Houston Rockets at Cleveland Cavaliers
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
CLE wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 91 - 108 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 91 - 108 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 91 - 108 |
| 4th 27.0 | |
Mamadi Diakite offensive rebound | 91 - 108 |
| 4th 30.0 | |
Ricky Rubio misses 26-foot step back jumpshot | 91 - 108 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 CLE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-80 | FG | 39-83 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 9-30 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 15-18 | FT | 21-24 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball, G | Out | Dec 23 |
| Darius Garland, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Larry Nance Jr., F | Out | Dec 21 |
| Max Strus, G | Out | Dec 21 |
| Evan Mobley, C | Out | Dec 13 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dorian Finney-Smith, F | Out | Dec 3 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Game Information
Rocket Arena
Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
21 | 7 | .750 | - | W6 |
 Houston |
17 | 9 | .654 | 3 | L1 |
 Memphis |
13 | 16 | .448 | 8.5 | L2 |
 Dallas |
11 | 19 | .367 | 11 | L2 |
 New Orleans |
8 | 22 | .267 | 14 | W5 |
Full Standings
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