Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Houston Rockets 117 — Recap

March 16, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Houston Rockets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 29-34 HOU; Q2 CLE 25-36 HOU; Q3 CLE 19-28 HOU; Q4 CLE 30-19 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 26 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Caris LeVert (CLE) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 20 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 18 points, 8 rebounds, null assists on 8-of-11 shooting; Georges Niang (CLE) 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · CLE

Caris LeVert

21 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jabari Smith Jr.

20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 8-13 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	29	25	19	30		103
HOU	34	36	28	19		117

🧮 How They Scored

CLEHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.3%Effective FG%56.4%

12.7%Turnover %6.6%

3.0%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.227Free-throw rate0.128

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Darius Garland G	33	12	5	4	1	—	—	5-13	1-6	1-2	—
Isaac Okoro F-G	33	10	2	1	—	1	1	4-12	2-7	—	—
Caris LeVert G	32	21	3	7	3	1	1	8-14	1-4	4-5	—
Georges Niang F	29	14	5	2	—	—	2	4-8	2-5	4-4	—
Sam Merrill G	28	11	8	2	—	1	1	3-5	3-5	2-2	—
Donovan Mitchell G	26	13	3	2	1	—	2	4-13	3-8	2-2	—
Jarrett Allen C	26	10	7	—	—	3	3	4-7	—	2-2	—
Craig Porter G	6	4	1	2	—	—	2	2-3	0-1	—	—

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	35	13	5	16	1	1	1	5-15	3-8	—	—
Jalen Green G	33	26	11	4	1	2	1	9-20	4-9	4-6	—
Jabari Smith Jr. F	32	20	7	2	1	3	2	8-13	3-5	1-1	—
Amen Thompson G-F	26	18	8	—	1	—	1	8-11	—	2-3	—
Dillon Brooks G-F	26	12	3	2	2	—	1	5-12	2-6	—	—
Jeff Green F	26	9	4	1	1	—	1	4-8	1-4	—	—
Jock Landale C	17	6	3	—	—	1	—	3-5	0-2	—	—
Jae'Sean Tate F	13	8	1	—	1	—	—	3-6	1-3	1-2	—
Aaron Holiday G	12	2	1	3	1	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Caris LeVert	Bench	32	21	64.8	22.7	-2.9	17.4
Georges Niang	Bench	29	14	71.7	19.0	-29.1	9.2
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	26	13	46.8	27.1	-26.8	6.6
Darius Garland	Bench	33	12	43.2	18.2	-29.2	8.5
Sam Merrill	Bench	28	11	93.5	11.1	+7.0	15.4
Jarrett Allen	Bench	26	10	63.5	19.3	-25.5	8.1
Isaac Okoro	Bench	33	10	41.7	16.7	-18.3	1.0
Craig Porter	Bench	06	4	66.7	38.5	+58.3	16.7
Ty Jerome	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dean Wade	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	33	26	57.4	30.0	+24.6	18.7
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	32	20	74.4	19.2	+30.8	12.2
Amen Thompson	Bench	26	18	73.1	20.0	+25.9	13.8
Fred VanVleet	Bench	35	13	43.3	18.2	+18.7	15.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	26	12	50.0	19.7	+14.3	5.5
Jeff Green	Bench	26	9	56.3	14.8	0.0	9.3
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	13	8	58.1	24.1	-0.7	6.1
Jock Landale	Bench	17	6	60.0	12.2	+16.2	8.6
Aaron Holiday	Bench	12	2	25.0	14.8	-9.3	1.8