Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 15, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	16	22	25	26	89
CLE	35	34	31	24	124

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Rockets, 124-89. Darius Garland led all scorers with 21 points (7-11 FG) for the Cavaliers, while Kevin Love added 15 points and six rebounds in the victory. Alperen Sengun tallied a career-high 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 18-12 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 9-19.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Garrison MathewsSF	28	0-6	0-6	1-2	3	1	0	0	0	4	-30	1
8Jae'Sean TatePF	28	4-10	2-2	2-2	6	1	3	0	2	3	-19	12
27Daniel TheisC	18	2-7	0-2	1-2	6	1	1	0	2	3	-24	5
7Armoni BrooksSG	21	1-6	1-6	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	2	-22	3
14D.J. AugustinPG	16	1-3	0-1	2-2	1	4	1	0	3	2	-18	4
6KJ Martin	26	4-10	1-4	5-8	3	0	2	0	1	0	-24	14
28Alperen Sengun	27	7-14	0-2	5-6	11	5	2	1	2	1	-12	19
2David Nwaba	27	5-9	0-1	1-1	5	0	0	0	0	2	-10	11
9Josh Christopher	27	5-11	1-4	6-10	1	4	1	0	4	2	-22	17
16Usman Garuba	17	1-2	0-1	1-2	4	1	2	0	0	2	+6	3
4Danuel House Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	30-7838.5%	5-2917.2%	24-3568.6%	41	20	13	1	16	21	-	89

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Lauri MarkkanenSF	18	5-10	2-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	+13	12
32Dean WadePF	34	6-8	3-5	1-2	10	1	0	0	1	2	+20	16
31Jarrett AllenC	18	3-8	0-0	0-1	9	4	0	2	3	3	+16	6
35Isaac OkoroSG	21	7-9	3-3	3-4	3	0	1	0	1	3	+21	20
10Darius GarlandPG	25	7-11	3-6	4-4	2	3	0	0	1	1	+30	21
0Kevin Love	15	4-6	3-5	4-4	6	0	0	1	2	2	+24	15
3Ricky Rubio	21	2-6	0-3	3-3	2	12	4	0	2	1	+30	7
21Ed Davis	19	2-2	0-0	0-2	3	0	0	2	0	3	+11	4
16Cedi Osman	18	3-8	1-5	1-4	1	1	1	0	3	4	+10	8
8Lamar Stevens	20	2-4	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	0	-2	5
6Kevin Pangos	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-2	2
9Dylan Windler	7	2-5	1-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	+2	5
45Denzel Valentine	7	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	1	+2	3
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8056.3%	18-4045.0%	16-2466.7%	44	26	6	5	15	25	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUCLE

(11:54) Jump Ball Allen vs. Theis: Tip to Garland
(11:43) Markkanen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:43) Theis STEAL (1 STL)
(11:30) MISS Tate 2' Driving Layup
(11:28) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:18) MISS Allen 4' Hook Shot
(11:15) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:14) MISS Allen 1' Putback Layup
(11:11) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Theis 17' Jump Shot
(11:00) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:48) Okoro 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
02
(10:24) MISS Brooks 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:21) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:07) Allen 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
04
(9:52) Augustin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:36) MISS Markkanen 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(9:35) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(9:33) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:33) Augustin STEAL (1 STL)
(9:31) MISS Augustin 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:29) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:28) Wade Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(9:28) Tate STEAL (1 STL)
(9:17) MISS Mathews 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (9:04) Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
07
(8:47) MISS Theis 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:43) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:37) MISS Markkanen 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:33) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:23) MISS Mathews 3PT Jump Shot
(8:21) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (8:19) Brooks 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Augustin 1 AST)
37
+2 (8:09) Wade Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
39
(7:45) MISS Tate 4' Driving Hook Shot
(7:44) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:42) Tate Putback Layup (2 PTS)
59
+2 (7:38) Garland 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
511
(7:38) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:38) Garland Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
512
(7:22) Theis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:22) Okoro STEAL (1 STL)
(7:15) Allen OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goble)
(7:15) Allen Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (7:00) Tate 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
712
(6:50) Garland Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(6:50) Tate STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:45) Augustin 1' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
912
(6:45) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:30) MISS Okoro 2' Driving Layup
(6:28) Okoro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:28) MISS Okoro Tip Layup Shot
(6:27) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:19) MISS Mathews 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:19) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:11) MISS Garland 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:07) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:59) MISS Allen 14' Jump Shot
(5:56) Mathews REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) MISS Tate 1' Driving Dunk
(5:38) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:38) Rockets Rebound
(5:34) MISS Theis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:31) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:23) Theis S.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Holtkamp)
(5:23) Theis T.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (5:23) Rubio Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
913
(5:23) MISS Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:23) CAVALIERS Rebound
+1 (5:23) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
914
(5:10) Brooks Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:57) MISS Love 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:51) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:43) Allen S.FOUL (P2.T1) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (4:43) Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1014
(4:43) MISS Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:41) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:19) MISS Osman 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:17) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:12) MISS Tate 1' Driving Layup
(4:12) CAVALIERS Rebound
+3 (3:56) Osman 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
1017
(3:30) MISS Augustin 1' Driving Layup
(3:28) Davis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:22) Davis 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
1019
(3:21) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:08) MISS Martin Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:51) MISS Osman 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:48) Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:45) Christopher Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:45) Osman STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:37) Love 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 3 AST)
1021
(2:19) MISS Martin Jr. 2' Layup
(2:19) Davis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:19) CAVALIERS Rebound
+3 (2:02) Garland 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1024
(1:47) Osman S.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
+1 (1:47) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1124
+1 (1:47) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1224
(1:37) Nwaba P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+3 (1:27) Garland 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
1227
(1:15) Osman P.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (1:15) Christopher Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1327
+1 (1:15) Christopher Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1427
(0:59) Christopher S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (0:59) Rubio Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
1428
+1 (0:59) Rubio Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1429
+2 (0:45) Sengun 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
1629
(0:38) Christopher S.FOUL (P2.PN) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (0:38) Love Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1630
+1 (0:38) Love Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1631
(0:26) Sengun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:26) Rubio STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:04) Rubio 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
1633
(0:00) Christopher Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(0:00) Rubio STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:00) Davis 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Rubio 4 AST)
1635

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

CLE

89Points124

30-78(38.5%)Field Goal(%)45-80(56.3%)

5-29(17.2%)3-Point(%)18-40(45.0%)

24-35(68.6%)Free Throw(%)16-24(66.7%)

41(10)Rebounds(Offensive)44(9)

20Assists26

13Steals6

1Blocks5

16Turnovers15

21Fouls25

50Pts In The Paint54

8Fast Break Pts9

22Pts Off Turnovers23

64Bench Pts49

0Largest Lead45

Game Details

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 17,131 (88.2%)