triple-Double61.5% FG6 contested shots+10 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 74.1 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 32:36 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-17 | 53% | 1-2 | 50% | 7-13 | 54% | -2 |
| Cam Whitmore | 10:26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 41:16 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8-13 | 62% | 0-1 | 0% | 7-10 | 70% | +10 |
| Jalen Green | 36:04 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 5-11 | 46% | 7-7 | 100% | +5 |
| Tari Eason | 21:32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Adams | 14:58 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-9 | 67% | +7 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12:17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Fred VanVleet | 38:17 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-13 | 46% | 6-9 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Dillon Brooks | 32:34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 135 | 45 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 45-82 | 55% | 13-28 | 46% | 32-45 | 71% | — |
Reed Sheppard —
Nate Williams —
Jabari Smith Jr. —
Jeff Green —
Jock Landale —
Aaron Holiday —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 28:56 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Darius Garland | 36:02 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14-22 | 64% | 4-7 | 57% | 7-7 | 100% | +1 |
| Evan Mobley | 28:58 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | -9 |
| Sam Merrill | 17:26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 5:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Georges Niang | 28:31 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-9 | 78% | 6-7 | 86% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 37:07 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11-27 | 41% | 4-11 | 36% | 7-9 | 78% | -1 |
| Max Strus | 34:50 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Ty Jerome | 17:39 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-5 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 40 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 47-91 | 52% | 17-39 | 44% | 20-26 | 77% | — |
Emoni Bates —
Jaylon Tyson —
Tristan Thompson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU45/82 (55%)
Paint
28/45 (62%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
14/29 (48%)
RA 63%ATB3 50%Paint 47%Corner 3 40%Mid 67%
CLE47/91 (52%)
Paint
28/44 (64%)
Mid
6/14 (43%)
3PT
17/41 (41%)
ATB3 38%RA 78%Paint 42%Corner 3 56%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Max Strus
defended Jalen Green
5.7 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Evan Mobley
held Amen Thompson
3.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Darius Garland
vs Dillon Brooks
2.5 min • 11 pts • 80%
| CLE Defense | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Cam Whitmore | Dillon Brooks | Fred VanVleet | Jae'Sean Tate | Jalen Green | Steven Adams | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | — | 5.3m 6pts 40% | — | 2.7m 9pts 50% | 1.3m 6pts 67% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 5pts 100% |
| Darius Garland | — | 1.3m 5pts 67% | — | 2.5m 11pts 80% | 5.1m 2pts 33% | — | 1.3m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | 5.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 67% | — |
| Max Strus | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 100% | — | 5.7m 3pts 33% | — | — |
| Georges Niang | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 6pts 100% | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% |
| Evan Mobley | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sam Merrill | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Ty Jerome | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 6pts 100% |
| Tristan Thompson | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.5m 18pts 54% | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 2.0m 3pts 20% | 3.7m 6pts 50% | 2.9m 4pts 50% | 3.4m 9pts 50% | 2.0m 3pts 33% | 1.4m 5pts 40% | 2.7m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = HOU leads
CLE Largest Lead
6
Q1 1:16
HOU Largest Lead
19
Q3 11:52
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 9-0 run
Q2 6:03 – Q2 6:33
-5 → -1
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 7:00 – Q2 3:23
-3 → -10
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 9:38 – Q2 10:26
-10 → -15
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 9:38 – Q2 10:26
-10 → -16