The Houston Rockets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Jan 25, 2025 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 39 points, 3 rebounds and 9 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 33 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 7-13 | 4 |
| Jalen Green | 36 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 5-11 | 7-7 | 3 |
| Amen Thompson | 41 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 38 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 6-9 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 0 |
| Dillon Brooks | 33 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Tari Eason | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Team | 230 | 133 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 44-80 | 13-27 | 32-45 | 22 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 36 | 39 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14-22 | 4-7 | 7-7 | 2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 37 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11-27 | 4-11 | 7-9 | 5 |
| Georges Niang | 29 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Max Strus | 35 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jarrett Allen | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Evan Mobley | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 2 |
| Ty Jerome | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Sam Merrill | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 131 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 47-91 | 17-39 | 20-26 | 30 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Rockets · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 22, 2025: CLE 108, HOU 109 · Next Jan 27, 2025: HOU 114, BOS 112
- Cavaliers · 2024-25 season · Previous Jan 24, 2025: CLE 129, PHI 132 · Next Jan 27, 2025: DET 91, CLE 110