The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Houston Rockets 135-130 on Dec 18, 2023 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 17 assists.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 37 points, 1 rebounds and 6 assists.
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 45 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-19 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 4 |
| Alperen Sengun | 31 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11-20 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Dillon Brooks | 38 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 24 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Tari Eason | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Jalen Green | 34 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-12 | 1-4 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jock Landale | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 248 | 116 | 45 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 42-93 | 10-28 | 22-25 | 28 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 45 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14-27 | 4-11 | 5-5 | 5 |
| Sam Merrill | 24 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 34 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Caris LeVert | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Dean Wade | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Isaac Okoro | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 5 |
| Georges Niang | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Tristan Thompson | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 2 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 265 | 135 | 38 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 47-97 | 19-48 | 22-34 | 25 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 17, 2023: HOU 119, MIL 128 · Next Dec 20, 2023: ATL 134, HOU 127
- Cavaliers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 16, 2023: ATL 119, CLE 127 · Next Dec 20, 2023: UTAH 116, CLE 124