Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets
Shot Chart
- Steven Adams misses driving layup
- Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper
- Kevin Durant misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 10-foot two point shot
- Amen Thompson misses driving layup
- Tari Eason makes 25-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
- Amen Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
- Amen Thompson misses driving layup
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Clint Capela misses tip shot
- Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 12-foot fade away jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Evan Mobley blocks Amen Thompson 's 4-foot driving layup
- Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
- Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot
- Aaron Holiday makes 12-foot fade away jump shot
- Amen Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Clint Capela makes 9-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jarrett Allen blocks Clint Capela 's 6-foot driving layup
- Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot
- Tari Eason makes layup (Steven Adams assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three pointer
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Steven Adams makes 1-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot running jump shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)
- Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three pointer
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kevin Durant misses 12-foot two point shot
- Steven Adams misses 3-foot tip shot
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot
- Steven Adams makes tip shot
- Kevin Durant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Steven Adams misses layup
- Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
- Steven Adams makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot
- Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot
- Kevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot
- Kevin Durant makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)
- De'Andre Hunter blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Amen Thompson misses 46-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kevin Durant misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Clint Capela misses running layup
- Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)
- Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot running jump shot
- Amen Thompson makes running layup
- Amen Thompson makes 2-foot running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Donovan Mitchell blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot driving layup
- Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot
- Thomas Bryant blocks Reed Sheppard 's 10-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason misses 22-foot jumper
- Josh Okogie makes 30-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)
- Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)
- Reed Sheppard makes 18-foot driving floating jump shot
- Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Aaron Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jae'Sean Tate misses 11-foot two point shot
- Josh Okogie makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists)
- JD Davison misses 7-foot two point shot
- Josh Okogie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson blocks Jeff Green 's 6-foot driving layup
- Jeff Green misses layup
- JD Davison makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Jeff Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (JD Davison assists)
- Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Sam Merrill misses 26-foot running jump shot
- Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)
- Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists)
- Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
- Darius Garland makes 6-foot two point shot
- Tari Eason blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Dean Wade misses 24-foot running jump shot
- Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Evan Mobley makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
- Dean Wade makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot running jump shot
- Jarrett Allen makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Jaylon Tyson makes 4-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Craig Porter Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper
- De'Andre Hunter misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Evan Mobley misses driving layup
- Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk
- Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)
- Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper
- De'Andre Hunter misses layup
- Darius Garland makes 25-foot running jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)
- Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Evan Mobley misses 9-foot two point shot
- Darius Garland makes 9-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Evan Mobley misses 11-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
- Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jarrett Allen assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists)
- Darius Garland makes 9-foot two point shot
- Reed Sheppard blocks Darius Garland 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses driving layup
- De'Andre Hunter misses layup
- Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Darius Garland misses two point shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 8-foot two point shot
- Clint Capela blocks Evan Mobley 's 2-foot layup
- Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dean Wade misses 1-foot reverse layup
- Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 1-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Evan Mobley 's 4-foot dunk
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
- Donovan Mitchell misses 21-foot jumper
- Sam Merrill makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Thomas Bryant assists)
- Sam Merrill makes 7-foot two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Craig Porter Jr. makes running layup (Sam Merrill assists)
- Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot
- Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot
- Clint Capela blocks Thomas Bryant 's 8-foot jumper
- Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Thomas Bryant assists)
- Amen Thompson blocks Craig Porter Jr. 's 2-foot running layup
- Jae'Sean Tate blocks Jaylon Tyson's driving layup
- Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
- Jae'Sean Tate blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 3-foot two point shot
- Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyrese Proctor makes 3-foot two point shot
- Thomas Bryant misses layup
- Jaylon Tyson makes 3-foot dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
- Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot two point shot
- Thomas Bryant makes layup
- Jaylon Tyson misses layup
- Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot
- Tyrese Proctor makes driving layup
- Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot
- Thomas Bryant makes two point shot
- Tyrese Proctor makes 25-foot three pointer
- Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Thomas Bryant makes 2-foot dunk
CAVALIERS
ROCKETS
| TIME | PLAY | CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Jarrett Allen vs. Steven Adams (Darius Garland gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:32 | Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:09 | Sam Merrill shooting foul | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:09 | Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 11:09 | Steven Adams makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:58 | Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:56 | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:38 | Steven Adams misses driving layup | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:37 | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:34 | Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:34 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:26 | Sam Merrill misses 26-foot running jump shot | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:25 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 10:11 | Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper | 3 | 4 | |
| 10:01 | Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper | 3 | 4 | |
| 10:00 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:51 | Amen Thompson lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals) | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:42 | Darius Garland lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals) | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:32 | Kevin Durant misses 10-foot pullup jump shot | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:32 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 3 | 4 | |
| 9:22 | Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:01 | Darius Garland shooting foul | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:01 | Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:01 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:01 | Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| 9:01 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 8:50 | Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists) | 7 | 4 | |
| 8:38 | Jarrett Allen shooting foul | 7 | 4 | |
| 8:38 | Kevin Durant misses free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| 8:38 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 7 | 4 | |
| 8:38 | Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| 8:25 | Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | 7 | 5 | |
| 8:21 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 7 | 7 | |
| 8:19 | Cavaliers Full timeout | 7 | 7 | |
| 8:07 | Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists) | 10 | 7 | |
| 7:47 | Kevin Durant makes 10-foot two point shot | 10 | 9 | |
| 7:36 | Darius Garland makes 6-foot two point shot | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:17 | Amen Thompson misses driving layup | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:16 | Steven Adams offensive rebound | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:13 | Steven Adams lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals) | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:05 | Tari Eason blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:04 | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | 12 | 9 | |
| 6:58 | Tari Eason makes 25-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:41 | Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Steven Adams steals) | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:35 | Reed Sheppard enters the game for Tari Eason | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:35 | De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:19 | Amen Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:18 | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:12 | Dean Wade misses 24-foot running jump shot | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:10 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 12 | 12 | |
| 6:02 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) | 12 | 15 | |
| 5:50 | Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 12 | 15 | |
| 5:49 | Steven Adams defensive rebound | 12 | 15 | |
| 5:36 | Dean Wade shooting foul | 12 | 15 | |
| 5:36 | Steven Adams makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr. | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Lonzo Ball enters the game for Sam Merrill | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Jarrett Allen | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:36 | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:24 | Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:23 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:11 | Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:09 | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | 12 | 16 | |
| 5:07 | Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot | 14 | 16 | |
| 4:50 | Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:40 | Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals) | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:36 | Lonzo Ball shooting foul | 14 | 18 | |
| 4:36 | Kevin Durant makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Clint Capela enters the game for Steven Adams | 14 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland | 14 | 19 | |
| 4:36 | Kevin Durant makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 20 | |
| 4:23 | De'Andre Hunter lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals) | 14 | 20 | |
| 4:06 | Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 14 | 23 | |
| 3:53 | Evan Mobley makes 9-foot pullup jump shot | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:39 | Amen Thompson misses driving layup | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:38 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:36 | Clint Capela misses tip shot | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:35 | Clint Capela offensive rebound | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:35 | Clint Capela misses tip shot | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:34 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:30 | Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:27 | Reed Sheppard defensive rebound | 16 | 23 | |
| 3:19 | Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) | 16 | 26 | |
| 3:18 | Cavaliers Full timeout | 16 | 26 | |
| 3:18 | Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson | 16 | 26 | |
| 3:07 | De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper | 16 | 26 | |
| 3:05 | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | 16 | 26 | |
| 3:01 | Evan Mobley bad pass turnover (Reed Sheppard steals) | 16 | 26 | |
| 2:39 | Kevin Durant makes 12-foot fade away jump shot | 16 | 28 | |
| 2:26 | Tari Eason personal foul | 16 | 28 | |
| 2:16 | Tari Eason shooting foul | 16 | 28 | |
| 2:16 | Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 28 | |
| 2:16 | Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason | 17 | 28 | |
| 2:16 | Lonzo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 28 | |
| 2:02 | Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper | 18 | 28 | |
| 2:00 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | 18 | 28 | |
| 1:48 | Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals) | 18 | 28 | |
| 1:44 | Jaylon Tyson personal foul | 18 | 28 | |
| 1:44 | Reed Sheppard makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 29 | |
| 1:44 | Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Clint Capela | 18 | 29 | |
| 1:44 | Reed Sheppard makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 30 | |
| 1:31 | Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot | 20 | 30 | |
| 1:13 | Kevin Durant bad pass turnover (Evan Mobley steals) | 20 | 30 | |
| 1:09 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 22 | 30 | |
| 50.6 | Evan Mobley blocks Amen Thompson 's 4-foot driving layup | 22 | 30 | |
| 47.9 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | 22 | 30 | |
| 45.7 | Jaylon Tyson lost ball turnover (Dorian Finney-Smith steals) | 22 | 30 | |
| 42.5 | Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 22 | 32 | |
| 31.5 | Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot | 24 | 32 | |
| 10.7 | Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 24 | 32 | |
| 8.8 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | 24 | 32 | |
| 4.5 | De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot running jump shot | 24 | 32 | |
| 1.9 | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | 24 | 32 | |
| 0.5 | Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot | 24 | 32 | |
| 0.1 | Rockets offensive team rebound | 24 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 32 | |
CLE @ HOU Videos
Clint Capela takes flight for alley-oop jam
De'Andre Hunter with the massive block at the rim
Kevin Durant throws down the hammer
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 2-0
Game Information
Toyota Center (Houston)
1:00 AM, 28 December 2025
Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,067
- Referees:
- Marc Davis
- Karl Lane
- Jenna Reneau
2025-26 Central Standings
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |

