Cleveland
Cavaliers
100
–
117
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 24 | 22 | 17 | 37 | 100 |
| HOU | 32 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 117 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Reed Sheppard
HOU
18
PTS
3
REB
8
AST
+25
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections7
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite74.2
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 49.9Impact: 4.3
4-10 from 35 steals7 deflections+25 plus/minusheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 12 pts allowed on 44.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
30
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+24
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-17 (64.7%)
3PT2-4
FT6-7
TS%74.7%
eFG%70.6%
TOV3
ORTG129
DRTG90
NET+40
30 points64.7% FG+24 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 45.4 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 24:25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -32 |
| Sam Merrill | 25:22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | -24 |
| Jarrett Allen | 17:37 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Dean Wade | 17:30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 30:27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | 41% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jaylon Tyson | 29:39 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10-20 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-3 | 67% | -6 |
| Lonzo Ball | 18:18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 17:10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Thomas Bryant | 12:00 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +10 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 20:18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-7 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -28 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 7:10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Evan Mobley | 20:04 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 42 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 41-96 | 43% | 11-36 | 31% | 7-11 | 64% | — |
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tari Eason | 21:08 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +6 |
| Amen Thompson | 33:22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Steven Adams | 22:10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | +26 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 26:04 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Kevin Durant | 28:40 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11-17 | 65% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | +24 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 32:04 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | +25 |
| Jeff Green | 4:45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Clint Capela | 18:03 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Aaron Holiday | 13:16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 6:28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16:01 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| JD Davison | 4:45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Josh Okogie | 13:14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 51 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 43-88 | 49% | 16-35 | 46% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE41/96 (43%)
Paint
28/55 (51%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
11/36 (31%)
RA 52%ATB3 33%Paint 50%Corner 3 17%Mid 33%
HOU43/88 (49%)
Paint
20/39 (51%)
Mid
15/24 (63%)
3PT
16/37 (43%)
ATB3 41%Paint 50%RA 53%Corner 3 50%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Steven Adams
defended Jarrett Allen
4.5 min • 4 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Reed Sheppard
held Craig Porter Jr.
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Reed Sheppard
vs Darius Garland
2.0 min • 8 pts • 60%
| HOU Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | Darius Garland | De'Andre Hunter | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Lonzo Ball | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant | Tyrese Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 1.0m 5pts 100% | 3.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | 3.5m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 8pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 0% | — | 2.2m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Kevin Durant | — | — | 3.5m 6pts 60% | 2.4m 6pts 75% | — | 1.1m 7pts 100% | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | 1.0m 1pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 4.5m 4pts 40% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tari Eason | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.7m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 4pts 50% | — | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jae'Sean Tate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 3.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.7m 3pts 33% | 2.4m 6pts 40% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 3.8m 7pts 43% | 5.6m 5pts 33% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = CLE leads
HOU Largest Lead
31
Q4 1:04
CLE Largest Lead
3
Q1 0:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q2 4:31 – Q2 6:28
+5 → +11
HOU 8-0 run
Q2 10:15 – Q2 11:20
+11 → +16
HOU 9-0 run
Q3 4:59 – Q3 6:53
+14 → +21
HOU 11-0 run
Q3 4:59 – Q3 7:18
+14 → +23