Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Shot Chart
- Drew Gooden missed layup.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
- LeBron James missed running jumper.
- Drew Gooden made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 18 ft jumper.
- Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
- Drew Gooden's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
- Drew Gooden missed 6 ft two point shot.
- Jeff McInnis missed 19 ft jumper.
- Drew Gooden made tip shot.
- Drew Gooden made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by LeBron James.
- Ira Newble made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
- Jeff McInnis missed 19 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
- Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
- Anderson Varejao made jumper. Assisted by LeBron James.
- Jeff McInnis made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Anderson Varejao made layup. Assisted by Ira Newble.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 15 ft jumper blocked by Yao Ming.
- LeBron James missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Jeff McInnis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Robert Traylor.
- Robert Traylor missed jumper.
- Jeff McInnis missed 31 ft three point jumper.
- Ira Newble missed 11 ft two point shot.
- Lucious Harris missed 20 ft jumper.
- Eric Snow missed 18 ft jumper.
- Robert Traylor missed 9 ft two point shot.
- Anderson Varejao made slam dunk.
- Robert Traylor missed 18 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 19 ft jumper.
- LeBron James missed 15 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 5 ft hook shot.
- LeBron James's layup blocked by Yao Ming.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 22 ft jumper.
- Drew Gooden missed tip shot.
- Drew Gooden made slam dunk. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Jeff McInnis missed 22 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made layup.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 19 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 16 ft jumper.
- Drew Gooden missed 14 ft jumper.
- Lucious Harris made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Drew Gooden made two point shot. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- Jeff McInnis missed 13 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 14 ft two point shot.
- Jeff McInnis made driving layup.
- Ira Newble missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Drew Gooden made driving layup.
- Lucious Harris made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 7 ft hook shot.
- Jeff McInnis missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Ira Newble missed layup.
- Ira Newble missed layup.
- Ira Newble missed tip shot.
- Eric Snow missed 11 ft jumper.
- Robert Traylor missed tip shot.
- Robert Traylor missed 19 ft jumper.
- Drew Gooden missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Robert Traylor missed tip shot.
- Robert Traylor missed tip shot.
- Robert Traylor missed tip shot.
- Anderson Varejao missed 14 ft jumper.
- Drew Gooden missed 15 ft jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 6 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Eric Snow.
- Eric Snow made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Drew Gooden.
- Jeff McInnis made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Ira Newble.
- Drew Gooden made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Jeff McInnis missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 6 ft hook shot.
- Eric Snow missed 22 ft three point jumper.
- Drew Gooden made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis.
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 15 ft jumper.
- Drew Gooden missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed jumper.
- Juwan Howard made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming made 16 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Juwan Howard made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Yao Ming missed 9 ft hook shot.
- Tracy McGrady made driving dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made two point shot.
- Yao Ming made 15 ft two point shot. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Yao Ming made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard.
- Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made slam dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Juwan Howard made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Bob Sura missed two point shot.
- Yao Ming made 7 ft hook shot.
- Jon Barry made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made tip shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 17 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 13 ft jumper.
- David Wesley missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 15 ft jumper.
- Maurice Taylor made 8 ft two point shot.
- David Wesley missed 23 ft three point jumper.
- Yao Ming missed 1 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady made layup. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Jon Barry missed driving layup.
- Maurice Taylor made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Jon Barry made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by David Wesley.
- Maurice Taylor made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Yao Ming made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Yao Ming made 13 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed 18 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made slam dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Tracy McGrady missed 13 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 4 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 12 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady's two point shot blocked by Drew Gooden.
- Yao Ming made 17 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed two point shot.
- Juwan Howard missed layup.
- Juwan Howard made 14 ft jumper. Assisted by Jon Barry.
- Yao Ming missed 11 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 22 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming missed hook shot.
- Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft jumper.
- Jon Barry missed 21 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 7 ft jumper.
- Yao Ming's layup blocked by Lucious Harris.
- Yao Ming missed 13 ft two point shot.
- Juwan Howard made 9 ft two point shot.
- Juwan Howard made 8 ft two point shot.
- Tracy McGrady made 23 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed two point shot.
- Juwan Howard's jumper blocked by Robert Traylor.
- Juwan Howard made 6 ft hook shot.
- Tracy McGrady made 30 ft three point jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Tracy McGrady missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 7 ft hook shot.
- David Wesley missed 19 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 23 ft three point jumper.
- David Wesley missed 24 ft three point jumper.
- Bob Sura made 22 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- David Wesley made 20 ft jumper.
- Dikembe Mutombo made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Maurice Taylor made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Bob Sura missed 12 ft two point shot.
- Maurice Taylor's layup blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- Tracy McGrady missed 17 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady missed jumper.
- Yao Ming made jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
- Yao Ming's 10 ft two point shot blocked by Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
- Maurice Taylor missed 20 ft jumper.
- Maurice Taylor missed 18 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
- Maurice Taylor missed 22 ft jumper.
- Tracy McGrady made 25 ft three point jumper.
ROCKETS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | HOU | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | Jumpball: Yao Ming vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Ira Newble gains possession. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:51 | Drew Gooden missed layup. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:49 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup blocked by Yao Ming. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:48 | Cleveland defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Drew Gooden Offensive Foul. Gooden's 1st Personal Foul, Cleveland's 1st Team Foul. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:41 | Drew Gooden Foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:36 | Yao Ming missed jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:33 | LeBron James defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:12 | LeBron James missed running jumper. | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:07 | Yao Ming defensive rebound. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:56 | Juwan Howard made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 2 | 0 | |
| 10:38 | Drew Gooden made 6 ft two point shot. Assisted by Jeff McInnis. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:21 | Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:18 | Ira Newble defensive rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:11 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed 18 ft jumper. | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:08 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound. | 2 | 2 | |
| 9:59 | Yao Ming made 16 ft two point shot. Assisted by Tracy McGrady. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:44 | Bob Sura Shooting Foul. Sura's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 1st Team Foul. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:44 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:44 | Cleveland offensive rebound. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:44 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:41 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound. | 4 | 2 | |
| 9:33 | Juwan Howard made layup. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 6 | 2 | |
| 9:15 | Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James. | 6 | 4 | |
| 9:04 | Yao Ming missed 9 ft hook shot. | 6 | 4 | |
| 9:02 | LeBron James defensive rebound. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:56 | Drew Gooden's layup blocked by Yao Ming. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:53 | Juwan Howard defensive rebound. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8:45 | Tracy McGrady made driving dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8:29 | Drew Gooden missed 6 ft two point shot. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8:27 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8:22 | Yao Ming Traveling | 8 | 4 | |
| 8:04 | Jeff McInnis missed 19 ft jumper. | 8 | 4 | |
| 8:03 | Drew Gooden offensive rebound. | 8 | 6 | |
| 8:03 | Drew Gooden made tip shot. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:46 | Tracy McGrady missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:43 | Ira Newble defensive rebound. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7:35 | Drew Gooden made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by LeBron James. | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:20 | Jon Barry missed 24 ft three point jumper. | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:18 | Drew Gooden defensive rebound. | 8 | 8 | |
| 7:11 | Ira Newble made 20 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James. | 8 | 10 | |
| 6:50 | Tracy McGrady made two point shot. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:30 | Tracy McGrady Personal Foul. McGrady's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 2nd Team Foul. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:16 | Jeff McInnis missed 19 ft jumper. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:13 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:13 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed layup. | 10 | 10 | |
| 6:13 | Cleveland defensive rebound. | 10 | 10 | |
| 5:58 | Yao Ming made 15 ft two point shot. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 12 | 10 | |
| 5:43 | Ira Newble made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by LeBron James. | 12 | 12 | |
| 5:28 | Yao Ming made 4 ft hook shot. Assisted by Juwan Howard. | 14 | 12 | |
| 5:20 | Cleveland Full Timeout. | 14 | 12 | |
| 5:20 | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden. | 14 | 12 | |
| 5:01 | Anderson Varejao made jumper. Assisted by LeBron James. | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:52 | Tracy McGrady missed 16 ft jumper. | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:50 | Jeff McInnis defensive rebound. | 14 | 14 | |
| 4:37 | Jeff McInnis made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Zydrunas Ilgauskas. | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:24 | Tracy McGrady Traveling | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | Juwan Howard Illegal Defense Foul. Howard's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 3rd Team Foul. | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | LeBron James missed Technical Free Throw. | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:11 | Cleveland offensive rebound. | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:07 | LeBron James missed 25 ft three point jumper. | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:05 | Cleveland defensive rebound. | 14 | 16 | |
| 3:55 | Tracy McGrady made slam dunk. Assisted by Jon Barry. | 16 | 16 | |
| 3:41 | Anderson Varejao made layup. Assisted by Ira Newble. | 16 | 18 | |
| 3:28 | Anderson Varejao Shooting Foul. Varejao's 1st Personal Foul, Cleveland's 1st Team Foul. | 16 | 18 | |
| 3:28 | Yao Ming made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:28 | Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:27 | LeBron James defensive rebound. | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:16 | Yao Ming Shooting Foul. Ming's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 4th Team Foul. | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:16 | Anderson Varejao missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:16 | Cleveland offensive rebound. | 17 | 18 | |
| 3:16 | Anderson Varejao made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 17 | 19 | |
| 3:10 | Houston Full Timeout. | 17 | 19 | |
| 3:10 | Drew Gooden enters the game for Anderson Varejao. | 17 | 19 | |
| 3:00 | Juwan Howard made 16 ft jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:39 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 15 ft jumper blocked by Yao Ming. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:39 | Cleveland offensive rebound. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:33 | LeBron James missed 11 ft two point shot. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:31 | Tracy McGrady defensive rebound. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:29 | Jeff McInnis Shooting Foul. McInnis's 1st Personal Foul, Cleveland's 2nd Team Foul. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:29 | Yao Ming missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:29 | Houston offensive rebound. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:29 | Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:24 | Drew Gooden defensive rebound. | 19 | 19 | |
| 2:17 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 19 ft jumper. Assisted by Jeff McInnis. | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:57 | Bob Sura missed two point shot. | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:54 | Yao Ming offensive rebound. | 19 | 21 | |
| 1:53 | Yao Ming made 7 ft hook shot. | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:49 | Jon Barry Personal Foul. Barry's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 5th Team Foul. | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:49 | Dikembe Mutombo enters the game for Yao Ming. | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:49 | Robert Traylor enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas. | 21 | 21 | |
| 1:40 | Jeff McInnis made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Robert Traylor. | 21 | 24 | |
| 1:23 | Jon Barry made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura. | 24 | 24 | |
| 1:09 | Robert Traylor missed jumper. | 24 | 24 | |
| 1:07 | Dikembe Mutombo defensive rebound. | 24 | 24 | |
| 57.9 | Tracy McGrady missed 22 ft jumper. | 24 | 24 | |
| 55.9 | Jeff McInnis defensive rebound. | 24 | 24 | |
| 41.6 | Jeff McInnis Bad Pass | 24 | 24 | |
| 33.9 | Robert Traylor Shooting Foul. Traylor's 1st Personal Foul, Cleveland's 3rd Team Foul. | 24 | 24 | |
| 33.9 | Jon Barry made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 25 | 24 | |
| 33.9 | Jon Barry missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 25 | 24 | |
| 32.9 | Drew Gooden defensive rebound. | 25 | 24 | |
| 23.8 | Juwan Howard Shooting Foul. Howard's 1st Personal Foul, Houston's 6th Team Foul. | 25 | 24 | |
| 23.8 | Ira Newble made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 25 | 25 | |
| 23.8 | Maurice Taylor enters the game for Juwan Howard. | 25 | 25 | |
| 23.8 | Ira Newble made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 25 | 26 | |
| 2.5 | Dikembe Mutombo made layup. Assisted by Tracy McGrady. | 27 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | Jeff McInnis missed 31 ft three point jumper. | 27 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | Cleveland offensive rebound. | 27 | 26 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 27 | 26 | |
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
12:00 AM, 30 December 2004
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Joe Crawford
- Michael Smith
- Eric Lewis
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |

