Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
26-8, 14-2 Away
81
26-8, 14-2 Away
21-12, 15-5 Home
78
21-12, 15-5 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 8 | 2-12 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 22 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 26 | 8-9 | 3-4 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | 9 | 2-10 | 1-7 | 4-7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 10 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
81 | 24-63 | 8-27 | 25-31 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 21 | ||
38% | 30% | 81% |
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 35 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | 23 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | 7 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 9-21 | 3-6 | 5-5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
78 | 27-67 | 7-20 | 17-22 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 22 | ||
40% | 35% | 77% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
7:30 PM, January 8, 1997
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Ron Garretson
- Ted Bernhardt
- Sean Corbin
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 9 | .719 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | W3 |
| Memphis | 15 | 18 | .455 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 22 | .353 | 12 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 26 | .235 | 16 | L4 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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