Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers

16-8, 7-5 Away

116

16-8, 7-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Rockets HOU	35	29	24	28	116
Cavaliers CLE	29	28	25	28	110

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE

5-19, 3-10 Home

110

5-19, 3-10 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
James Harden makes 30-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Love makes 16-foot jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
Kevin Love makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1
Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper
Collin Sexton makes two point shot
Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Cedi Osman misses 26-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. makes dunk (James Harden assists)
PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes two point shot
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Collin Sexton assists)
Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Collin Sexton makes 7-foot two point shot (Cedi Osman assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)
James Harden makes 2-foot layup (PJ Tucker assists)
Collin Sexton misses jumper
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Cedi Osman misses 24-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Collin Sexton misses 5-foot two point shot
James Harden makes driving floating jump shot
Tristan Thompson makes 6-foot two point shot
Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses tip shot
Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2
Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2
Chris Clemons makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)
Tristan Thompson makes driving layup
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
Collin Sexton misses 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes layup
Collin Sexton makes driving layup
Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup
Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
John Henson misses 2-foot hook shot
Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot
Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jumper
Matthew Dellavedova makes 5-foot two point shot
Matthew Dellavedova makes free throw 1 of 1
Chris Clemons makes 29-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)
Matthew Dellavedova misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes layup (John Henson assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 5-foot pullup jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses jumper
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Larry Nance Jr. assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
John Henson makes dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Gary Clark misses 29-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 22-foot jumper
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Jordan Clarkson makes 28-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker makes free throw 1 of 2
PJ Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes driving layup
Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
Danuel House Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
Tristan Thompson makes 3-foot two point shot
Darius Garland makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes layup (Tristan Thompson assists)
Gary Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ben McLemore assists)
Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 31-foot three point shot
Tristan Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Tristan Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2
James Harden misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Danuel House Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses driving layup
Kevin Love makes 16-foot jump bank shot (Cedi Osman assists)
James Harden makes 1-foot dunk (Danuel House Jr. assists)
Tristan Thompson makes alley oop dunk shot (Cedi Osman assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Collin Sexton makes two point shot
Ben McLemore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk
Ben McLemore makes 28-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Russell Westbrook misses two point shot
Clint Capela makes two point shot
Collin Sexton makes layup
James Harden misses 31-foot step back jumpshot
Kevin Love makes 13-foot two point shot (Cedi Osman assists)
James Harden misses 27-foot three point jumper
Collin Sexton makes two point shot (Cedi Osman assists)
Russell Westbrook makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)
James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Darius Garland misses pullup jump shot
Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2
Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2
Russell Westbrook makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Cedi Osman misses two point shot
James Harden makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Tristan Thompson misses 8-foot hook shot
Kevin Love misses 4-foot tip shot
Russell Westbrook misses finger roll layup
Russell Westbrook misses 18-foot two point shot
Darius Garland misses three point jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper
Clint Capela makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Kevin Love makes two point shot (Collin Sexton assists)
PJ Tucker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Danuel House Jr. misses tip shot
Danuel House Jr. makes layup (James Harden assists)
Cedi Osman misses 28-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving floating jump shot
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)
James Harden misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden makes driving layup
Collin Sexton misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
James Harden misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tristan Thompson makes layup (Kevin Love assists)
Collin Sexton makes 2-foot dunk (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Russell Westbrook makes driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. misses jumper
James Harden misses driving floating jump shot
Russell Westbrook makes driving dunk (James Harden assists)
Jordan Clarkson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Chris Clemons misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes alley oop layup (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
Ben McLemore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordan Clarkson makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Henson assists)
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Henson makes layup (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Ben McLemore misses 30-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (John Henson assists)
PJ Tucker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
John Henson makes 1-foot two point shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists)
Kevin Porter Jr. makes layup
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Russell Westbrook misses driving layup
Larry Nance Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Matthew Dellavedova assists)
James Harden makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 30-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Clarkson makes 25-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden misses two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes driving layup
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tristan Thompson assists)
James Harden makes 29-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 17-foot jumper
Ben McLemore makes 26-foot three pointer (Russell Westbrook assists)
Ben McLemore misses 26-foot three point jumper
PJ Tucker misses tip shot
James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Clarkson misses two point shot
Collin Sexton misses 8-foot two point shot
Kevin Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Clarkson assists)
Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point jumper
James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Clint Capela assists)
PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)
Clint Capela makes dunk (Russell Westbrook assists)
Collin Sexton makes 2-foot driving dunk
James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2
James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Clarkson misses 26-foot three point jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		HOU	CLE
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Tristan Thompson (PJ Tucker gains possession)	0	0
11:47	PJ Tucker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	3	0
11:27	Kevin Love lost ball turnover (Russell Westbrook steals)	3	0
11:23	James Harden makes 30-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	6	0
11:03	Kevin Love makes 16-foot jumper (Cedi Osman assists)	6	2
10:55	PJ Tucker offensive foul	6	2
10:55	PJ Tucker turnover	6	2
10:40	Kevin Love makes 21-foot step back jumpshot	6	4
10:40	PJ Tucker shooting foul	6	4
10:40	Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 1	6	4
10:37	Clint Capela defensive rebound	6	4
10:28	James Harden steps out of bounds turnover	6	4
10:20	Russell Westbrook personal foul	6	4
10:11	Kevin Love misses 18-foot jumper	6	4
10:09	Clint Capela defensive rebound	6	4
10:03	Cedi Osman blocks James Harden 's 5-foot driving layup	6	4
10:00	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	6	4
9:58	Collin Sexton makes two point shot	6	6
9:39	Russell Westbrook misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	6	6
9:35	Cedi Osman defensive rebound	6	6
9:31	Cedi Osman bad pass	6	6
9:19	James Harden makes 27-foot step back jumpshot	9	6
9:03	Cedi Osman misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	6
9:01	Clint Capela defensive rebound	9	6
8:59	Danuel House Jr. makes dunk (James Harden assists)	11	6
8:55	Darius Garland out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	6
8:42	PJ Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	6
8:40	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	11	6
8:33	Darius Garland makes driving layup	11	8
8:15	Russell Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	8
8:13	Darius Garland defensive rebound	11	8
8:09	Darius Garland misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	8
8:05	Clint Capela defensive rebound	11	8
8:04	Kevin Love shooting foul	11	8
8:04	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 2	12	8
8:04	Russell Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 2	13	8
7:50	Clint Capela blocks Collin Sexton 's 1-foot driving layup	13	8
7:46	James Harden defensive rebound	13	8
7:43	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	8
7:34	Clint Capela offensive rebound	13	8
7:34	Clint Capela makes two point shot	15	8
7:23	Kevin Love makes two point shot (Collin Sexton assists)	15	10
7:15	Danuel House Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper	15	10
7:12	Cedi Osman defensive rebound	15	10
7:06	Collin Sexton makes 7-foot two point shot (Cedi Osman assists)	15	12
6:44	James Harden bad pass (Kevin Love steals)	15	12
6:40	Kevin Love makes two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	15	14
6:34	James Harden bad pass (Cedi Osman steals)	15	14
6:30	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cedi Osman assists)	15	17
6:12	James Harden makes 2-foot layup (PJ Tucker assists)	17	17
5:59	Collin Sexton misses jumper	17	17
5:56	Clint Capela defensive rebound	17	17
5:51	Cedi Osman shooting foul	17	17
5:51	Cavaliers Full timeout	17	17
5:51	Ben McLemore enters the game for Russell Westbrook	17	17
5:51	Thabo Sefolosha enters the game for PJ Tucker	17	17
5:51	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
5:51	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	19	17
5:31	Cedi Osman misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	17
5:29	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	19	17
5:23	James Harden misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	19	17
5:18	Kevin Love defensive rebound	19	17
5:09	Collin Sexton misses 5-foot two point shot	19	17
5:07	Danuel House Jr. defensive rebound	19	17
5:04	Collin Sexton personal foul	19	17
4:52	James Harden makes driving floating jump shot	21	17
4:29	Tristan Thompson makes 6-foot two point shot	21	19
4:23	Danuel House Jr. misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	19
4:20	Kevin Love defensive rebound	21	19
4:14	James Harden personal foul	21	19
4:14	Kevin Porter Jr. enters the game for Darius Garland	21	19
4:14	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Cedi Osman	21	19
4:02	Jordan Clarkson misses 27-foot three point jumper	21	19
3:58	Kevin Love offensive rebound	21	19
3:58	Kevin Love misses tip shot	21	19
3:58	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	21	19
3:57	James Harden blocks Tristan Thompson's layup	21	19
3:57	Kevin Love offensive rebound	21	19
3:57	Thabo Sefolosha shooting foul	21	19
3:57	Kevin Love misses free throw 1 of 2	21	19
3:57	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	21	19
3:57	Chris Clemons enters the game for Danuel House Jr.	21	19
3:57	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	21	20
3:53	Chris Clemons makes alley oop dunk shot (James Harden assists)	23	20
3:37	Tristan Thompson makes driving layup	23	22
3:22	James Harden makes 27-foot three point jumper	26	22
3:05	Collin Sexton misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	22
3:03	Rockets defensive team rebound	26	22
3:03	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Kevin Love	26	22
2:45	James Harden makes layup	28	22
2:23	Collin Sexton makes driving layup	28	24
2:04	Tristan Thompson blocks Clint Capela 's 7-foot jumper	28	24
2:00	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	28	24
1:51	Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup	28	24
1:49	Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound	28	24
1:45	Jordan Clarkson makes driving layup	28	26
1:45	Rockets Full timeout	28	26
1:45	Matthew Dellavedova enters the game for Collin Sexton	28	26
1:45	John Henson enters the game for Tristan Thompson	28	26
1:45	PJ Tucker enters the game for James Harden	28	26
1:45	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Clint Capela	28	26
1:34	Matthew Dellavedova personal foul	28	26
1:23	Russell Westbrook misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	28	26
1:20	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	28	26
1:08	John Henson misses 2-foot hook shot	28	26
1:05	Ben McLemore defensive rebound	28	26
1:01	Russell Westbrook makes 1-foot two point shot	30	26
37.4	Jordan Clarkson misses driving layup	30	26
34.0	Thabo Sefolosha defensive rebound	30	26
29.8	Russell Westbrook makes driving layup	32	26
12.2	Larry Nance Jr. misses three point jumper	32	26
9.5	Matthew Dellavedova offensive rebound	32	26
8.1	Matthew Dellavedova makes 5-foot two point shot	32	28
8.1	Ben McLemore shooting foul	32	28
8.1	Gary Clark enters the game for Thabo Sefolosha	32	28
8.1	Matthew Dellavedova makes free throw 1 of 1	32	29
0.0	Chris Clemons makes 29-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists)	35	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	35	29

Matchups

HOU

HOU wins season

1-0

CLE

116

Game 1•@ CLE

Final

110

Game Information

Cleveland, OH

Referee:Kane Fitzgerald

Referee:Aaron Smith

Referee:Evan Scott

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	-	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	3.5	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	15.5	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	17	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	23	W1

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	38	13	.745	-	W1
Cleveland	32	21	.604	7	W3
Chicago	24	29	.453	15	L4
Milwaukee	21	29	.420	16.5	W3
Indiana	13	40	.245	26	L4

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