Rockets 117-113 Cavaliers (10 Nov, 2017) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Cavaliers

5-7, 2-3 away

113

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	25	42	26	20	113
HOU	36	29	35	17	117

TIME	CLE	HOU
12:00	Kevin Love vs. Clint Capela (Ryan Anderson gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Ryan Anderson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	0	0
11:28	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	0	3
11:09	Clint Capela blocks Kevin Love 's 4-foot driving layup	0	3
11:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	0	3
11:06	Kevin Love makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)	3	3
10:45	James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot	3	5
10:28	LeBron James makes alley oop dunk shot (Kevin Love assists)	5	5
10:12	Kevin Love kicked ball violation	5	5
10:08	LeBron James personal foul	5	5
10:02	Clint Capela misses hook shot	5	5
9:59	Clint Capela offensive rebound	5	5
9:56	Eric Gordon misses three point jumper	5	5
9:52	Kevin Love defensive rebound	5	5
9:45	Kevin Love makes 29-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)	8	5
9:37	Jae Crowder shooting foul	8	5
9:37	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	8	6
9:37	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	8	7
9:26	Kevin Love out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	7
9:14	Trevor Ariza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)	8	10
9:01	LeBron James makes driving dunk (Kevin Love assists)	10	10
8:46	Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	10
8:42	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	10	10
8:39	LeBron James bad pass (James Harden steals)	10	10
8:32	Eric Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper	10	10
8:27	James Harden offensive rebound	10	10
8:23	Iman Shumpert personal foul	10	10
8:17	Clint Capela traveling	10	10
8:08	JR Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)	13	10
8:00	Eric Gordon makes two point shot (James Harden assists)	13	12
7:34	Kevin Love makes 13-foot two point shot	15	12
7:18	Trevor Ariza misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	12
7:13	Eric Gordon offensive rebound	15	12
7:11	Eric Gordon misses driving dunk	15	12
7:08	Jae Crowder defensive rebound	15	12
7:05	Iman Shumpert makes 25-foot three point jumper	18	12
6:52	Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)	18	14
6:50	Cavaliers Full timeout	18	14
6:50	PJ Tucker enters the game for Ryan Anderson	18	14
6:42	PJ Tucker personal foul	18	14
6:29	LeBron James lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	18	14
6:26	JR Smith shooting foul	18	14
6:26	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	18	15
6:26	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
6:12	James Harden personal foul	18	16
6:12	Nene enters the game for Clint Capela	18	16
6:07	Kevin Love misses 22-foot three point jumper	18	16
6:04	James Harden defensive rebound	18	16
5:57	Nene makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	18	18
5:47	Kevin Love misses alley oop layup	18	18
5:45	Eric Gordon defensive rebound	18	18
5:38	PJ Tucker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trevor Ariza assists)	18	21
5:23	Iman Shumpert misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	18	21
5:20	James Harden defensive rebound	18	21
5:16	Kevin Love kicked ball violation	18	21
5:16	Dwyane Wade enters the game for Iman Shumpert	18	21
5:06	Kevin Love personal foul	18	21
5:06	Nene makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
5:06	Nene makes free throw 2 of 2	18	23
4:54	PJ Tucker personal foul	18	23
4:54	Ryan Anderson enters the game for Eric Gordon	18	23
4:39	JR Smith misses 35-foot three point jumper	18	23
4:36	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	18	23
4:30	Jae Crowder shooting foul	18	23
4:30	Nene makes free throw 1 of 2	18	24
4:30	Jeff Green enters the game for Jae Crowder	18	24
4:30	Nene makes free throw 2 of 2	18	25
4:19	LeBron James lost ball turnover (Trevor Ariza steals)	18	25
4:16	Trevor Ariza makes two point shot	18	27
4:16	Cavaliers Full timeout	18	27
4:04	LeBron James bad pass (James Harden steals)	18	27
3:52	Nene misses 19-foot jumper	18	27
3:52	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	18	27
3:52	Ryan Anderson loose ball foul	18	27
3:44	Ryan Anderson shooting foul	18	27
3:44	Dwyane Wade misses free throw 1 of 2	18	27
3:44	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	18	27
3:44	Dwyane Wade misses free throw 2 of 2	18	27
3:41	James Harden defensive rebound	18	27
3:37	PJ Tucker makes 21-foot jumper (James Harden assists)	18	29
3:17	LeBron James makes 16-foot two point shot (Kevin Love assists)	20	29
3:09	Trevor Ariza misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	29
3:06	LeBron James defensive rebound	20	29
3:03	LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	29
3:00	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	20	29
2:55	James Harden misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	29
2:52	Dwyane Wade defensive rebound	20	29
2:39	LeBron James misses driving layup	20	29
2:37	Nene defensive rebound	20	29
2:32	Kevin Love kicked ball violation	20	29
2:32	Kyle Korver enters the game for JR Smith	20	29
2:32	Iman Shumpert enters the game for LeBron James	20	29
2:16	PJ Tucker misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	29
2:13	Kevin Love defensive rebound	20	29
2:05	Dwyane Wade bad pass (James Harden steals)	20	29
2:02	James Harden makes two point shot	20	31
1:50	Kyle Korver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)	23	31
1:31	Kevin Love kicked ball violation	23	31
1:31	Channing Frye enters the game for Kevin Love	23	31
1:26	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	31
1:26	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	23	31
1:16	Trevor Ariza personal foul	23	31
1:16	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 1 of 2	24	31
1:16	Dwyane Wade makes free throw 2 of 2	25	31
1:02	James Harden makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)	25	34
48.0	Kyle Korver misses 20-foot jumper	25	34
45.0	Trevor Ariza defensive rebound	25	34
41.0	Nene offensive foul	25	34
41.0	Nene offensive foul turnover	25	34
33.0	Kyle Korver misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	34
30.0	James Harden defensive rebound	25	34
9.0	Trevor Ariza misses three point jumper	25	34
6.0	Ryan Anderson offensive rebound	25	34
6.0	Ryan Anderson makes two point shot	25	36
0.0	Dwyane Wade misses two point shot	25	36
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	25	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	36

LeBron: 'Couple of things that just didn't go our way tonight'

0:36

Legler: 'Cleveland had no answer' for Rockets' offensive scheme

1:42

Regular Season Series

HOU leads 1-0

Cavaliers
113
Rockets
117

Game 1

10/11

Rockets
120
Cavaliers
88

Game 2

4/2

Toyota Center (Houston)

1:00 AM, 10 November 2017

Houston, TX

Attendance: 18,055

Referees:
Tony Brown
Marat Kogut
Scott Foster

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	7	0	1.000	-	W7
Chicago	3	3	.500	3.5	L1
Indiana	2	4	.333	4.5	L1
Detroit	2	5	.286	5	W1
Milwaukee	1	5	.167	5.5	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	4	2	.667	-	W1
Memphis	4	3	.571	0.5	W2
San Antonio	3	3	.500	1	W2
Houston	3	3	.500	1	L1
New Orleans	3	4	.429	1.5	L1

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