The Houston Rockets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-100 on Dec 27, 2025 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Jaylon Tyson led the Cavaliers with 23 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Tyson | 30 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 30 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Sam Merrill | 25 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Darius Garland | 24 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dean Wade | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Evan Mobley | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 100 | 42 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 41-96 | 11-36 | 7-11 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 29 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-17 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Reed Sheppard | 32 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 26 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Amen Thompson | 33 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6-14 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Clint Capela | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| JD Davison | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 226 | 115 | 50 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 42-85 | 16-34 | 15-21 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 25, 2025: CLE 124, NY 126 · Next Dec 29, 2025: CLE 113, SA 101
- Rockets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 25, 2025: HOU 119, LAL 96 · Next Dec 29, 2025: IND 119, HOU 126