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CLE

Cavaliers

100-117

Final

HOU

Rockets

Kevin Durant scores 30 points to lead the Rockets to a dominant win over the Cavaliers

By AP•Dec 28, 2025

Game Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

HOUSTON -- — Kevin Durant scored 30 points in three quarters to lead the Houston Rockets to an easy 117-100 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.

The Rockets won their second straight after they lost four of their previous five games.

Durant, who also had seven assists and four rebounds, didn’t play in the fourth quarter with Houston up by 27 points after three.

The Cavaliers cut the lead to 12 on a basket by Darius Garland with about seven minutes left in the third quarter before Houston used a 15-0 run to make it 85-58 about two minutes later. After a dunk by Durant in that stretch, Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson received a technical for yelling at the officials and Durant made the free throw.

Jabari Smith Jr. capped the run with a 3-pointer before Dean Wade made a 3 to give the Cavaliers their first points in more than four minutes.

Reserve Jaylon Tyson had 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell added 16 points on 7-for-17 shooting for the Cavaliers, who dropped a second straight game and their fifth in the last seven games.

The Rockets scored seven straight points, with 3s from Tari Eason and Smith, to take a 16-12 lead and never trailed again.

Tyson hit a shot for the Cavaliers after that but Houston then used a 12-2 spurt, with nine points from Durant, to push the lead to 28-16 late in the first.

Reed Sheppard added 18 points and eight assists off the bench for the Rockets. Smith had 15 points to tie a career high with his fifth straight game with at least 15 points.

Houston’s Steven Adams had nine points and eight assists starting in place of All-Star Alperen Sengun, who missed the game with calf tightness.

Up next

Cavaliers: Visit San Antonio on Monday night.

Rockets: Host the Pacers on Monday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

HOU wins series 2-0

Regular Season Series

HOU at CLE

Thu, Nov 20

114 - 104

Final

CLE at HOU

Sun, Dec 28

100 - 117

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

HOU

41-96FG43-88

43Field Goal %49

11-363PT16-35

31Three Point %46

7-11FT15-21

15Offensive Rebounds18

27Defensive Rebounds33

23Assists27

10Steals12

6Blocks9

14Turnovers15

1Technical Fouls0

26Points Conceded Off Turnovers11

13Fast Break Points15

15Fouls14

3Largest Lead31

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Steven Adams (Darius Garland gains possession)	0	0
11:32	Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	0	3
11:09	Sam Merrill shooting foul	0	3
11:09	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
11:09	Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
10:58	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	3
10:56	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	2	3
10:38	Steven Adams misses driving layup	2	3
10:37	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	2	3
10:34	Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	3
10:34	Dean Wade defensive rebound	2	3
10:26	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot running jump shot	2	3
10:25	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	2	3
10:11	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper	4	3
10:01	Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	3
10:00	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	4	3
9:51	Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	4	3
9:42	Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)	4	3
9:32	Kevin Durant misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	4	3
9:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	4	3
9:22	Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)	4	5
9:01	Darius Garland shooting foul	4	5
9:01	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	4	5
9:01	Rockets offensive team rebound	4	5
9:01	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	4	5
9:01	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	4	5
8:50	Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)	4	7
8:38	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	4	7
8:38	Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2	4	7
8:38	Rockets offensive team rebound	4	7
8:38	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	5	7
8:25	Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	5	7
8:21	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	7	7
8:19	Cavaliers Full timeout	7	7
8:07	Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	7	10
7:47	Kevin Durant makes 10-foot two point shot	9	10
7:36	Darius Garland makes 6-foot two point shot	9	12
7:17	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	9	12
7:16	Steven Adams offensive rebound	9	12
7:13	Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	9	12
7:05	Tari Eason blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot	9	12
7:04	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	9	12
6:58	Tari Eason makes 25-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)	12	12
6:41	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Steven Adams steals)	12	12
6:35	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason	12	12
6:35	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	12	12
6:19	Amen Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot	12	12
6:18	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	12	12
6:12	Dean Wade misses 24-foot running jump shot	12	12
6:10	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	12	12
6:02	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	15	12
5:50	Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	12
5:49	Steven Adams defensive rebound	15	12
5:36	Dean Wade shooting foul	15	12
5:36	Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2	16	12
5:36	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	16	12
5:36	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Sam Merrill	16	12
5:36	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Jarrett Allen	16	12
5:36	Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade	16	12
5:36	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	16	12
5:36	Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound	16	12
5:24	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	12
5:23	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	16	12
5:11	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	12
5:09	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	16	12
5:07	Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	16	14
4:50	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	18	14
4:40	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	18	14
4:36	Lonzo Ball shooting foul	18	14
4:36	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
4:36	Clint Capela enters the game for Steven Adams	19	14
4:36	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	19	14
4:36	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	20	14
4:23	De'Andre Hunter lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	20	14
4:06	Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	23	14
3:53	Evan Mobley makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	23	16
3:39	Amen Thompson misses driving layup	23	16
3:38	Clint Capela offensive rebound	23	16
3:36	Clint Capela misses tip shot	23	16
3:35	Clint Capela offensive rebound	23	16
3:35	Clint Capela misses tip shot	23	16
3:34	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	23	16
3:30	Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot	23	16
3:27	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	23	16
3:19	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	26	16
3:18	Cavaliers Full timeout	26	16
3:18	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	26	16
3:07	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper	26	16
3:05	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	26	16
3:01	Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	26	16
2:39	Kevin Durant makes 12-foot fade away jump shot	28	16
2:26	Tari Eason personal foul	28	16
2:16	Tari Eason shooting foul	28	16
2:16	Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	28	17
2:16	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	28	17
2:16	Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	28	18
2:02	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	18
2:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	28	18
1:48	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	28	18
1:44	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	28	18
1:44	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2	29	18
1:44	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela	29	18
1:44	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2	30	18
1:31	Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	30	20
1:13	Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Evan Mobley steals)	30	20
1:09	Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)	30	22
50.6	Evan Mobley blocks Amen Thompson 's 4-foot driving layup	30	22
47.9	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	30	22
45.7	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Dorian Finney-Smith steals)	30	22
42.5	Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	32	22
31.5	Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	32	24
10.7	Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	32	24
8.8	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	32	24
4.5	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot running jump shot	32	24
1.9	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	32	24
0.5	Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot	32	24
0.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	32	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	24

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CLE
12:00	Clint Capela enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	32	24
12:00	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Kevin Durant	32	24
12:00	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Lonzo Ball	32	24
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Evan Mobley	32	24
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	32	24
11:44	Dean Wade vs. Amen Thompson (Jaylon Tyson gains possession)	32	24
11:44	Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Dean Wade steals)	32	24
11:37	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	32	24
11:35	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	32	24
11:30	Amen Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	32	24
11:13	Donovan Mitchell vs. Clint Capela (Aaron Holiday gains possession)	32	24
11:13	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Clint Capela steals)	32	24
11:02	Aaron Holiday makes 12-foot fade away jump shot	34	24
10:44	Dean Wade makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)	34	27
10:17	Amen Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper	34	27
10:15	Dean Wade defensive rebound	34	27
10:07	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot running jump shot	34	27
10:06	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	34	27
9:51	Clint Capela makes 9-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	36	27
9:38	Jarrett Allen makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	36	29
9:12	Jarrett Allen blocks Clint Capela 's 6-foot driving layup	36	29
9:10	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	36	29
9:06	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	36	29
9:05	Jaylon Tyson makes 4-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	36	31
9:05	Aaron Holiday shooting foul	36	31
9:05	Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 1 of 1	36	31
9:05	Tari Eason defensive rebound	36	31
8:53	Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot	36	31
8:51	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	36	31
8:46	Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	36	33
8:46	Rockets Full timeout	36	33
8:46	Steven Adams enters the game for Clint Capela	36	33
8:32	Tari Eason makes layup (Steven Adams assists)	38	33
8:16	Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	38	36
8:02	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	38	36
7:57	Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot	38	36
7:55	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	38	36
7:41	shot clock turnover	38	36
7:41	Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	38	36
7:29	Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three pointer	41	36
7:14	Craig Porter Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	41	36
7:13	Steven Adams defensive rebound	41	36
7:03	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	43	36
6:50	Jaylon Tyson out of bounds lost ball turnover	43	36
6:50	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	43	36
6:50	Sam Merrill enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	43	36
6:50	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Dean Wade	43	36
6:28	Steven Adams makes 1-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	45	36
6:12	Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	36
6:11	Tari Eason defensive rebound	45	36
6:07	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	45	36
5:54	De'Andre Hunter misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	45	36
5:54	Rockets defensive team rebound	45	36
5:54	Jarrett Allen loose ball foul	45	36
5:54	Kevin Durant enters the game for Aaron Holiday	45	36
5:54	Evan Mobley enters the game for Jarrett Allen	45	36
5:32	Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot	47	36
5:11	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	47	36
5:10	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	47	36
5:06	Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk	47	38
5:01	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	47	38
5:01	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	47	38
5:01	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Tari Eason	47	38
4:54	De'Andre Hunter kicked ball violation	47	38
4:43	De'Andre Hunter kicked ball violation	47	38
4:34	shot clock turnover	47	38
4:19	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	38
4:18	Rockets defensive team rebound	47	38
4:00	Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	50	38
3:44	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)	50	41
3:30	Steven Adams out of bounds bad pass turnover	50	41
3:30	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Lonzo Ball	50	41
3:09	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Steven Adams steals)	50	41
2:49	Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	52	41
2:33	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	52	41
2:32	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	52	41
2:26	Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot running jump shot	52	41
2:23	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	52	41
2:19	De'Andre Hunter misses layup	52	41
2:18	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	52	41
2:12	Reed Sheppard lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	52	41
2:06	Darius Garland makes 25-foot running jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	52	44
1:45	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	55	44
1:29	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper	55	44
1:28	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	55	44
1:18	Evan Mobley shooting foul	55	44
1:18	Cavaliers Full timeout	55	44
1:18	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Steven Adams	55	44
1:18	Tari Eason enters the game for Reed Sheppard	55	44
1:18	Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2	56	44
1:18	Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2	57	44
1:00	Evan Mobley misses 9-foot two point shot	57	44
59.3	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	57	44
39.8	Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three pointer	60	44
31.2	Darius Garland makes 9-foot two point shot	60	46
13.9	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper	60	46
12.2	Tari Eason offensive rebound	60	46
8.0	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	60	46
4.6	Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound	60	46
0.6	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	60	46
0.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	60	46
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	60	46

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CLE
12:00	Steven Adams enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	60	46
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	60	46
11:44	Steven Adams bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	60	46
11:37	Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	60	48
11:37	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	60	48
11:37	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1	60	48
11:37	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	60	48
11:25	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	60	48
11:17	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot two point shot	60	48
11:16	Steven Adams offensive rebound	60	48
11:16	Steven Adams misses 3-foot tip shot	60	48
11:15	Steven Adams offensive rebound	60	48
11:09	Jarrett Allen vs. Steven Adams (Amen Thompson gains possession)	60	48
11:06	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	63	48
10:52	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	63	48
10:51	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	63	48
10:48	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	63	48
10:46	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	63	48
10:36	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	63	48
10:35	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	63	48
10:22	Evan Mobley misses 11-foot two point shot	63	48
10:21	Steven Adams defensive rebound	63	48
10:14	Kevin Durant offensive foul	63	48
10:14	Kevin Durant offensive foul turnover	63	48
9:57	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	63	48
9:56	Tari Eason defensive rebound	63	48
9:50	Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot	63	48
9:50	Tari Eason offensive rebound	63	48
9:50	Sam Merrill shooting foul	63	48
9:50	Tari Eason makes free throw 1 of 2	64	48
9:50	Tari Eason misses free throw 2 of 2	64	48
9:50	Steven Adams offensive rebound	64	48
9:47	Steven Adams makes tip shot	66	48
9:35	Tari Eason personal foul	66	48
9:26	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)	66	51
9:05	Kevin Durant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	68	51
8:53	Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jarrett Allen assists)	68	54
8:29	Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper	68	54
8:28	Tari Eason offensive rebound	68	54
8:23	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	54
8:23	Rockets offensive team rebound	68	54
8:23	Sam Merrill loose ball foul	68	54
8:08	Steven Adams misses layup	68	54
8:08	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	68	54
8:08	shot clock turnover	68	54
8:08	Dean Wade enters the game for Evan Mobley	68	54
7:54	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)	68	56
7:54	Cavaliers delay of game violation	68	56
7:44	Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	70	56
7:32	Tari Eason personal foul	70	56
7:32	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason	70	56
7:15	Darius Garland makes 9-foot two point shot	70	58
7:01	Steven Adams makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	72	58
6:55	Reed Sheppard blocks Darius Garland 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	72	58
6:53	Rockets Full timeout	72	58
6:53	(06:53) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Rockets] retain their timeout	72	58
6:53	Rockets defensive team rebound	72	58
6:53	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Jarrett Allen	72	58
6:53	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	72	58
6:38	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	72	58
6:38	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Amen Thompson	72	58
6:31	Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	75	58
6:08	De'Andre Hunter misses driving layup	75	58
6:07	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	75	58
5:54	Kevin Durant discontinue dribble turnover	75	58
5:44	De'Andre Hunter misses layup	75	58
5:43	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	75	58
5:37	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot	77	58
5:24	Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper	77	58
5:23	Rockets defensive team rebound	77	58
5:07	Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot	79	58
4:53	Darius Garland misses two point shot	79	58
4:52	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	79	58
4:46	Kevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot	79	58
4:46	Steven Adams offensive rebound	79	58
4:42	Kevin Durant makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	81	58
4:42	Cavaliers Full timeout	81	58
4:42	Kenny Atkinson technical foul	81	58
4:42	Clint Capela enters the game for Steven Adams	81	58
4:42	Evan Mobley enters the game for Sam Merrill	81	58
4:42	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	81	58
4:42	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw	82	58
4:27	De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper	82	58
4:25	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	82	58
4:08	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	85	58
3:57	Donovan Mitchell misses 8-foot two point shot	85	58
3:56	Clint Capela defensive rebound	85	58
3:36	De'Andre Hunter blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 26-foot three point jumper	85	58
3:35	Rockets offensive team rebound	85	58
3:35	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	85	58
3:32	Amen Thompson misses 46-foot three point pullup jump shot	85	58
3:30	Dean Wade defensive rebound	85	58
3:10	Clint Capela blocks Evan Mobley 's 2-foot layup	85	58
3:07	Evan Mobley vs. Clint Capela (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	85	58
3:07	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	85	58
3:04	Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	85	61
2:42	Kevin Durant misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	85	61
2:40	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	85	61
2:30	Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	61
2:25	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	85	61
2:22	Clint Capela misses running layup	85	61
2:19	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	85	61
2:13	Dean Wade misses 1-foot reverse layup	85	61
2:12	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	85	61
2:12	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 1-foot two point shot	85	61
2:12	Rockets defensive team rebound	85	61
2:12	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Dean Wade	85	61
1:58	Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper	85	61
1:57	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	85	61
1:43	Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	85	61
1:42	Clint Capela defensive rebound	85	61
1:27	Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	88	61
1:14	Reed Sheppard shooting foul	88	61
1:14	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	88	62
1:14	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	88	62
1:14	Josh Okogie enters the game for Kevin Durant	88	62
1:14	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	88	63
58.7	Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	90	63
42.1	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	90	63
40.1	Rockets defensive team rebound	90	63
27.4	Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper	90	63
24.6	Clint Capela offensive rebound	90	63
16.4	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	90	63
15.1	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	90	63
3.3	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Evan Mobley 's 4-foot dunk	90	63
1.9	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	90	63
1.9	Evan Mobley offensive goaltending turnover	90	63
0.1	Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot	90	63
0.1	Rockets offensive team rebound	90	63
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	90	63

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	HOU	CLE
12:00	Tari Eason enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	90	63
12:00	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Lonzo Ball	90	63
12:00	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	90	63
12:00	Thomas Bryant enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	90	63
11:40	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	90	63
11:38	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	90	63
11:32	Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot running jump shot	90	63
11:31	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	90	63
11:22	Sam Merrill bad pass turnover (Tari Eason steals)	90	63
11:16	Amen Thompson makes running layup	92	63
11:04	Donovan Mitchell misses 21-foot jumper	92	63
11:03	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	92	63
11:03	Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	92	63
10:56	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	94	63
10:34	Sam Merrill makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	94	65
10:17	Donovan Mitchell blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot driving layup	94	65
10:15	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	94	65
10:10	Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	94	67
9:53	Sam Merrill shooting foul	94	67
9:53	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2	95	67
9:53	Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2	96	67
9:42	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Thomas Bryant assists)	96	70
9:24	Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot	98	70
9:12	Sam Merrill makes 7-foot two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	98	72
9:12	Tari Eason shooting foul	98	72
9:12	Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	98	72
9:12	Sam Merrill misses free throw 1 of 1	98	72
9:12	Clint Capela defensive rebound	98	72
8:54	Thomas Bryant blocks Reed Sheppard 's 10-foot two point shot	98	72
8:53	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	98	72
8:48	Craig Porter Jr. makes running layup (Sam Merrill assists)	98	74
8:25	Tari Eason misses 22-foot jumper	98	74
8:23	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	98	74
8:21	Josh Okogie makes 30-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	101	74
8:05	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	74
8:02	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	101	74
8:01	Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot	101	76
7:50	Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	104	76
7:39	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	104	76
7:37	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	104	76
7:35	Clint Capela blocks Thomas Bryant 's 8-foot jumper	104	76
7:35	Clint Capela defensive rebound	104	76
7:17	Reed Sheppard makes 18-foot driving floating jump shot	106	76
7:10	Cavaliers Full timeout	106	76
7:10	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Tari Eason	106	76
7:10	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Sam Merrill	106	76
7:10	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Darius Garland	106	76
7:10	Rockets delay of game violation	106	76
7:02	Josh Okogie personal foul	106	76
6:54	Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Thomas Bryant assists)	106	78
6:54	Clint Capela shooting foul	106	78
6:54	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1	106	79
6:39	Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	79
6:36	Clint Capela offensive rebound	106	79
6:32	Clint Capela bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	106	79
6:28	Amen Thompson blocks Craig Porter Jr. 's 2-foot running layup	106	79
6:28	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	106	79
6:28	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Amen Thompson	106	79
6:26	Jae'Sean Tate blocks Jaylon Tyson's driving layup	106	79
6:26	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	106	79
6:24	Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot	106	79
6:23	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	106	79
6:21	Jae'Sean Tate blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 3-foot two point shot	106	79
6:19	Lonzo Ball offensive rebound	106	79
6:17	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	106	79
6:16	Rockets defensive team rebound	106	79
5:56	Aaron Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	79
5:54	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	106	79
5:44	Tyrese Proctor makes 3-foot two point shot	106	81
5:18	Jae'Sean Tate misses 11-foot two point shot	106	81
5:17	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	106	81
5:13	Jae'Sean Tate personal foul	106	81
5:07	Jae'Sean Tate away from play foul	106	81
5:07	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 1	106	82
4:59	Thomas Bryant misses layup	106	82
4:58	Aaron Holiday defensive rebound	106	82
4:46	Josh Okogie makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists)	108	82
4:45	Cavaliers Full timeout	108	82
4:45	Jeff Green enters the game for Reed Sheppard	108	82
4:45	JD Davison enters the game for Clint Capela	108	82
4:34	Jaylon Tyson makes 3-foot dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)	108	84
4:14	JD Davison misses 7-foot two point shot	108	84
4:13	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	108	84
4:05	Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot two point shot	108	86
3:51	Josh Okogie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)	111	86
3:39	JD Davison shooting foul	111	86
3:39	Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2	111	86
3:39	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	111	86
3:39	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	111	87
3:23	Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	111	87
3:20	Jae'Sean Tate offensive rebound	111	87
3:07	Jaylon Tyson blocks Jeff Green 's 6-foot driving layup	111	87
3:05	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	111	87
2:58	Thomas Bryant makes layup	111	89
2:35	Jeff Green misses layup	111	89
2:33	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	111	89
2:26	Jaylon Tyson misses layup	111	89
2:24	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	111	89
2:24	Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot	111	91
2:04	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	111	91
2:04	JD Davison misses free throw 1 of 2	111	91
2:04	Rockets offensive team rebound	111	91
2:04	JD Davison makes free throw 2 of 2	112	91
1:44	Tyrese Proctor makes driving layup	112	93
1:43	JD Davison traveling turnover	112	93
1:35	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	112	93
1:34	JD Davison defensive rebound	112	93
1:28	Josh Okogie bad pass turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	112	93
1:24	Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot	112	93
1:22	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	112	93
1:22	Thomas Bryant makes two point shot	112	95
1:01	JD Davison makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	114	95
53.1	Tyrese Proctor makes 25-foot three pointer	114	98
31.7	Jeff Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (JD Davison assists)	117	98
25.8	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	117	98
23.4	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	117	98
22.2	Thomas Bryant makes 2-foot dunk	117	100
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	117	100
0.0	End of Game	117	100

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, December 28, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, Space City Home Network, NBA League Pass

Attendance

18,067

Referees

Marc Davis, Karl Lane, Jenna Reneau

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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