Houston Rockets 130, Cleveland Cavaliers 135 — Recap

December 18, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 130, Cleveland Cavaliers 135 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 34-33 CLE; Q2 HOU 25-24 CLE; Q3 HOU 39-42 CLE; Q4 HOU 24-23 CLE; OT1 HOU 8-13 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 37 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-27 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 27 points, 8 rebounds, 17 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Sam Merrill (CLE) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Max Strus (CLE) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

37 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 14-27 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

27 PTS, 8 REB, 17 AST, 4 3PM · 9-19 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

24 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 11-20 FG

Season highs

Fred VanVleet · Season-high 27 pointsFred VanVleet · Season-high 17 assistsSam Merrill · Season-high 5 threes

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	OT		T
HOU	34	25	39	24	8		130
CLE	33	24	42	23	13		135

🧮 How They Scored

HOUCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.0%Effective FG%58.4%

10.2%Turnover %9.4%

40.5%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.265Free-throw rate0.274

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	45	27	8	17	2	1	2	9-19	4-8	5-5	+2
Dillon Brooks G-F	38	16	3	2	—	—	—	6-12	3-7	1-2	—
Jalen Green G	34	12	6	3	1	2	2	2-12	1-4	7-7	-16
Tari Eason F	33	14	8	2	4	1	2	5-13	0-2	4-5	-1
Alperen Sengun F-C	31	24	8	6	1	—	4	11-20	1-3	1-2	-3
Jeff Green F	24	15	1	3	—	1	1	6-6	—	3-3	+16
Jabari Smith Jr. F	23	5	7	—	—	—	2	2-7	1-4	—	-17
Aaron Holiday G	17	14	2	—	—	—	—	5-9	2-5	2-2	+3
Jae'Sean Tate F	16	3	3	1	—	—	—	1-4	—	1-1	-5
Jock Landale C	4	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	-4

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	45	37	1	6	—	2	2	14-27	4-11	5-5	+4
Max Strus G	34	17	3	2	—	—	—	5-13	3-9	4-5	+2
Isaac Okoro F-G	32	11	7	6	—	1	—	4-7	1-2	2-3	-2
Jarrett Allen C	29	10	6	2	—	2	1	3-7	—	4-7	-4
Caris LeVert G	27	12	7	5	2	—	3	5-13	1-6	1-2	-3
Georges Niang F	25	10	2	—	2	—	3	4-10	2-6	—	+10
Sam Merrill G	24	19	4	3	1	1	—	6-11	5-10	2-2	+13
Dean Wade F	22	12	3	1	1	2	2	4-5	2-3	2-2	-1
Craig Porter G	9	3	—	3	1	—	—	1-2	1-1	—	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	45	27	63.7	21.5	+3.8	20.1
Alperen Sengun	Bench	31	24	57.5	34.7	-5.1	15.9
Dillon Brooks	Bench	38	16	62.1	14.6	-1.9	6.5
Jeff Green	Bench	24	15	102.5	14.0	+34.8	14.4
Aaron Holiday	Bench	17	14	70.9	20.8	-1.2	9.4
Tari Eason	Bench	33	14	46.1	20.2	+0.2	10.1
Jalen Green	Bench	34	12	39.8	20.7	-25.3	6.5
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	23	5	35.7	17.0	-36.8	-0.5
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	16	3	33.8	9.3	-10.8	1.6
Jock Landale	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	-59.7	6.7

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	45	37	63.4	28.6	0.0	13.3
Sam Merrill	Bench	24	19	80.0	20.0	+23.9	21.8
Max Strus	Bench	34	17	55.9	17.7	+1.0	6.9
Caris LeVert	Bench	27	12	43.2	24.6	-9.5	12.8
Dean Wade	Bench	22	12	102.0	15.7	-2.3	11.4
Isaac Okoro	Bench	32	11	66.1	11.0	-5.2	13.0
Jarrett Allen	Bench	29	10	49.6	17.2	-4.9	3.6
Georges Niang	Bench	25	10	50.0	20.0	+17.2	-0.5
Craig Porter	Bench	9	3	75.0	9.5	+26.1	16.2