Cavaliers (108) vs Rockets (109) · Jan 22, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 22, 2025

36-7ClevelandCavaliers

108

29-14HoustonRockets

109

Game Recap

Houston holds on for a 109-108 win against Cleveland after a frantic finish in the final 4.5 seconds at Toyota Center.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	32	21	30	25	108
HOU	39	22	33	15	109

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	22	2-6	1-3	0-0	1	5	1	0	1	2	5	0
32Dean WadePF	30	3-8	2-7	0-0	8	3	2	1	0	5	8	+10
31Jarrett AllenC	32	7-11	0-0	3-3	13	3	2	3	3	3	17	+2
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	7-21	1-8	4-5	3	3	0	1	1	2	19	+19
10Darius GarlandPG	33	10-21	3-6	3-8	2	5	3	0	3	0	26	-7
20Georges Niang	20	3-7	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	8	-12
2Ty Jerome	24	6-12	3-7	3-3	4	0	3	0	3	0	18	+2
5Sam Merrill	22	3-9	1-6	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	2	7	0
13Tristan Thompson	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	-6
24Jaylon Tyson	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	-13
21Emoni Bates	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		41-9742.3%	13-4131.7%	13-1968.4%	45	25	12	5	13	18	108

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
9Dillon BrooksSF	32	1-3	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	-2
1Amen ThompsonPF	36	7-15	1-3	1-2	16	4	4	0	5	2	16	-10
28Alperen SengunC	29	7-13	0-1	4-6	11	4	0	1	3	3	18	+4
4Jalen GreenSG	33	4-16	2-6	0-0	2	5	0	0	3	3	10	-17
5Fred VanVleetPG	39	8-15	7-12	3-3	3	5	0	0	6	3	26	+8
17Tari Eason	20	4-10	3-5	1-1	6	2	3	0	1	2	12	+19
7Cam Whitmore	20	6-12	2-5	2-2	2	1	0	2	2	1	16	+13
12Steven Adams	18	1-2	0-0	1-4	11	2	0	2	1	1	3	-2
8Jae'Sean Tate	9	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	1	4	-8
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
15Reed Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jabari Smith Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		40-9144.0%	15-3444.1%	14-2070.0%	53	25	8	5	22	20	109

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclehou

(11:59) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Allen: Tip to Ja. Green
+2 (11:34) Ja. Green 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:20) Mitchell 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
22
(10:55) MISS Ja. Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:54) ROCKETS Rebound
(10:54) Wade L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
(10:40) MISS Ja. Green 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:38) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:25) Mitchell 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
52
+2 (10:13) Sengun 11' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
54
(10:03) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:03) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:58) Garland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
84
(9:34) VanVleet Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:34) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:28) Strus 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
114
(9:10) MISS Ja. Green 2' Driving Layup
(9:07) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:07) Thompson Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
116
(8:58) Ja. Green S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Adair)
+1 (8:58) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
126
+1 (8:58) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
136
+2 (8:38) Thompson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST)
138
(8:26) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:26) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:19) Thompson 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
1310
(8:18) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:07) Garland 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
1510
(7:46) MISS Sengun 2' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:42) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:42) Sengun Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1512
+2 (7:35) Wade 3' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
1712
(7:21) VanVleet Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:21) Allen STEAL (2 STL)
(7:20) VanVleet S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+1 (7:20) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1812
+1 (7:20) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1912
(7:09) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:08) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:59) MISS Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:58) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:50) Ja. Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:50) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
(6:44) MISS Mitchell 2' Running Layup
(6:42) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:38) MISS Ja. Green 1' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot
(6:35) Thompson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:35) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(6:35) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:33) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:16) Strus 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
2112
(5:55) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+1 (5:55) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2113
+1 (5:55) Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2114
+2 (5:38) Garland 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
2314
+3 (5:27) VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2317
(5:08) Allen Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:49) MISS Sengun 11' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:48) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:40) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:37) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:32) Eason Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:32) Jerome STEAL (1 STL)
(4:20) MISS Niang 3PT Jump Shot
(4:14) Jerome REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:09) MISS Strus 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:09) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (4:03) Eason 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
2320
(4:03) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (3:47) Jerome 10' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2520
+2 (3:29) Whitmore 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
2522
+2 (3:14) Mitchell 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2722
(3:00) MISS Eason 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:58) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (2:56) VanVleet 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
2725
(2:38) MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:36) Whitmore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:27) MISS VanVleet 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:25) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) Jerome Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:12) Eason STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:09) Whitmore 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Eason 2 AST)
2727
(1:46) MISS Merrill 2' Driving Layup
(1:46) Adams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:44) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:42) MISS Whitmore 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:40) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:40) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
+1 (1:40) Adams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2728
(1:40) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:40) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (1:35) Adams Putback Layup (3 PTS)
2730
+2 (1:24) Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (11 PTS)
2930
+3 (1:00) Eason 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
2933
+3 (0:47) Niang 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
3233
(0:33) MISS Whitmore 6' Driving Layup
(0:30) Thompson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(0:30) MISS Thompson Tip Layup Shot
(0:29) Thompson REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
+3 (0:28) Whitmore 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
3236
(0:14) Jerome Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (0:02) Whitmore 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (VanVleet 3 AST)
3239
(0:00) MISS Jerome 46' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Cavaliers Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

HOU

108Points109

41-97(42.3%)Field Goal(%)40-91(44.0%)

13-41(31.7%)3-Point(%)15-34(44.1%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)14-20(70.0%)

45(20)Rebounds(Offensive)53(20)

25Assists25

12Steals8

5Blocks5

13Turnovers22

18Fouls20

52Pts In The Paint46

14Fast Break Pts23

33Pts Off Turnovers15

33Bench Pts35

10Largest Lead13

Game Details

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,719 (91.4%)