Houston Rockets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 18, 2023

FINAL / OT

13-11HoustonRockets

130

15-12ClevelandCavaliers

135

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
HOU	34	25	39	24	8	130
CLE	33	24	42	23	13	135

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Rockets, 135-130, in overtime. Donovan Mitchell led the way with 37 points, six assists and four 3PM for the Cavaliers, while Sam Merrill tallied a career-high 19 points in the victory. Fred VanVleet tallied 27 points, eight rebounds, and 17 assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Cavaliers improve to 14-13 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 13-11.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	37	6-12	3-7	1-2	3	2	0	0	0	3	0	16
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	22	2-7	1-4	0-0	7	0	0	0	2	4	-17	5
28Alperen SengunC	30	11-20	1-3	1-2	8	6	1	0	4	5	-3	24
4Jalen GreenSG	34	2-12	1-4	7-7	6	3	1	2	2	2	-15	12
5Fred VanVleetPG	45	9-19	4-8	5-5	8	17	2	1	2	4	+2	27
32Jeff Green	23	6-6	0-0	3-3	1	3	0	1	1	3	+16	15
0Aaron Holiday	17	5-9	2-5	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	4	+2	14
8Jae'Sean Tate	16	1-4	0-0	1-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	-5	3
17Tari Eason	33	5-13	0-2	4-5	8	2	4	1	2	4	-1	14
2Jock Landale	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-4	0
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-10246.1%	12-3336.4%	24-2788.9%	47	34	9	5	13	32	-	130

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	32	4-7	1-2	2-3	7	6	0	1	0	1	-2	11
32Dean WadePF	21	4-5	2-3	2-2	3	1	1	2	2	3	-1	12
31Jarrett AllenC	28	3-7	0-0	4-7	6	2	0	2	1	5	-4	10
1Max StrusSG	34	5-13	3-9	4-5	3	2	0	0	0	3	+2	17
45Donovan MitchellPG	45	14-27	4-11	5-5	1	6	0	2	2	5	+4	37
9Craig Porter Jr.	8	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0	+4	3
3Caris LeVert	27	5-13	1-6	1-2	7	5	2	0	3	0	-3	12
5Sam Merrill	24	6-11	5-10	2-2	4	3	1	1	0	1	+13	19
20Georges Niang	24	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	0	2	0	3	5	+10	10
13Tristan Thompson	17	1-2	0-0	2-8	5	1	0	0	0	2	+2	4
21Emoni Bates	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-9748.5%	19-4839.6%	22-3464.7%	38	29	7	8	11	25	-	135

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUCLE

(11:56) Jump Ball Allen vs. Sengun: Tip to Mitchell
(11:41) MISS Allen 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:41) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:41) Allen Putback Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:41) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (11:41) Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
03
+2 (11:29) Sengun 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
23
(11:18) MISS Mitchell 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:16) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) MISS Smith Jr. 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:04) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:45) Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
25
(10:34) MISS Ja. Green 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(10:32) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(10:19) MISS Allen 3' Hook Shot
(10:17) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:09) Brooks 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
45
(9:50) Sengun S.FOUL (P2.T2) (P.Fraher)
+1 (9:50) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
46
+1 (9:50) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
47
(9:27) MISS Brooks 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:26) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:25) Smith Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (9:07) Mitchell 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
410
(8:52) MISS Smith Jr. Driving Layup
(8:52) CAVALIERS Rebound
(8:52) Smith Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
+3 (8:36) Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
413
(8:34) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:19) Je. Green 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
613
+3 (7:55) Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
616
+2 (7:38) Je. Green 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
816
(7:31) Brooks P.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Fraher)
(7:19) MISS Mitchell 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:16) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:05) VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1116
+2 (6:52) Okoro 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
1118
(6:41) MISS Brooks 9' Turnaround Bank Shot
(6:41) Rockets Rebound
(6:41) Mitchell L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+2 (6:26) VanVleet 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
1318
(6:08) MISS Allen 2' Driving Dunk
(6:06) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:04) Strus P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Scott)
+2 (5:57) Je. Green 13' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (VanVleet 3 AST)
1518
(5:39) MISS Strus 3' Driving Layup
(5:37) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:34) VanVleet 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1718
(5:33) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:08) CAVALIERS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+2 (4:51) Holiday 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 4 AST)
1918
+2 (4:36) Allen 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1920
+2 (4:29) Holiday 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (VanVleet 5 AST)
2120
(4:19) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Scott)
+1 (4:19) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2121
+1 (4:19) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2122
+2 (4:06) Brooks 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Je. Green 2 AST)
2322
+2 (3:50) Niang 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
2324
(3:33) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
+1 (3:33) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2424
+1 (3:33) Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2524
+3 (3:13) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2527
+2 (3:01) Je. Green 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
2727
(2:52) MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:49) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:39) MISS Tate 2' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:37) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:34) Tate P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Scott)
(2:34) MISS Allen Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:34) CAVALIERS Rebound
+1 (2:34) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2728
(2:20) Je. Green Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:20) Niang STEAL (1 STL)
(2:15) Niang Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:15) Ja. Green STEAL (1 STL)
(2:10) MISS Eason 2' Running Layup
(2:08) Rockets Rebound
(2:04) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Scott)
+1 (2:04) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2828
+1 (2:04) Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2928
(1:48) MISS Niang 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:45) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:39) Holiday 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
3228
(1:18) MISS LeVert 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:16) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:11) Niang P.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (1:11) Ja. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3328
+1 (1:11) Ja. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3428
(0:45) MISS Merrill 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:38) Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LeVert 1 AST)
3431
(0:27) MISS Ja. Green 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:24) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:04) LeVert 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3433

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

HOU

CLE

130Points135

47-102(46.1%)Field Goal(%)47-97(48.5%)

12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)19-48(39.6%)

24-27(88.9%)Free Throw(%)22-34(64.7%)

47(15)Rebounds(Offensive)38(14)

34Assists29

9Steals7

5Blocks8

13Turnovers11

32Fouls25

60Pts In The Paint50

13Fast Break Pts12

15Pts Off Turnovers19

46Bench Pts48

9Largest Lead12

Game Details

Monday, December 18, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)