41-29, 15-19 away
104
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 21 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 13 | 104 |
| HOU | 22 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 102 |
30-40, 13-23 home
102
- Juwan Howard misses driving layup
- Yao Ming misses 5-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses layup
- Juwan Howard misses layup
- Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot
- Juwan Howard makes 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Keith Bogans makes driving layup
- Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper
- Luther Head misses 17-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 6-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes 8-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Keith Bogans makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Keith Bogans makes three point jumper (Luther Head assists)
- Rafer Alston misses driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes 9-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses layup
- Stromile Swift misses tip shot
- Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard misses 15-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift makes 6-foot hook shot (Keith Bogans assists)
- Richie Frahm makes 17-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Keith Bogans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Yao Ming misses jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot hook shot (Rafer Alston assists)
- Richie Frahm misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Luther Head's layup
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper
- Rick Brunson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Richie Frahm assists)
- Stromile Swift makes 8-foot jumper
- Stromile Swift misses 7-foot jumper
- Rick Brunson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Keith Bogans assists)
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot jumper (Rick Brunson assists)
- Luther Head misses 17-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes 9-foot hook shot (Stromile Swift assists)
- Keith Bogans makes 21-foot jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 9-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans misses driving layup
- Rafer Alston makes 23-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Luther Head makes 19-foot jumper
- Yao Ming makes hook shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Luther Head's jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 20-foot jumper
- Juwan Howard makes 6-foot hook shot
- Rafer Alston makes 25-foot three point jumper (Juwan Howard assists)
- Yao Ming misses 7-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 19-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston makes 18-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 14-foot jumper
- Rafer Alston misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Yao Ming makes layup (Luther Head assists)
- Stromile Swift makes 17-foot jumper (Rick Brunson assists)
- Stromile Swift makes layup (Rick Brunson assists)
- Luther Head makes driving layup (Yao Ming assists)
- Yao Ming misses 14-foot jumper
- Yao Ming misses 10-foot jumper
- Keith Bogans makes 14-foot two point shot
- Juwan Howard misses 18-foot jumper
- Luther Head makes 9-foot running jumper
- Yao Ming makes 11-foot two point shot
- Rafer Alston misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Luther Head misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rafer Alston makes driving layup
- Yao Ming makes jumper (Rafer Alston assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- Eric Snow misses 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper
- Flip Murray misses 17-foot jumper
- Flip Murray misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses jumper
- LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 5-foot running jumper
- Drew Gooden misses two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Drew Gooden makes layup
- Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Flip Murray assists)
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 9-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup
- Anderson Varejao misses 11-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Stromile Swift blocks LeBron James's layup
- Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- Yao Ming blocks LeBron James's layup
- LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes driving layup
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 5-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Flip Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eric Snow misses 20-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 6-foot jumper
- Eric Snow misses 17-foot jumper
- Flip Murray makes layup
- Stromile Swift blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Flip Murray misses 42-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 10-foot jumper
- Flip Murray misses 21-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes layup
- LeBron James misses 17-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 9-foot jumper
- Flip Murray makes 13-foot jumper
- Yao Ming blocks Drew Gooden's 6-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot
- Yao Ming blocks Flip Murray's driving layup
- LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes two point shot
- Sasha Pavlovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
- Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 6-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses jumper
- LeBron James misses 8-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes layup
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes 14-foot jumper
- Damon Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sasha Pavlovic makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
- Sasha Pavlovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes dunk (Flip Murray assists)
- Flip Murray makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
- LeBron James misses 12-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes two point shot (Damon Jones assists)
- Flip Murray misses layup
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James misses 82-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 13-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving dunk
- Damon Jones misses driving layup
- Donyell Marshall makes 21-foot jumper (Flip Murray assists)
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes driving layup
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
CAVALIERS
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Zydrunas Ilgauskas vs. Yao Ming (Drew Gooden gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:42 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Juwan Howard misses driving layup | 0 | 0 |
| 11:26 | | Houston defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:07 | | LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:53 | | Yao Ming misses 5-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:51 | | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:49 | | Juwan Howard misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 10:48 | | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Juwan Howard misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 10:47 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:38 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas bad pass (Rafer Alston steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Rafer Alston misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Eric Snow misses 21-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 10:08 | | Juwan Howard defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:57 | | Yao Ming misses 9-foot hook shot | 0 | 0 |
| 9:56 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:47 | | LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 9:26 | | Juwan Howard makes 9-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:07 | | Drew Gooden misses 6-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 9:06 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 9:06 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes tip shot | 4 | 2 |
| 8:53 | | Yao Ming makes 8-foot two point shot (Rafer Alston assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 8:34 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses layup | 4 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas offensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 8:33 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses tip shot | 4 | 4 |
| 8:32 | | Keith Bogans defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 8:27 | | Keith Bogans makes driving layup | 4 | 6 |
| 8:03 | | LeBron James makes 12-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 7:47 | | Yao Ming misses 8-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 7:46 | | Houston offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 7:43 | | Luther Head misses 17-foot jumper | 6 | 6 |
| 7:41 | | Juwan Howard offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 7:41 | | Juwan Howard makes 6-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Flip Murray misses 17-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:18 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 7:11 | | Keith Bogans misses 24-foot three point jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:11 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Flip Murray misses 17-foot jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 6:54 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 6:33 | | Luther Head misses 22-foot three point jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 6:31 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 6:22 | | LeBron James misses jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 6:20 | | Yao Ming defensive rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 6:05 | | Rafer Alston bad pass (Eric Snow steals) | 6 | 8 |
| 6:01 | | LeBron James makes layup (Eric Snow assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 5:37 | | Yao Ming misses jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 5:35 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 5:26 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 8-foot jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 5:24 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 5:16 | | Drew Gooden personal foul (Yao Ming draws the foul) | 8 | 8 |
| 5:16 | | Houston full timeout | 8 | 8 |
| 5:05 | | Rafer Alston misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 5:03 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 4:56 | | Flip Murray lost ball (Keith Bogans steals) | 8 | 8 |
| 4:56 | | Flip Murray personal foul (Keith Bogans draws the foul) | 8 | 8 |
| 4:46 | | Yao Ming makes 8-foot jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 4:26 | | Drew Gooden bad pass | 8 | 10 |
| 4:26 | | Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 8 | 10 |
| 4:26 | | Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow | 8 | 10 |
| 4:09 | | Keith Bogans makes 26-foot three point jumper (Rafer Alston assists) | 8 | 13 |
| 3:47 | | Donyell Marshall makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 10 | 13 |
| 3:34 | | Yao Ming traveling | 10 | 13 |
| 3:15 | | LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper | 12 | 13 |
| 3:01 | | Keith Bogans makes three point jumper (Luther Head assists) | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Cleveland full timeout | 12 | 16 |
| 2:47 | | Stromile Swift enters the game for Yao Ming | 12 | 16 |
| 2:44 | | LeBron James makes 5-foot running jumper | 14 | 16 |
| 2:25 | | Rafer Alston misses driving layup | 14 | 16 |
| 2:24 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 2:12 | | Drew Gooden misses two point shot | 14 | 16 |
| 2:11 | | Rafer Alston defensive rebound | 14 | 16 |
| 2:04 | | Rafer Alston makes 9-foot jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 1:40 | | Flip Murray offensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 1:30 | | LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 1:28 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 1:27 | | Drew Gooden makes layup | 16 | 18 |
| 1:09 | | Juwan Howard misses layup | 16 | 18 |
| 1:07 | | Stromile Swift offensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:07 | | Stromile Swift misses tip shot | 16 | 18 |
| 1:06 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:00 | | Damon Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Flip Murray assists) | 19 | 18 |
| 46.1 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for Drew Gooden | 19 | 18 |
| 46.1 | | Sasha Pavlovic enters the game for Flip Murray | 19 | 18 |
| 42.0 | | Anderson Varejao shooting foul (Juwan Howard draws the foul) | 19 | 18 |
| 42.0 | | Juwan Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 19 |
| 42.0 | | Richie Frahm enters the game for Luther Head | 19 | 19 |
| 42.0 | | Juwan Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 20 |
| 34.9 | | LeBron James bad pass (Rafer Alston steals) | 19 | 20 |
| 32.3 | | Damon Jones personal foul (Rafer Alston draws the foul) | 19 | 20 |
| 32.3 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 21 |
| 32.3 | | Rafer Alston makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 22 |
| 11.9 | | LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper | 19 | 22 |
| 10.8 | | Donyell Marshall offensive rebound | 19 | 22 |
| 7.9 | | Donyell Marshall misses 9-foot jumper | 19 | 22 |
| 7.9 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | 21 | 22 |
| 7.9 | | LeBron James makes layup | 21 | 22 |
| 0.3 | | Juwan Howard misses 21-foot jumper | 21 | 22 |
| 0.0 | | Houston offensive rebound | 21 | 22 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 21 | 22 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
9:00 PM, 26 March 2006
Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,839
- Referees:
- Mike Callahan
- Jess Kersey
- Eric Lewis
2024-25 Central Standings
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 11 | 5 | .688 | - | W1 |
| Memphis | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 | W1 |
| Dallas | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.5 | W3 |
| San Antonio | 8 | 8 | .500 | 3 | W2 |
| New Orleans | 4 | 12 | .250 | 7 | L3 |
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