Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets
28-10, 13-9 Away
91
28-10, 13-9 Away
21-20, 13-10 Home
77
21-20, 13-10 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley makes two point shot
- Clint Capela makes jumper (James Harden assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Timofey Mozgov assists)
- Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 8-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists)
- James Harden makes two point shot
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Patrick Beverley misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
- Dwight Howard misses
- J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Timofey Mozgov misses two point shot
- Patrick Beverley makes 9-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses alley oop dunk shot
- Trevor Ariza misses driving layup
- Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Patrick Beverley misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
- LeBron James blocks Dwight Howard's shot
- Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Terrence Jones misses 8-foot jumper
- Terrence Jones blocks Kevin Love 's 6-foot jumper
- James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela blocks LeBron James's layup
- Clint Capela misses two point shot
- Iman Shumpert misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Tristan Thompson blocks Clint Capela 's 4-foot jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot hook shot
- Kyrie Irving blocks Marcus Thornton's jumper
- Richard Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists)
- Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Matthew Dellavedova makes 9-foot two point shot (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 21-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
- Iman Shumpert makes jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)
- Corey Brewer misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Anderson Varejao makes 13-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)
- Iman Shumpert misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 2-foot
- Marcus Thornton misses two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses three point jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)
- Anderson Varejao misses 18-foot jumper
- Iman Shumpert blocks James Harden 's 10-foot jumper
- Dwight Howard misses 6-foot hook shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes dunk (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Kevin Love misses three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
- Kyrie Irving makes 25-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Clint Capela makes 4-foot two point shot (Patrick Beverley assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot two point shot
- Trevor Ariza makes driving layup
- Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Matthew Dellavedova misses 11-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses jumper
- J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 14-foot jump bank shot
- LeBron James misses layup
- Jason Terry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard blocks LeBron James's jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- Matthew Dellavedova misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anderson Varejao misses 16-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Trevor Ariza misses 6-foot
- Clint Capela makes two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes 19-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- James Harden misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwight Howard makes two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 9-foot two point shot
- James Harden blocks Kevin Love 's 10-foot shot
- LeBron James blocks Marcus Thornton 's 2-foot shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwight Howard assists)
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses
- J.R. Smith misses three point pullup jump shot
- Timofey Mozgov blocks Trevor Ariza's layup
- Timofey Mozgov makes 20-foot jumper
- Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela misses
- Clint Capela misses two point shot
- Kevin Love makes layup (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
- Corey Brewer misses three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jason Terry makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Tristan Thompson makes two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
- James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses step back jumpshot
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Matthew Dellavedova misses 1-foot
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Iman Shumpert misses 2-foot
- Iman Shumpert misses 1-foot
- Dwight Howard misses 7-foot hook shot
- Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Jason Terry assists)
- Dwight Howard blocks Matthew Dellavedova 's 8-foot jumper
- Tristan Thompson makes dunk (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
- Jason Terry makes 7-foot two point shot
- Kyrie Irving makes two point shot
- Corey Brewer misses 22-foot two point jumper
- Jason Terry misses
- Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
- Patrick Beverley makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
- Matthew Dellavedova misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Harden makes two point shot
- Kyrie Irving misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Trevor Ariza misses 12-foot
- Kyrie Irving makes 9-foot two point shot
- Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tristan Thompson makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Patrick Beverley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
- Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Montrezl Harrell makes 5-foot two point shot (James Harden assists)
- Kyrie Irving makes driving layup
- Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Montrezl Harrell assists)
- LeBron James makes driving layup (Iman Shumpert assists)
- Montrezl Harrell misses
- Kyrie Irving misses driving layup
- Tristan Thompson makes dunk
- Montrezl Harrell makes dunk (Trevor Ariza assists)
- Jared Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Terrence Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
- K.J. McDaniels makes two point shot
- Jason Terry blocks Jared Cunningham 's 3-foot jumper
- Jason Terry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- K.J. McDaniels makes dunk
- Iman Shumpert misses 26-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Timofey Mozgov vs. Dwight Howard (Clint Capela gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Patrick Beverley offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:33 | | Patrick Beverley makes two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:22 | | LeBron James out of bounds lost ball turnover | 0 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Clint Capela makes jumper (James Harden assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 10:41 | | LeBron James makes driving layup (Timofey Mozgov assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:26 | | Dwight Howard makes 6-foot two point shot | 2 | 6 |
| 10:00 | | J.R. Smith makes 8-foot two point shot | 4 | 6 |
| 9:52 | | Kyrie Irving shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 4 | 6 |
| 9:52 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9:52 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 9:41 | | Kevin Love bad pass (Dwight Howard steals) | 4 | 8 |
| 9:30 | | Trevor Ariza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Patrick Beverley assists) | 4 | 11 |
| 9:26 | | Cavaliers Full timeout | 4 | 11 |
| 9:10 | | LeBron James bad pass (James Harden steals) | 4 | 11 |
| 9:04 | | James Harden makes two point shot | 4 | 13 |
| 8:37 | | LeBron James misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 4 | 13 |
| 8:37 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 8:23 | | Patrick Beverley misses 18-foot step back jumpshot | 4 | 13 |
| 8:23 | | Cavaliers defensive team rebound | 4 | 13 |
| 8:15 | | Clint Capela personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | 4 | 13 |
| 8:07 | | LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists) | 7 | 13 |
| 7:54 | | Dwight Howard misses | 7 | 13 |
| 7:52 | | Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound | 7 | 13 |
| 7:37 | | J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 10 | 13 |
| 7:18 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | 10 | 13 |
| 7:18 | | Terrence Jones enters the game for Clint Capela | 10 | 13 |
| 7:13 | | Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 13 |
| 7:13 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | Timofey Mozgov misses two point shot | 10 | 13 |
| 7:07 | | Patrick Beverley defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 6:58 | | Patrick Beverley makes 9-foot two point shot | 10 | 15 |
| 6:43 | | Kevin Love misses 15-foot jumper | 10 | 15 |
| 6:41 | | Dwight Howard defensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 6:35 | | James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 15 |
| 6:35 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 6:33 | | Rockets 20 Sec. timeout | 10 | 15 |
| 6:22 | | James Harden bad pass (Kevin Love steals) | 10 | 15 |
| 6:18 | | LeBron James misses alley oop dunk shot | 10 | 15 |
| 6:16 | | Timofey Mozgov vs. Dwight Howard | 10 | 15 |
| 6:16 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 6:16 | | Matthew Dellavedova enters the game for Kyrie Irving | 10 | 15 |
| 6:16 | | J.R. Smith jump ball violation | 10 | 15 |
| 6:09 | | Timofey Mozgov defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 6:09 | | James Harden makes technical free throw | 10 | 16 |
| 6:01 | | Matthew Dellavedova personal foul (Patrick Beverley draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 5:50 | | Trevor Ariza misses driving layup | 10 | 16 |
| 5:50 | | Cavaliers defensive team rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 5:28 | | Kevin Love makes 25-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 5:09 | | James Harden misses driving layup | 13 | 16 |
| 5:07 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:52 | | J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 16 |
| 4:50 | | J.R. Smith offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:48 | | J.R. Smith bad pass (Patrick Beverley steals) | 13 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Patrick Beverley misses 10-foot step back jumpshot | 13 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | J.R. Smith defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | Dwight Howard offensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 4:35 | | LeBron James blocks Dwight Howard's shot | 13 | 16 |
| 4:26 | | Kevin Love bad pass (James Harden steals) | 13 | 16 |
| 4:18 | | Dwight Howard makes 7-foot two point shot | 13 | 18 |
| 4:09 | | Kevin Love misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 18 |
| 4:07 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | 13 | 18 |
| 4:01 | | Patrick Beverley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 18 |
| 4:00 | | Matthew Dellavedova defensive rebound | 13 | 18 |
| 3:39 | | J.R. Smith makes driving layup | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Rockets Full timeout | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Iman Shumpert enters the game for Timofey Mozgov | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Tristan Thompson enters the game for J.R. Smith | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Clint Capela enters the game for Dwight Howard | 15 | 18 |
| 3:29 | | Ty Lawson enters the game for Patrick Beverley | 15 | 18 |
| 3:15 | | Terrence Jones misses 8-foot jumper | 15 | 18 |
| 3:14 | | Terrence Jones offensive rebound | 15 | 18 |
| 2:59 | | Iman Shumpert shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | 15 | 18 |
| 2:59 | | James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2:59 | | James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2:41 | | Terrence Jones blocks Kevin Love 's 6-foot jumper | 15 | 20 |
| 2:40 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 2:30 | | James Harden misses 24-foot three point jumper | 15 | 20 |
| 2:29 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 2:20 | | Clint Capela blocks LeBron James's layup | 15 | 20 |
| 2:19 | | Terrence Jones defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 2:09 | | Clint Capela misses two point shot | 15 | 20 |
| 2:08 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 1:57 | | Iman Shumpert misses 17-foot two point jumper | 15 | 20 |
| 1:55 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 1:46 | | Tristan Thompson blocks Clint Capela 's 4-foot jumper | 15 | 20 |
| 1:45 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Ty Lawson personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Marcus Thornton enters the game for James Harden | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Anderson Varejao enters the game for LeBron James | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Richard Jefferson enters the game for Kevin Love | 15 | 20 |
| 1:44 | | Corey Brewer enters the game for Trevor Ariza | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Anderson Varejao misses 7-foot hook shot | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Rockets defensive team rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Tristan Thompson loose ball foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 1:31 | | Iman Shumpert defensive rebound | 15 | 20 |
| 1:21 | | Terrence Jones shooting foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul) | 15 | 20 |
| 1:21 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 1:21 | | Kyrie Irving enters the game for Matthew Dellavedova | 16 | 20 |
| 1:21 | | Anderson Varejao makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 20 |
| 1:06 | | Kyrie Irving blocks Marcus Thornton's jumper | 17 | 20 |
| 1:06 | | Cavaliers defensive team rebound | 17 | 20 |
| 45.0 | | Richard Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anderson Varejao assists) | 20 | 20 |
| 29.0 | | Terrence Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper | 20 | 20 |
| 28.0 | | Rockets offensive team rebound | 20 | 20 |
| 28.0 | | Anderson Varejao loose ball foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | 20 | 21 |
| 28.0 | | Clint Capela makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 21 |
| 28.0 | | Trevor Ariza enters the game for Ty Lawson | 20 | 21 |
| 28.0 | | Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 21 |
| 28.0 | | Richard Jefferson defensive rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | Corey Brewer personal foul (Richard Jefferson draws the foul) | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | Richard Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | Ty Lawson enters the game for Clint Capela | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | James Harden enters the game for Corey Brewer | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | Matthew Dellavedova enters the game for Anderson Varejao | 20 | 21 |
| 27.0 | | Richard Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 5.0 | | James Harden bad pass (Iman Shumpert steals) | 21 | 21 |
| 0.0 | | Matthew Dellavedova makes 9-foot two point shot (Iman Shumpert assists) | 23 | 21 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 23 | 21 | |
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Matchups
Game Information
Houston, TX
Referee:Derek Richardson
Referee:John Goble
Referee:David Jones
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 27 | 13 | .675 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.5 | W1 |
| Memphis | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10 | L1 |
| Dallas | 15 | 26 | .366 | 12.5 | L1 |
| New Orleans | 10 | 33 | .233 | 18.5 | W1 |
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