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December 27, 2025 · Toyota Center (Houston)
Houston RocketsHouston Rockets19-10

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Houston Rockets · December 27, 2025

The Houston Rockets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-100 on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at home. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 30 points. Jaylon Tyson led the Cavaliers with 23 points and 15 rebounds. The Rockets are 19-10 and the Cavaliers 17-16.

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Reed SheppardHOU · 18 pts · 3 reb · 8 ast25.6 Kevin DurantHOU · 30 pts · 4 reb · 7 ast20.3 Jabari Smith Jr.HOU · 15 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast17.5 Jaylon TysonCLE · 23 pts · 15 reb · 0 ast14.5 Donovan MitchellCLE · 16 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast11.8 Sam MerrillCLE · 13 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast10.9

Shot charts

Cavaliers · 41/96 FG

Q1 11:32 · Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 10:26 · Sam Merrill misses 26-foot running jump shot Q2 3:44 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q2 2:33 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 1:29 · Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 9:26 · Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists) Q4 10:34 · Sam Merrill makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 9:12 · Sam Merrill makes 7-foot two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q1 10:58 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q1 9:22 · Donovan Mitchell makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists) Q1 7:05 · Tari Eason blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 8-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 1:31 · Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 31.5 · Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 11:37 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot Q2 10:07 · Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot running jump shot Q3 11:37 · Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot Q3 10:48 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 9:57 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup Q3 8:53 · Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jarrett Allen assists) Q3 7:54 · Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot dunk (Darius Garland assists) Q3 3:57 · Donovan Mitchell misses 8-foot two point shot Q3 1:43 · Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot Q4 11:40 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup Q4 11:04 · Donovan Mitchell misses 21-foot jumper Q4 9:42 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three pointer (Thomas Bryant assists) Q1 10:01 · Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper Q1 6:12 · Dean Wade misses 24-foot running jump shot Q2 10:44 · Dean Wade makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists) Q3 5:24 · Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 3:04 · Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 2:13 · Dean Wade misses 1-foot reverse layup Q1 8:50 · Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Sam Merrill assists) Q2 9:38 · Jarrett Allen makes 12-foot floating jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q2 8:46 · Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists) Q1 8:07 · Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists) Q1 7:36 · Darius Garland makes 6-foot two point shot Q1 5:50 · Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 2:06 · Darius Garland makes 25-foot running jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) Q2 31.2 · Darius Garland makes 9-foot two point shot Q3 10:52 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot Q3 7:15 · Darius Garland makes 9-foot two point shot Q3 6:55 · Reed Sheppard blocks Darius Garland 's 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 4:53 · Darius Garland misses two point shot Q1 5:11 · Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 3:53 · Evan Mobley makes 9-foot pullup jump shot Q1 3:30 · Evan Mobley misses 23-foot running jump shot Q2 5:11 · Evan Mobley misses driving layup Q2 5:06 · Evan Mobley makes 3-foot dunk Q2 1:00 · Evan Mobley misses 9-foot two point shot Q3 10:22 · Evan Mobley misses 11-foot two point shot Q3 3:10 · Clint Capela blocks Evan Mobley 's 2-foot layup Q3 3.3 · Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Evan Mobley 's 4-foot dunk Q1 5:07 · Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot Q1 1:09 · Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Evan Mobley assists) Q2 9:05 · Jaylon Tyson makes 4-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q2 8:16 · Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 2:30 · Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot three point jumper Q3 2:12 · Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 1-foot two point shot Q3 42.1 · Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 10:10 · Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 8:01 · Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot Q4 7:39 · Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot Q4 6:54 · Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Thomas Bryant assists) Q4 6:26 · Jae'Sean Tate blocks Jaylon Tyson's driving layup Q4 6:24 · Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot Q4 6:21 · Jae'Sean Tate blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 3-foot two point shot Q4 4:34 · Jaylon Tyson makes 3-foot dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists) Q4 4:05 · Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot two point shot Q4 2:26 · Jaylon Tyson misses layup Q4 2:24 · Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot Q4 1:35 · Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 25.8 · Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 3:07 · De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 4.5 · De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot running jump shot Q2 5:54 · De'Andre Hunter misses 20-foot pullup jump shot Q2 2:19 · De'Andre Hunter misses layup Q3 6:08 · De'Andre Hunter misses driving layup Q3 5:44 · De'Andre Hunter misses layup Q3 4:27 · De'Andre Hunter misses 24-foot three point jumper Q2 7:57 · Craig Porter Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot Q2 7:14 · Craig Porter Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q4 8:48 · Craig Porter Jr. makes running layup (Sam Merrill assists) Q4 6:28 · Amen Thompson blocks Craig Porter Jr. 's 2-foot running layup Q4 1:24 · Craig Porter Jr. misses two point shot Q2 6:12 · Lonzo Ball misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 4:19 · Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 8:05 · Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 7:35 · Clint Capela blocks Thomas Bryant 's 8-foot jumper Q4 6:17 · Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper Q4 4:59 · Thomas Bryant misses layup Q4 2:58 · Thomas Bryant makes layup Q4 1:22 · Thomas Bryant makes two point shot Q4 22.2 · Thomas Bryant makes 2-foot dunk Q4 5:44 · Tyrese Proctor makes 3-foot two point shot Q4 1:44 · Tyrese Proctor makes driving layup Q4 53.1 · Tyrese Proctor makes 25-foot three pointer
Paint20/3754%Mid-range10/2343%3PT11/3631%

Rockets · 43/90 FG

Q1 10:38 · Steven Adams misses driving layup Q2 6:28 · Steven Adams makes 1-foot driving dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) Q3 11:16 · Steven Adams misses 3-foot tip shot Q3 9:47 · Steven Adams makes tip shot Q3 8:08 · Steven Adams misses layup Q3 7:01 · Steven Adams makes 7-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists) Q1 10:34 · Tari Eason misses 24-foot three point jumper Q1 6:58 · Tari Eason makes 25-foot running jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) Q2 8:32 · Tari Eason makes layup (Steven Adams assists) Q3 9:50 · Tari Eason misses driving floating jump shot Q4 8:25 · Tari Eason misses 22-foot jumper Q4 7:50 · Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) Q1 10:11 · Kevin Durant makes 17-foot jumper Q1 9:32 · Kevin Durant misses 10-foot pullup jump shot Q1 7:47 · Kevin Durant makes 10-foot two point shot Q1 4:50 · Kevin Durant makes 12-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists) Q1 3:19 · Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists) Q1 2:39 · Kevin Durant makes 12-foot fade away jump shot Q1 10.7 · Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 5:32 · Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot Q2 2:49 · Kevin Durant makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) Q2 39.8 · Kevin Durant makes 24-foot three pointer Q3 11:17 · Kevin Durant misses 12-foot two point shot Q3 9:05 · Kevin Durant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot Q3 8:23 · Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 5:07 · Kevin Durant makes 13-foot two point shot Q3 4:46 · Kevin Durant misses running pullup jump shot Q3 4:42 · Kevin Durant makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) Q3 2:42 · Kevin Durant misses 22-foot pullup jump shot Q1 8:21 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) Q1 6:02 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) Q2 7:03 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 13-foot step back jumpshot Q2 13.9 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper Q3 11:06 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q3 10:36 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 5:37 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot Q3 4:08 · Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) Q3 16.4 · Jabari Smith Jr. misses 19-foot pullup jump shot Q1 7:17 · Amen Thompson misses driving layup Q1 6:19 · Amen Thompson misses 13-foot two point shot Q1 4:06 · Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) Q1 3:39 · Amen Thompson misses driving layup Q1 50.6 · Evan Mobley blocks Amen Thompson 's 4-foot driving layup Q1 42.5 · Amen Thompson makes 1-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) Q2 10:17 · Amen Thompson misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 8:29 · Amen Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper Q3 7:44 · Amen Thompson makes 3-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists) Q3 3:32 · Amen Thompson misses 46-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 1:58 · Amen Thompson misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 11:16 · Amen Thompson makes running layup Q4 10:56 · Amen Thompson makes 2-foot running dunk (Reed Sheppard assists) Q4 9:24 · Amen Thompson makes 5-foot two point shot Q1 5:24 · Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper Q1 2:02 · Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper Q1 0.5 · Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot Q2 7:29 · Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three pointer Q2 4:00 · Reed Sheppard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) Q2 2:26 · Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot running jump shot Q3 6:31 · Reed Sheppard makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q3 1:27 · Reed Sheppard makes 28-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q3 27.4 · Reed Sheppard misses 27-foot three point jumper Q3 0.1 · Reed Sheppard misses heave jump shot Q4 11:32 · Reed Sheppard misses 28-foot running jump shot Q4 8:54 · Thomas Bryant blocks Reed Sheppard 's 10-foot two point shot Q4 7:17 · Reed Sheppard makes 18-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 6:39 · Reed Sheppard misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 3:36 · Clint Capela misses tip shot Q1 3:35 · Clint Capela misses tip shot Q2 9:51 · Clint Capela makes 9-foot two point shot (Reed Sheppard assists) Q2 9:12 · Jarrett Allen blocks Clint Capela 's 6-foot driving layup Q3 2:22 · Clint Capela misses running layup Q3 58.7 · Clint Capela makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) Q2 11:02 · Aaron Holiday makes 12-foot fade away jump shot Q2 8:53 · Aaron Holiday misses driving floating jump shot Q4 5:56 · Aaron Holiday misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 1:45 · Dorian Finney-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists) Q2 8.0 · Dorian Finney-Smith misses 15-foot pullup jump shot Q2 0.6 · Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 3:36 · De'Andre Hunter blocks Dorian Finney-Smith 's 26-foot three point jumper Q4 10:17 · Donovan Mitchell blocks Josh Okogie 's 5-foot driving layup Q4 8:21 · Josh Okogie makes 30-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists) Q4 4:46 · Josh Okogie makes driving layup (Aaron Holiday assists) Q4 3:51 · Josh Okogie makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists) Q4 5:18 · Jae'Sean Tate misses 11-foot two point shot Q4 4:14 · JD Davison misses 7-foot two point shot Q4 1:01 · JD Davison makes 14-foot pullup jump shot Q4 3:23 · Jeff Green misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 3:07 · Jaylon Tyson blocks Jeff Green 's 6-foot driving layup Q4 2:35 · Jeff Green misses layup Q4 31.7 · Jeff Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (JD Davison assists)
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Green = made, red × = missed. Free throws are not shown.

Cleveland Cavaliers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Donovan Mitchell › 301636211 7-172-50-11-311.8
Jaylon Tyson › 3023150113 10-201-52-31-614.5
Sam Merrill › 251333101 5-83-60-14-2410.9
Darius Garland › 241201003 5-92-40-01-321.4
De'Andre Hunter › 20212011 0-70-32-22-28-1.9
Evan Mobley › 20442113 2-90-20-01-12-0.9
Dean Wade › 18631100 2-62-50-01-135.5
Jarrett Allen › 18642212 3-30-00-02-59.9
Lonzo Ball › 18210200 0-20-22-21+44.3
Craig Porter Jr. › 17213000 1-50-10-00+110.7
Thomas Bryant › 12772010 3-70-21-21+108.2
Tyrese Proctor › 7701000 3-31-10-00+135.8
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Houston Rockets box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Amen Thompson › 331394013 6-141-50-00+127.4
Reed Sheppard › 321838511 5-124-104-41+2525.6
Kevin Durant › 293047003 11-172-46-71+2420.3
Jabari Smith Jr. › 261572110 6-93-50-01+1717.5
Steven Adams › 22981203 3-60-03-60+267.2
Tari Eason › 21960212 3-62-31-25+69.5
Clint Capela › 18480121 2-60-00-01+37.2
Dorian Finney-Smith › 16332110 1-41-30-00+206.4
Aaron Holiday › 13211000 1-30-10-01-120.9
Josh Okogie › 13800001 3-42-20-01-83.7
Jae'Sean Tate › 6010020 0-10-00-02-102.9
Jeff Green › 5301000 1-41-20-00-90.5
JD Davison 5311001 1-20-01-21-90.8
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Cleveland Cavaliers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
D. Mitchell S
30
S. Merrill S
25
D. Garland S
24
J. Allen S
18
D. Wade S
18
J. Tyson
30
D. Hunter
20
E. Mobley
20
L. Ball
18
C. Porter Jr.
17
T. Bryant
12
T. Proctor
7
Houston Rockets
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
A. Thompson S
33
K. Durant S
29
J. Smith Jr. S
26
S. Adams S
22
T. Eason S
21
R. Sheppard
32
C. Capela
18
D. Finney-Smith
16
A. Holiday
13
J. Okogie
13
J. Tate
6
J. Green
5
J. Davison
5

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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