Cavaliers (100) vs Rockets (117) · Dec 27, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 27, 2025

17-16ClevelandCavaliers

100

19-10HoustonRockets

117

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	24	22	17	37	100
HOU	32	28	30	27	117

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Sam MerrillSF	25	5-8	3-6	0-1	3	3	1	0	1	4	-24	13
32Dean WadePF	17	2-6	2-5	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	1	-13	6
31Jarrett AllenC	17	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	2	2	1	2	2	-5	6
10Darius GarlandSG	24	5-9	2-4	0-0	0	1	0	0	3	1	-32	12
45Donovan MitchellPG	30	7-17	2-5	0-1	3	6	2	1	1	1	-3	16
12De'Andre Hunter	20	0-7	0-3	2-2	1	2	0	1	1	2	-28	2
2Lonzo Ball	18	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	0	2	0	0	1	+4	2
20Jaylon Tyson	29	10-20	1-5	2-3	15	0	1	1	3	1	-6	23
4Evan Mobley	20	2-9	0-2	0-0	4	2	1	1	3	1	-12	4
9Craig Porter Jr.	17	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	+11	2
3Thomas Bryant	12	3-7	0-2	1-2	7	2	0	1	0	1	+10	7
24Tyrese Proctor	7	3-3	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+13	7

TOTAL	-	41-9642.7%	11-3630.6%	7-1163.6%	42	23	10	6	14	15	-	100

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	28	11-17	2-4	6-7	4	7	0	0	3	1	+24	30
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	26	6-9	3-5	0-0	7	2	1	1	0	1	+17	15
12Steven AdamsC	22	3-6	0-0	3-6	8	1	2	0	3	0	+26	9
17Tari EasonSG	21	3-6	2-3	1-2	6	0	2	1	2	5	+6	9
1Amen ThompsonPG	33	6-14	1-5	0-0	9	4	0	1	3	0	+12	13
15Reed Sheppard	32	5-12	4-10	4-4	3	8	5	1	1	1	+25	18
2Dorian Finney-Smith	16	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	+20	3
30Clint Capela	18	2-6	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	2	1	1	+3	4
0Aaron Holiday	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-12	2
20Josh Okogie	13	3-4	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-8	8
8Jae'Sean Tate	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	2	0	2	-10	0
32Jeff Green	4	1-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-9	3
4JD Davison	4	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	-9	3
TOTAL	-	43-8848.9%	16-3545.7%	15-2171.4%	51	27	12	9	15	14	-	117

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclehou

(11:55) Jump Ball Adams vs. Allen: Tip to Garland
+3 (11:32) Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
30
(11:09) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
+1 (11:09) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
31
+1 (11:09) Adams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
32
(10:58) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:56) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:38) MISS Adams 1' Driving Layup
(10:37) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:34) MISS Eason 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:26) MISS Merrill 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:25) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:11) Durant 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
34
(10:01) MISS Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:00) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:51) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:51) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(9:42) Garland Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:42) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
(9:32) MISS Durant 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:32) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:22) Mitchell 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
54
(9:01) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(9:01) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:01) ROCKETS Rebound
(9:01) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:01) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:50) Allen 7' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
74
(8:38) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Reneau)
(8:38) MISS Durant Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:38) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (8:38) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
75
(8:25) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:25) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:21) Smith Jr. 11' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
77
(8:19) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (8:07) Garland 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Merrill 2 AST)
107
+2 (7:47) Durant 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
109
+2 (7:36) Garland 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
129
(7:17) MISS Thompson 5' Driving Layup
(7:16) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:13) Adams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:13) Allen STEAL (2 STL)
(7:05) MISS Mitchell 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:05) Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:04) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (6:58) Eason 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1212
(6:41) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:41) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
(6:19) MISS Thompson 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:18) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:12) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:10) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:02) Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
1215
(5:50) MISS Garland 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:49) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:36) Wade S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Reneau)
+1 (5:36) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1216
(5:36) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:36) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:24) MISS Sheppard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:23) Tyson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:11) MISS Mobley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:09) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:07) Tyson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1416
+2 (4:50) Durant 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
1418
(4:40) Garland Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:40) Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
(4:36) Ball S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Reneau)
+1 (4:36) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1419
+1 (4:36) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1420
(4:23) Hunter Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:23) Sheppard STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (4:06) Thompson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
1423
+2 (3:53) Mobley 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1623
(3:39) MISS Thompson 2' Driving Layup
(3:38) Capela REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:36) MISS Capela Tip Layup Shot
(3:35) Capela REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:35) MISS Capela Tip Layup Shot
(3:34) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:30) MISS Mobley 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:27) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:19) Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Sheppard 2 AST)
1626
(3:18) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:07) MISS Hunter 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:01) Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(3:01) Sheppard STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (2:39) Durant 13' Fadeaway Jumper (14 PTS)
1628
(2:26) Eason P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Reneau)
(2:16) Eason S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Reneau)
+1 (2:16) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1728
+1 (2:16) Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1828
(2:02) MISS Sheppard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:00) Mobley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:48) Mobley Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
(1:48) Sheppard STEAL (4 STL)
(1:44) Tyson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Davis)
+1 (1:44) Sheppard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1829
+1 (1:44) Sheppard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1830
+2 (1:31) Mitchell 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2030
(1:13) Durant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:13) Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:09) Tyson 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
2230
(0:50) MISS Thompson 5' Driving Layup
(0:50) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:47) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:45) Tyson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T8)
(0:45) Finney-Smith STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:42) Thompson 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Durant 3 AST)
2232
+2 (0:31) Mitchell 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2432
(0:10) MISS Durant 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:08) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:04) MISS Hunter 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:01) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) ROCKETS Heave
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

HOU

100Points117

41-96(42.7%)Field Goal(%)43-88(48.9%)

11-36(30.6%)3-Point(%)16-35(45.7%)

7-11(63.6%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

42(15)Rebounds(Offensive)51(18)

23Assists27

10Steals12

6Blocks9

14Turnovers15

15Fouls14

56Pts In The Paint40

13Fast Break Pts15

11Pts Off Turnovers26

47Bench Pts41

3Largest Lead31

Game Details

Saturday, December 27, 2025 · 5:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,067 (98.7%)