Rockets (135) vs Cavaliers (131) · Jan 25, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 25, 2025

30-14HoustonRockets

135

36-9ClevelandCavaliers

131

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Cavaliers, 135-131. The Rockets have won back-to-back games as they improve to 30-14 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 36-9.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	33	35	33	34	135
CLE	27	27	30	47	131

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Amen ThompsonSF	41	8-13	0-1	7-10	14	10	1	2	3	2	23	+10
9Dillon BrooksPF	32	5-8	1-3	2-2	6	0	2	0	1	3	13	+2
28Alperen SengunC	32	9-17	1-2	7-13	8	3	0	0	0	4	26	-2
4Jalen GreenSG	36	7-16	5-11	7-7	3	4	0	0	2	3	26	+5
5Fred VanVleetPG	38	6-13	6-9	2-2	3	6	0	0	2	1	20	-7
17Tari Eason	21	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	5	4	+1
7Cam Whitmore	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	0
12Steven Adams	14	4-6	0-0	6-9	4	2	1	1	1	0	14	+7
8Jae'Sean Tate	12	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	4	7	+4
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		45-8254.9%	13-2846.4%	32-4571.1%	45	26	5	4	11	23	135

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	34	6-8	2-4	0-0	9	3	0	0	0	5	14	+4
4Evan MobleyPF	28	3-8	0-2	1-4	8	1	0	2	2	2	7	-9
31Jarrett AllenC	28	4-5	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	4	8	+8
45Donovan MitchellSG	37	11-27	4-11	7-9	4	7	2	1	1	5	33	-1
10Darius GarlandPG	36	14-22	4-7	7-7	3	9	0	0	3	2	39	+1
2Ty Jerome	17	1-8	0-5	4-4	4	3	0	0	1	2	6	-10
20Georges Niang	28	7-9	6-7	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	4	21	-1
5Sam Merrill	17	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	-16
9Craig Porter Jr.	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	+1
13Tristan Thompson	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	+3
21Emoni Bates	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		47-9151.6%	17-3943.6%	20-2676.9%	40	28	4	5	11	30	131

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterhoucle

(11:54) Jump Ball Allen vs. Sengun: Tip to Mitchell
+2 (11:49) Mitchell 22' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:22) MISS VanVleet 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:22) Mobley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:21) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:14) Mitchell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)
05
+2 (11:02) Thompson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
25
+3 (10:44) Mitchell 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
28
(10:37) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
(10:34) Allen P.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Brothers)
(10:22) MISS Ja. Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:19) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:15) MISS VanVleet 35' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:15) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) Mobley Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:43) Strus S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Acosta)
+1 (9:43) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
38
+1 (9:43) Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
48
+2 (9:34) Strus 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
410
(9:34) Sengun Violation:Defensive Goaltending (P.Ransom)
(9:23) Ja. Green Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:14) MISS Mitchell 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:11) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:00) MISS Thompson 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:58) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:51) Sengun P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Acosta)
(8:46) MISS Garland 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:42) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:28) VanVleet 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
710
(8:10) Allen Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:54) Thompson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:54) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:48) Garland 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
712
+3 (7:34) Ja. Green 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1012
(7:22) MISS Mitchell 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:20) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:01) VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1312
(6:49) VanVleet P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(6:49) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:45) MISS Mobley 3PT Jump Shot
(6:41) Jerome REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:36) Strus 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
1314
(6:22) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T4) (P.Ransom)
+1 (6:22) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1414
+1 (6:22) Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1514
(6:09) MISS Garland 6' Finger Roll Layup
(6:07) Garland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:07) Garland Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1516
+2 (5:46) Sengun Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1716
(5:31) Jerome Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:31) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
(5:25) MISS Brooks Running Layup
(5:24) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:19) Mobley 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
1718
+2 (5:01) Sengun Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1918
(4:48) MISS Garland 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:46) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:35) Ja. Green Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
2118
(4:23) Ja. Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Ransom)
(4:14) MISS Garland 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:13) Garland REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (4:01) Jerome 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 3 AST)
2120
+2 (3:36) Brooks 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2320
(3:26) MISS Jerome 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:24) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:21) MISS VanVleet 4' Running Layup
(3:20) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:17) Eason 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2520
(3:17) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (3:06) Niang 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jerome 2 AST)
2523
(2:44) Niang S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
(2:44) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:44) Rockets Rebound
(2:44) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:42) Jerome REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:30) MISS Jerome 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:26) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:22) MISS Whitmore 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:19) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:18) MISS Adams 1' Putback Layup
(2:18) Rockets Rebound
(2:18) Adams Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:03) MISS Mitchell 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:01) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:50) Whitmore 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
2723
(1:38) Eason S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brothers)
+1 (1:38) Jerome Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2724
+1 (1:38) Jerome Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2725
+2 (1:23) Adams 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 2 AST)
2925
+2 (1:07) Allen 11' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2927
+2 (0:58) Ja. Green 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
3127
(0:39) MISS Mitchell 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:36) Whitmore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:34) Whitmore Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (R.Acosta)
(0:34) Whitmore Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:14) Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:14) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:10) Brooks 23' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Whitmore 1 AST)
3327

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

CLE

135Points131

45-82(54.9%)Field Goal(%)47-91(51.6%)

13-28(46.4%)3-Point(%)17-39(43.6%)

32-45(71.1%)Free Throw(%)20-26(76.9%)

45(14)Rebounds(Offensive)40(10)

26Assists28

5Steals4

4Blocks5

11Turnovers11

23Fouls30

56Pts In The Paint56

8Fast Break Pts16

10Pts Off Turnovers15

27Bench Pts30

19Largest Lead6

Game Details

Saturday, January 25, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100.0%)