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Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers 85–91

2007-03-05 19:00 · NBA · Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland OH · Att. 20,562

Houston Rockets 2006-07 · Cleveland Cavaliers 2006-07 · 2006-07 season

Team stats

RocketsCavaliers
Field goals32-89 .36036-81 .444
Three-pointers9-25 .3608-17 .471
Free throws12-19 .63211-18 .611
Offensive rebounds198
Defensive rebounds3939
Total rebounds5847
Assists1820
Steals612
Blocks56
Turnovers1514
Personal fouls1616
Technical fouls01
Points in the paint-1-1
Fast-break points117
Points off turnovers718
Largest lead414

Houston Rockets

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
Tracy McGrady F392510-323-102-507740030+3
Rafer Alston G3572-82-51-217823012-15
Shane Battier F34155-93-52-203320003-8
Yao Ming G27165-150-06-8651121254-5
Chuck Hayes G2784-80-00-036921001-2
Luther Head F2452-71-50-012341021-3
Dikembe Mutombo F1931-10-01-2371000200+1
Juwan Howard F1921-40-00-021320033-3
Kirk Snyder G1442-50-00-031400112+2
Steve Novak G
Bonzi Wells F
Bob Sura PG
Total2408532-899-2512-1919395818651516

FG .360 · 3P .360 · FT .632

Did not play: Vassilis Spanoulis (dnp - coach's decision), John Lucas III (dnp - coach's decision), Jake Tsakalidis (dnp - coach's decision)

Cleveland Cavaliers

PlayerMINPTSFG3PFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-
LeBron James G423212-243-65-91111280032-1
Larry Hughes G41227-152-46-915670131+8
Zydrunas Ilgauskas C2784-100-00-023502302+1
Drew Gooden F2684-90-00-0178020210
Sasha Pavlovic F2521-80-10-012331013+3
Eric Snow G2342-20-00-013411021+3
Anderson Varejao F2242-30-00-005512113+6
Donyell Marshall G2162-52-30-013402113+5
Shannon Brown G1352-51-30-000002010+5
Ira Newble G000-00-00-0000000000
Damon Jones F
Daniel Gibson C
Dwayne Jones PF
Total2409136-818-1711-1883947201261416

FG .444 · 3P .471 · FT .611

Did not play: David Wesley (dnp - coach's decision), Scot Pollard (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Joe DeRosa, Sean Corbin, Sean Wright, JB DeRosa

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Quarter 1

  • 12:00 Start of 1st Period (7:10 PM EST)
  • 12:00 CLE Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs. Yao: Tip to Gooden
  • 11:33 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 11:33 HOU Yao STEAL (1 STL)
  • 11:21 HOU MISS Yao 6' Hook Shot
  • 11:20 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 11:02 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 17' Jump Shot
  • 11:00 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:46 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:44 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 10:28 CLE MISS Pavlovic 1' Layup
  • 10:28 HOU Yao BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 10:26 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 10:08 CLE Pavlovic S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:08 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 10:08 Rockets Rebound
  • 10:08 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:08 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:58 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 1' Layup
  • 9:56 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:47 HOU Battier 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) 3–0
  • 9:30 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 9:30 HOU Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:22 HOU MISS McGrady 1' Alley Oop Layup
  • 9:20 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:14 CLE James 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pavlovic 1 AST) 3–3
  • 8:58 HOU MISS Yao 12' Jump Bank Shot
  • 8:55 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:50 CLE MISS Gooden 10' Jump Hook Shot
  • 8:49 Rockets Rebound
  • 8:33 HOU Battier 11' Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST) 5–3
  • 8:16 CLE MISS James 13' Jump Shot
  • 8:14 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 8:03 HOU Hayes Layup (2 PTS) (Yao 1 AST) 7–3
  • 7:49 CLE Ilgauskas 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hughes 1 AST) 7–5
  • 7:28 HOU MISS Yao 12' Jump Hook Shot
  • 7:26 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:15 CLE Hughes 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pavlovic 2 AST) 7–8
  • 7:00 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Jump Shot
  • 6:58 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 6:41 CLE MISS Gooden 19' Jump Shot
  • 6:40 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 6:32 CLE MISS Hughes 2' Reverse Layup
  • 6:30 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 6:19 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 6:19 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
  • 6:19 HOU Yao Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
  • 6:05 CLE MISS Gooden 14' Jump Shot
  • 6:02 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 5:54 HOU MISS Yao 6' Hook Shot
  • 5:52 HOU MISS Yao 5' Jump Shot
  • 5:52 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 5:52 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 5:50 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 5:45 CLE MISS James 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 5:43 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 5:33 HOU McGrady 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 11–8
  • 5:16 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 8' Jump Shot
  • 5:14 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:03 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • 5:03 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 5:03 HOU SUB: Mutombo FOR Yao
  • 4:55 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Jump Shot
  • 4:51 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 4:46 CLE James Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
  • 4:36 HOU MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:34 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 4:20 CLE James Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Pavlovic 3 AST) 11–10
  • 4:20 HOU Hayes S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 4:20 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
  • 4:04 HOU MISS Alston 1' Layup
  • 4:02 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 3:53 CLE MISS Pavlovic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:50 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 3:36 HOU MISS Battier 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 3:33 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 3:22 CLE MISS James 17' Jump Shot
  • 3:20 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 3:14 HOU Hayes 2' Layup (4 PTS) (McGrady 1 AST) 13–11
  • 2:54 CLE James 10' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS) 13–13
  • 2:36 HOU MISS McGrady 7' Jump Shot
  • 2:35 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 2:27 CLE MISS James 3' Driving Layup
  • 2:25 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 2:19 HOU MISS Alston 13' Jump Shot
  • 2:18 Rockets Rebound
  • 2:18 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • 2:18 HOU SUB: Howard FOR Hayes
  • 2:18 HOU SUB: Head FOR McGrady
  • 2:18 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
  • 2:18 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Pavlovic
  • 2:05 HOU Battier 5' Jump Shot (7 PTS) 15–13
  • 1:48 CLE MISS Hughes 7' Jump Shot
  • 1:45 HOU Battier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 1:31 HOU Howard 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Head 1 AST) 17–13
  • 1:15 CLE Hughes 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 17–15
  • 1:00 HOU MISS Head 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:58 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 0:44 CLE MISS Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:42 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 0:41 CLE SUB: Brown FOR Hughes
  • 0:29 CLE Varejao 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (James 1 AST) 17–17
  • 0:17 HOU Alston Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • 0:17 CLE Varejao STEAL (1 STL)
  • 0:12 CLE Snow 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Varejao 1 AST) 17–19
  • 0:00 HOU Alston 27' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (3 PTS) 20–19
  • 0:00 End of 1st Period (7:33 PM EST)
  • 0:00 Instant Replay1st Period (7:33 PM EST)

Quarter 2

  • 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:36 PM EST)
  • 11:44 HOU Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • 11:44 CLE Brown STEAL (1 STL)
  • 11:40 HOU Battier S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 11:40 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 11:40 CLE MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 11:38 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 11:20 HOU Yao 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Head 2 AST) 22–20
  • 10:57 CLE Varejao 3' Jump Hook Shot (4 PTS) (James 2 AST) 22–22
  • 10:37 HOU MISS Yao 8' Jump Shot
  • 10:37 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 10:37 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P1.T1)
  • 10:37 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
  • 10:37 HOU SUB: Snyder FOR Battier
  • 10:37 HOU MISS Yao Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 10:35 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • 10:30 HOU Head 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Howard 1 AST) 26–22
  • 10:27 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
  • 10:27 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Marshall
  • 10:27 CLE SUB: Hughes FOR James
  • 10:11 CLE MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 10:09 HOU Snyder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:50 HOU MISS Yao 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 9:48 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 9:39 CLE Hughes 2' Driving Finger Roll (7 PTS) 26–24
  • 9:39 HOU Yao S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 9:39 CLE Hughes Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
  • 9:23 HOU MISS Yao 12' Hook Shot
  • 9:21 HOU MISS Snyder 2' Tip Shot
  • 9:21 HOU Snyder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 9:20 HOU Snyder REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 9:19 HOU Snyder Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • 9:08 HOU Snyder S.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 9:08 CLE Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 9:08 CLE Varejao Lane Violation Turnover (P1.T4)
  • 8:51 HOU MISS Alston 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:49 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:44 HOU MISS Howard 18' Jump Shot
  • 8:42 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 8:33 CLE MISS Varejao 3' Jump Shot
  • 8:32 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Tip Shot (4 PTS) 26–28
  • 8:32 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 8:17 HOU Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
  • 8:17 CLE Brown STEAL (2 STL)
  • 8:11 CLE Brown 2' Layup (2 PTS) 26–30
  • 8:02 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
  • 8:02 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Alston
  • 8:02 HOU SUB: Mutombo FOR Yao
  • 7:57 CLE Varejao P.FOUL (P2.T2)
  • 7:48 HOU MISS Snyder 1' Layup
  • 7:48 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 7:45 CLE Hughes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 7:38 CLE Brown 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hughes 2 AST) 26–33
  • 7:19 HOU Mutombo 1' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Head 3 AST) 28–33
  • 7:07 CLE Snow OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 7:07 CLE Snow Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 7:07 CLE SUB: Gooden FOR Varejao
  • 6:49 HOU MISS Head 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:47 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 6:32 CLE MISS Gooden 13' Jump Shot
  • 6:30 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 6:21 HOU MISS McGrady 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 6:19 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
  • 6:00 HOU MISS McGrady 18' Jump Shot
  • 5:59 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:44 CLE MISS Hughes 8' Jump Shot
  • 5:44 HOU Mutombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 5:41 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 5:31 HOU Snyder 1' Layup (2 PTS) 30–33
  • 5:16 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 16' Jump Shot
  • 5:15 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 4:55 HOU Head Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
  • 4:55 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (1 STL)
  • 4:46 CLE MISS Brown 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:44 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 4:39 HOU MISS McGrady 18' Jump Shot
  • 4:37 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 4:20 CLE MISS Brown 2' Reverse Layup
  • 4:16 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • 4:05 HOU Howard P.FOUL (P1.T4)
  • 4:05 CLE SUB: James FOR Brown
  • 4:05 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Snow
  • 4:05 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 3:55 CLE MISS Marshall 5' Driving Dunk
  • 3:55 HOU Mutombo BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 3:54 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 3:51 HOU Head S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 3:51 CLE Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
  • 3:51 HOU SUB: Battier FOR Snyder
  • 3:51 HOU SUB: Alston FOR Head
  • 3:51 CLE MISS Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 3:49 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:32 HOU Howard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
  • 3:32 CLE Gooden STEAL (1 STL)
  • 3:27 CLE Pavlovic Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (James 3 AST) 30–36
  • 3:07 HOU McGrady 4' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) 32–36
  • 2:57 HOU Battier Violation:Kicked Ball
  • 2:57 Timeout: Official
  • 2:57 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Mutombo
  • 2:57 HOU SUB: Hayes FOR Howard
  • 2:46 CLE MISS Hughes 1' Layup
  • 2:44 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
  • 2:43 HOU Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T7)
  • 2:43 CLE Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:32 CLE Gooden Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
  • 2:32 HOU Alston STEAL (1 STL)
  • 2:24 HOU Yao OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 2:24 HOU Yao Foul Turnover (P4.T8)
  • 2:08 CLE Pavlovic OFF.Foul (P2)
  • 2:08 CLE Pavlovic Foul Turnover (P1.T7)
  • 1:56 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
  • 1:56 CLE Gooden STEAL (2 STL)
  • 1:35 CLE Gooden Layup (2 PTS) (James 4 AST) 32–38
  • 1:24 HOU MISS McGrady 17' Jump Shot
  • 1:22 CLE Hughes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 1:17 CLE Hughes 19' Jump Shot (12 PTS) 32–40
  • 1:09 Rockets Timeout: Short (Reg.2 Short 1)
  • 1:09 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Pavlovic
  • 1:09 HOU SUB: Head FOR Yao
  • 0:59 HOU MISS Hayes 2' Layup
  • 0:59 CLE Marshall BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 0:55 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:49 CLE Marshall Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T8)
  • 0:49 HOU Alston STEAL (2 STL)
  • 0:48 CLE Gooden P.FOUL (P1.T3)
  • 0:42 HOU MISS McGrady 17' Jump Shot
  • 0:40 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 0:34 CLE James Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
  • 0:34 HOU Alston STEAL (3 STL)
  • 0:31 CLE James S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:31 HOU Alston Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
  • 0:31 HOU MISS Alston Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:31 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 0:13 CLE James 15' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 33–42
  • 0:13 HOU Battier S.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:13 CLE SUB: Newble FOR Marshall
  • 0:13 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
  • 0:01 HOU MISS McGrady 17' Jump Shot
  • 0:01 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 0:00 End of 2nd Period (8:05 PM EST)

Quarter 3

  • 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:21 PM EST)
  • 11:45 HOU MISS McGrady 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 11:42 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 11:23 CLE Gooden 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) 33–45
  • 10:59 HOU Hayes 8' Jump Hook Shot (6 PTS) 35–45
  • 10:36 CLE Gooden 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 5 AST) 35–47
  • 10:18 HOU Battier 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Alston 1 AST) 38–47
  • 9:57 CLE MISS Pavlovic 2' Layup
  • 9:54 CLE Pavlovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 9:52 CLE MISS Hughes 3PT Jump Shot
  • 9:50 HOU Battier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 9:35 HOU MISS Battier 14' Jump Shot
  • 9:32 HOU MISS Hayes 1' Layup
  • 9:32 CLE Hughes BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 9:32 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 9:30 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 9:22 CLE James 2' Layup (14 PTS) 38–49
  • 9:10 HOU Hayes 2' Layup (8 PTS) (McGrady 2 AST) 40–49
  • 8:42 CLE MISS Pavlovic 21' Jump Shot
  • 8:38 CLE MISS Gooden 1' Follow Up Dunk
  • 8:38 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 8:31 CLE Hughes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 8:28 CLE James 19' Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Hughes 3 AST) 40–51
  • 8:13 HOU MISS Yao 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • 8:10 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
  • 8:06 CLE James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) 40–54
  • 8:03 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 1)
  • 7:45 HOU Yao 11' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Battier 1 AST) 42–54
  • 7:22 CLE MISS Hughes 16' Jump Shot
  • 7:21 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 7:03 HOU MISS Alston 20' Jump Shot
  • 7:00 CLE Gooden REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 6:45 CLE Gooden 20' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hughes 4 AST) 42–56
  • 6:29 HOU SUB: Mutombo FOR Yao
  • 6:29 HOU SUB: Howard FOR Hayes
  • 6:20 HOU McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) 45–56
  • 6:01 CLE James 17' Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Hughes 5 AST) 45–58
  • 5:51 CLE Pavlovic S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 5:51 HOU McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
  • 5:51 HOU McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
  • 5:40 CLE MISS James 15' Jump Shot
  • 5:38 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 5:23 HOU Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McGrady 3 AST) 50–58
  • 5:21 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
  • 5:00 CLE MISS Pavlovic 21' Jump Shot
  • 4:58 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
  • 4:52 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 4:50 CLE Hughes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 4:40 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 18' Jump Shot
  • 4:38 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 4:27 HOU MISS Howard 12' Hook Shot
  • 4:25 CLE Hughes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
  • 4:19 CLE Hughes 6' Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) 50–60
  • 4:19 HOU Howard S.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 4:19 CLE SUB: Marshall FOR Ilgauskas
  • 4:19 CLE MISS Hughes Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 4:18 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 4:01 HOU McGrady 20' Jump Shot (11 PTS) 52–60
  • 3:42 CLE MISS Pavlovic 2' Layup
  • 3:40 HOU Battier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 3:30 HOU McGrady Driving Layup (13 PTS) (Battier 2 AST) 54–60
  • 2:59 CLE MISS Hughes 18' Jump Shot
  • 2:57 HOU Howard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
  • 2:41 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Jump Shot
  • 2:40 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 2:39 CLE Marshall S.FOUL (P1.T2)
  • 2:39 CLE SUB: Varejao FOR Gooden
  • 2:39 HOU Mutombo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
  • 2:39 HOU MISS Mutombo Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 2:39 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 2:16 CLE James 25' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) 55–63
  • 2:01 HOU McGrady Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T10)
  • 2:01 CLE Pavlovic STEAL (1 STL)
  • 1:58 CLE Hughes OFF.Foul (P1)
  • 1:58 CLE Hughes Foul Turnover (P1.T10)
  • 1:58 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Pavlovic
  • 1:40 HOU MISS McGrady 20' Jump Shot
  • 1:37 CLE Hughes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
  • 1:20 CLE Snow 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (James 6 AST) 55–65
  • 1:02 HOU MISS Battier 15' Jump Hook Shot
  • 0:59 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 0:57 CLE Marshall S.FOUL (P2.T3)
  • 0:57 HOU SUB: Head FOR McGrady
  • 0:57 HOU Battier Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
  • 0:57 HOU Battier Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
  • 0:41 CLE MISS Hughes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:38 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
  • 0:26 HOU MISS Alston 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:24 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
  • 0:21 HOU MISS Head 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:18 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:9)
  • 0:06 CLE Hughes 25' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (James 7 AST) 57–68
  • 0:00 HOU Howard OFF.Foul (P3)
  • 0:00 HOU Howard Foul Turnover (P2.T11)
  • 0:00 CLE SUB: Brown FOR Hughes
  • 0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:45 PM EST)
  • 0:00 Instant Replay3rd Period (8:45 PM EST)

Quarter 4

  • 12:00 Start of 4th Period (8:48 PM EST)
  • 11:48 CLE James 4' Jump Shot (26 PTS) 57–70
  • 11:48 HOU Battier S.FOUL (P3.T1)
  • 11:48 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 11:48 CLE Marshall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 11:44 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 11:41 HOU Alston REBOUND (Off:1 Def:7)
  • 11:29 HOU Battier 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Howard 2 AST) 60–70
  • 11:10 CLE Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 8 AST) 60–73
  • 10:47 HOU Howard Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T12)
  • 10:47 CLE Varejao STEAL (2 STL)
  • 10:42 CLE MISS Marshall Layup
  • 10:40 HOU Mutombo REBOUND (Off:3 Def:7)
  • 10:29 HOU MISS Howard 10' Jump Shot
  • 10:29 Rockets Rebound
  • 10:29 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.4 Short 1)
  • 10:29 HOU SUB: McGrady FOR Battier
  • 10:29 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Alston
  • 10:29 HOU SUB: Snyder FOR Mutombo
  • 10:29 HOU SUB: Hayes FOR Howard
  • 10:18 HOU MISS Snyder 23' Jump Shot
  • 10:16 CLE Snow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 10:06 CLE MISS James 4' Jump Shot
  • 10:06 HOU Snyder BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 10:03 HOU Head REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • 9:46 HOU MISS Yao 5' Jump Shot
  • 9:46 CLE Varejao BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • 9:44 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
  • 9:43 HOU Yao Layup (9 PTS) 62–73
  • 9:19 CLE Brown Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T11)
  • 9:19 HOU Head STEAL (1 STL)
  • 9:18 HOU Head Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T13)
  • 9:18 CLE Marshall STEAL (2 STL)
  • 9:14 CLE Marshall 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) 62–76
  • 8:50 CLE James P.FOUL (P2.T1)
  • 8:38 HOU Yao 1' Dunk (11 PTS) (McGrady 4 AST) 64–76
  • 8:10 CLE MISS James 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 8:08 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
  • 8:02 HOU MISS McGrady 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 7:59 CLE James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:10)
  • 7:47 CLE MISS James 5' Jump Shot
  • 7:46 HOU Head REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • 7:39 HOU MISS Head 16' Jump Shot
  • 7:38 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • 7:38 Mike Brown Foul:T.FOUL
  • 7:38 HOU Yao Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
  • 7:38 CLE SUB: Hughes FOR Brown
  • 7:21 CLE Hughes 11' Fadeaway Jumper (19 PTS) (Snow 1 AST) 65–78
  • 7:05 HOU McGrady Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T14)
  • 7:05 CLE Snow STEAL (1 STL)
  • 6:59 CLE MISS James 1' Layup
  • 6:59 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:10)
  • 6:59 HOU Yao S.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 6:59 CLE MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
  • 6:59 CAVALIERS Rebound
  • 6:59 CLE James Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
  • 6:49 CLE Varejao S.FOUL (P3.T2)
  • 6:49 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  • 6:49 HOU MISS Yao Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 6:47 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
  • 6:41 HOU MISS McGrady 18' Jump Shot
  • 6:38 HOU MISS Hayes Tip Shot
  • 6:38 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
  • 6:38 HOU Yao 1' Layup (15 PTS) 68–79
  • 6:38 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
  • 6:38 CLE Marshall S.FOUL (P3.T3)
  • 6:38 HOU Yao Free Throw 1 of 1 (16 PTS)
  • 6:30 HOU Yao P.FOUL (P4.T3)
  • 6:22 HOU Snyder S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 6:22 CLE James Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
  • 6:22 CLE MISS James Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 6:22 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
  • 6:09 HOU MISS McGrady 19' Jump Shot
  • 6:07 HOU Snyder REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
  • 6:06 HOU Snyder 1' Layup (4 PTS) 71–80
  • 5:54 CLE Hughes Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T12)
  • 5:54 Timeout: Official
  • 5:54 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Marshall
  • 5:37 HOU McGrady 2' Driving Layup (15 PTS) (Hayes 2 AST) 73–80
  • 5:37 CLE Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P2.T4)
  • 5:37 HOU MISS McGrady Free Throw 1 of 1
  • 5:35 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • 5:19 CLE MISS James 17' Jump Shot
  • 5:18 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
  • 5:06 HOU McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) 76–80
  • 4:37 CLE James 23' Jump Shot (30 PTS) 76–82
  • 4:13 HOU Head 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) 78–82
  • 3:57 CLE Ilgauskas 17' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hughes 6 AST) 78–84
  • 3:55 Rockets Timeout: Short (Reg.4 Short 2)
  • 3:55 HOU SUB: Mutombo FOR Yao
  • 3:43 HOU MISS Hayes 2' Layup
  • 3:43 CLE Ilgauskas BLOCK (3 BLK)
  • 3:40 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
  • 3:20 CLE Snow Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T13)
  • 3:20 HOU SUB: Battier FOR Snyder
  • 3:08 HOU McGrady 21' Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Head 4 AST) 80–84
  • 2:51 CLE MISS Ilgauskas 19' Jump Shot
  • 2:49 HOU McGrady REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
  • 2:40 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:38 CLE James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:11)
  • 2:35 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
  • 2:35 HOU SUB: Yao FOR Mutombo
  • 2:35 CLE SUB: Pavlovic FOR Snow
  • 2:20 CLE MISS Pavlovic 1' Layup
  • 2:20 HOU Yao BLOCK (2 BLK)
  • 2:17 HOU Hayes REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
  • 2:02 HOU MISS McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 2:00 Rockets Rebound
  • 2:00 Rockets Turnover: 5 Second Inbound (T#15)
  • 1:44 CLE Hughes Traveling Turnover (P3.T14)
  • 1:44 HOU SUB: Alston FOR Hayes
  • 1:34 HOU McGrady 20' Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Alston 2 AST) 82–84
  • 1:17 CLE MISS James 18' Jump Shot
  • 1:17 CLE Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
  • 1:17 CLE Ilgauskas 1' Layup (8 PTS) 82–86
  • 1:07 HOU MISS McGrady 20' Jump Shot
  • 1:06 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:5 Def:4)
  • 1:03 HOU Yao Lost Ball Turnover (P5.T16)
  • 1:03 CLE Ilgauskas STEAL (2 STL)
  • 0:57 CLE James 1' Alley Oop Dunk (32 PTS) (Hughes 7 AST) 82–88
  • 0:57 Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.5 Short 2)
  • 0:50 HOU MISS Battier 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:45 HOU Head REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • 0:42 HOU MISS Head 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:39 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:6 Def:4)
  • 0:35 HOU McGrady 25' 3PT Jump Shot (25 PTS) (Yao 2 AST) 85–88
  • 0:28 CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
  • 0:28 HOU SUB: Hayes FOR Head
  • 0:14 CLE Jump Ball James vs. Hayes: Tip to Hughes
  • 0:09 HOU Alston S.FOUL (P1.PN)
  • 0:09 CLE Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
  • 0:09 CLE SUB: Snow FOR Ilgauskas
  • 0:09 CLE MISS Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2
  • 0:08 HOU Yao REBOUND (Off:6 Def:5)
  • 0:08 Rockets Timeout: Short (Reg.5 Short 3)
  • 0:08 HOU SUB: Head FOR Hayes
  • 0:08 CLE SUB: Ilgauskas FOR Pavlovic
  • 0:03 HOU MISS McGrady 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • 0:01 CLE Varejao REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
  • 0:00 HOU Alston P.FOUL (P2.PN)
  • 0:00 CLE Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
  • 0:00 CLE Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
  • 0:00 End of 4th Period (9:25 PM EST)