NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 100, Houston Rockets 117 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 100, Houston Rockets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 24-32 HOU; Q2 CLE 22-28 HOU; Q3 CLE 17-30 HOU; Q4 CLE 37-27 HOU.
Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (HOU) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Jaylon Tyson (CLE) 23 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-20 shooting; Reed Sheppard (HOU) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-12 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) (Q1 6:02, CLE 12, HOU 15).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 24 | 22 | 17 | 37 | 100 | |
| HOU | 32 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 117 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 31 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | -3 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 30 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 2-3 | -6 |
| Sam Merrill G | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | -24 |
| Darius Garland G | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -32 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -12 |
| De'Andre Hunter F | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -28 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Dean Wade F | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Craig Porter G | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +10 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +13 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 33 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 32 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 4-4 | +25 |
| Kevin Durant F | 29 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-17 | 2-4 | 6-7 | +24 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Steven Adams C | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | +26 |
| Tari Eason F | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Clint Capela C | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Josh Okogie G | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Jeff Green F | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
| JD Davison G | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -9 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 31 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 25 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Darius Garland | Starter | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bench | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 07 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| Evan Mobley | Bench | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| De'Andre Hunter | Bench | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 33 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Adams | Starter | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 21 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 32 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 05 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| JD Davison | Bench | 05 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- HOU 114@CLE 104 Recap
- HOU 135@CLE 131 Recap
- CLE 108@HOU 109 Recap
- CLE 103@HOU 117 Recap
- HOU 130@CLE 135 Recap
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