3/1/2021 Houston v. Cleveland Game Preview

Cleveland Cavaliers (14-21, 5-12 away)
Houston Rockets (11-22, 5-9 home)
March 1, 2021 at 9:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Toyota Center (Houston)
Houston, Texas

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Season Series - Cleveland won 2-0

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 24, 2021 Houston Cleveland 96 - 112 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 1, 2021 Cleveland Houston 101 - 90 Cleveland Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)

2020-2021 Team Stats

GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
Cleveland7248.4103.838.685.8.45010.029.7.33616.722.4.74310.432.342.823.87.84.515.518.2
Houston7248.1108.839.388.5.44413.840.6.33916.522.3.7409.333.342.623.67.65.014.719.5
CLE Opponents7248.4112.342.086.7.48412.432.4.38315.920.4.7799.933.843.725.48.55.914.520.2
HOU Opponents7248.1116.742.789.0.48013.435.2.38217.922.8.7839.937.747.625.88.55.314.319.3


Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date Away Team Home Team Score Winner Game Type Venue
Feb 24, 2021 Houston Cleveland 96 - 112 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 11, 2019 Houston Cleveland 116 - 110 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 11, 2019 Cleveland Houston 113 - 141 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Nov 24, 2018 Houston Cleveland 108 - 117 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 3, 2018 Houston Cleveland 120 - 88 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov 9, 2017 Cleveland Houston 113 - 117 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 12, 2017 Cleveland Houston 112 - 117 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Nov 1, 2016 Houston Cleveland 120 - 128 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 29, 2016 Houston Cleveland 106 - 100 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 15, 2016 Cleveland Houston 91 - 77 Cleveland Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 1, 2015 Cleveland Houston 103 - 105 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Jan 7, 2015 Houston Cleveland 105 - 93 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 22, 2014 Houston Cleveland 118 - 111 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 1, 2014 Cleveland Houston 92 - 106 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 22, 2013 Cleveland Houston 78 - 116 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Jan 5, 2013 Houston Cleveland 112 - 104 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 11, 2012 Houston Cleveland 107 - 118 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 23, 2011 Houston Cleveland 124 - 119 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 11, 2010 Cleveland Houston 95 - 110 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Dec 27, 2009 Houston Cleveland 83 - 108 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 9, 2009 Cleveland Houston 85 - 95 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Feb 26, 2009 Cleveland Houston 74 - 93 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Dec 23, 2008 Houston Cleveland 90 - 99 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 19, 2008 Houston Cleveland 93 - 85 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 7, 2008 Cleveland Houston 77 - 92 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 5, 2007 Houston Cleveland 85 - 91 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 2, 2006 Cleveland Houston 63 - 81 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Mar 26, 2006 Cleveland Houston 104 - 102 Cleveland Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Jan 5, 2006 Houston Cleveland 90 - 81 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 24, 2005 Cleveland Houston 80 - 99 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Dec 29, 2004 Houston Cleveland 98 - 87 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 25, 2004 Cleveland Houston 84 - 90 Houston Regular Season Toyota Center (Houston)
Dec 17, 2003 Houston Cleveland 89 - 85 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 5, 2003 Houston Cleveland 102 - 105 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov 19, 2002 Cleveland Houston 80 - 97 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 6, 2002 Houston Cleveland 109 - 111 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Dec 11, 2001 Cleveland Houston 107 - 102 Cleveland Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 17, 2001 Cleveland Houston 80 - 92 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 2, 2001 Houston Cleveland 100 - 95 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 20, 2000 Houston Cleveland 85 - 98 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 8, 2000 Cleveland Houston 83 - 91 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Mar 13, 1999 Cleveland Houston 89 - 100 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 6, 1998 Houston Cleveland 70 - 100 Cleveland Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Oct 31, 1997 Cleveland Houston 86 - 94 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Mar 27, 1997 Cleveland Houston 89 - 107 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 8, 1997 Houston Cleveland 81 - 78 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Mar 21, 1996 Cleveland Houston 98 - 85 Cleveland Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 22, 1996 Houston Cleveland 86 - 80 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Feb 27, 1995 Cleveland Houston 78 - 86 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 8, 1994 Houston Cleveland 100 - 98 Houston Regular Season Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Jan 25, 1994 Cleveland Houston 93 - 96 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 5, 1993 Houston Cleveland 99 - 98 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Dec 15, 1992 Houston Cleveland 97 - 124 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 19, 1992 Cleveland Houston 92 - 99 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 30, 1991 Houston Cleveland 89 - 121 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 7, 1991 Cleveland Houston 86 - 105 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 7, 1991 Houston Cleveland 96 - 92 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 26, 1991 Cleveland Houston 97 - 103 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 17, 1990 Cleveland Houston 98 - 107 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 25, 1989 Houston Cleveland 85 - 75 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 20, 1989 Houston Cleveland 90 - 110 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Dec 6, 1988 Cleveland Houston 105 - 106 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 28, 1988 Cleveland Houston 109 - 85 Cleveland Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 19, 1987 Houston Cleveland 105 - 97 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 19, 1987 Houston Cleveland 127 - 103 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 16, 1986 Cleveland Houston 106 - 134 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 28, 1986 Cleveland Houston 109 - 116 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 17, 1985 Houston Cleveland 98 - 94 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 16, 1985 Houston Cleveland 122 - 115 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 13, 1984 Cleveland Houston 98 - 106 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Mar 11, 1984 Cleveland Houston 101 - 108 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 2, 1983 Houston Cleveland 94 - 103 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Mar 30, 1983 Houston Cleveland 95 - 102 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Mar 8, 1983 Cleveland Houston 102 - 99 Cleveland Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 17, 1982 Houston Cleveland 110 - 102 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 7, 1981 Cleveland Houston 96 - 92 Cleveland Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 3, 1980 Cleveland Houston 109 - 118 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 20, 1980 Houston Cleveland 117 - 114 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Mar 20, 1980 Houston Cleveland 96 - 109 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 8, 1980 Cleveland Houston 104 - 105 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 12, 1980 Cleveland Houston 96 - 112 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 8, 1980 Houston Cleveland 118 - 115 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 28, 1979 Cleveland Houston 111 - 113 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Oct 30, 1979 Houston Cleveland 112 - 124 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Apr 6, 1979 Cleveland Houston 110 - 112 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Apr 1, 1979 Houston Cleveland 105 - 114 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 12, 1979 Cleveland Houston 96 - 107 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 21, 1978 Houston Cleveland 90 - 101 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Mar 14, 1978 Houston Cleveland 98 - 119 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 27, 1978 Cleveland Houston 110 - 97 Cleveland Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 29, 1977 Cleveland Houston 99 - 104 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Dec 1, 1977 Houston Cleveland 105 - 92 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Apr 2, 1977 Cleveland Houston 93 - 106 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Mar 17, 1977 Houston Cleveland 88 - 87 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 8, 1977 Cleveland Houston 81 - 97 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Jan 2, 1977 Houston Cleveland 80 - 104 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Mar 30, 1976 Houston Cleveland 86 - 95 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Feb 23, 1976 Cleveland Houston 114 - 117 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Feb 22, 1976 Houston Cleveland 103 - 107 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 28, 1976 Cleveland Houston 93 - 108 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Nov 18, 1975 Houston Cleveland 95 - 91 Houston Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 8, 1975 Cleveland Houston 112 - 116 Houston Regular Season Compaq Center
Mar 28, 1975 Cleveland Houston 105 - 112 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Mar 23, 1975 Houston Cleveland 95 - 101 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Mar 7, 1975 Cleveland Houston 86 - 93 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Feb 25, 1975 Cleveland Houston 87 - 114 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Feb 16, 1975 Houston Cleveland 95 - 100 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Jan 3, 1975 Houston Cleveland 83 - 95 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Dec 3, 1974 Houston Cleveland 91 - 97 Cleveland Regular Season Richfield Coliseum
Nov 19, 1974 Cleveland Houston 85 - 94 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Mar 10, 1974 Cleveland Houston 108 - 113 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Feb 8, 1974 Cleveland Houston 106 - 120 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Dec 23, 1973 Houston Cleveland 91 - 99 Cleveland Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Dec 2, 1973 Houston Cleveland 130 - 104 Houston Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Nov 23, 1973 Cleveland Houston 85 - 83 Cleveland Regular Season Fertitta Center
Nov 22, 1973 Cleveland Houston 104 - 96 Cleveland Regular Season Fertitta Center
Nov 9, 1973 Houston Cleveland 106 - 111 Cleveland Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Oct 12, 1973 Houston Cleveland 106 - 99 Houston Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Mar 10, 1973 Cleveland Houston 116 - 131 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Mar 7, 1973 Houston Cleveland 100 - 118 Cleveland Regular Season Fertitta Center
Jan 19, 1973 Cleveland Houston 108 - 104 Cleveland Regular Season Fertitta Center
Jan 13, 1973 Cleveland Houston 123 - 115 Cleveland Regular Season Fertitta Center
Jan 7, 1973 Houston Cleveland 97 - 102 Cleveland Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Dec 17, 1972 Houston Cleveland 110 - 109 Houston Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Oct 13, 1972 Houston Cleveland 109 - 108 Houston Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Mar 24, 1972 Houston Cleveland 127 - 119 Houston Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Mar 4, 1972 Cleveland Houston 130 - 123 Cleveland Regular Season Fertitta Center
Jan 15, 1972 Cleveland Houston 109 - 112 Houston Regular Season Fertitta Center
Dec 1, 1971 Houston Cleveland 106 - 116 Cleveland Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Feb 5, 1971 Cleveland San Diego 105 - 116 San Diego Regular Season Valley View Casino Center
Dec 13, 1970 San Diego Cleveland 118 - 95 San Diego Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Oct 28, 1970 San Diego Cleveland 110 - 99 San Diego Regular Season Cleveland Arena
Oct 22, 1970 Cleveland San Diego 110 - 140 San Diego Regular Season Valley View Casino Center

2020-2021 Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Garland C. Sexton I. Okoro L. Nance, Jr. J. Allen
Rotation M. Dellavedova D. Dotson C. Osman K. Love I. Hartenstein
Rotation   D. Windler T. Prince D. Wade M. Kabengele
Rotation   B. Thomas   L. Stevens  
Lim PT J. Martin        

2020-2021 Houston Rockets Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters K. Porter, Jr. J. Wall J. Tate K. Olynyk C. Wood
Rotation D. Augustin K. Thomas D. House K. Martin D. Wilson
Rotation   E. Gordon S. Brown A. Lamb  
Rotation   A. Brooks D. Nwaba    
Rotation   A. Bradley      
Lim PT D. Exum        

Cleveland Cavaliers Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
31 Jarrett Allen C 51 30.3 13.2 5.0 8.2 .609 0.1 0.4 .316 3.1 4.5 .690 3.1 6.8 9.9 1.7 0.5 1.4 1.5 1.5
18 Matt Dellavedova G 13 17.2 2.8 1.1 4.3 .250 0.3 1.9 .160 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 1.4 1.8 4.5 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.6
21 Damyean Dotson SG 46 19.7 6.7 2.6 6.4 .406 1.0 3.5 .289 0.5 0.8 .667 0.1 1.9 2.0 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.9
3 Andre Drummond C 25 28.9 17.5 7.2 15.2 .474 0.0 0.3 .000 3.1 5.2 .597 4.0 9.4 13.5 2.6 1.6 1.2 3.2 2.8
10 Darius Garland G 54 33.1 17.4 6.7 14.9 .451 1.9 4.9 .395 2.1 2.4 .848 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.1 1.2 0.1 3.0 2.0
0 Kevin Love FC 25 24.9 12.2 4.1 10.1 .409 2.3 6.2 .365 1.7 2.0 .824 0.7 6.8 7.4 2.5 0.6 0.1 1.5 1.0
6 JaVale McGee C 33 15.2 8.0 3.4 6.5 .521 0.2 0.6 .250 1.1 1.7 .655 1.6 3.5 5.2 1.0 0.5 1.2 1.4 2.4
22 Larry Nance, Jr. SF 35 31.2 9.3 3.7 7.8 .471 1.2 3.3 .360 0.9 1.4 .612 1.5 5.2 6.7 3.1 1.7 0.5 1.6 2.1
35 Isaac Okoro SG 67 32.4 9.6 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8
16 Cedi Osman GF 59 25.6 10.4 3.7 9.9 .374 1.7 5.5 .306 1.3 1.6 .800 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.9 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.0
12 Taurean Prince F 29 23.7 10.1 3.5 8.7 .399 1.7 4.1 .415 1.4 1.7 .837 0.6 3.1 3.7 2.4 0.7 0.5 1.2 1.9
2 Collin Sexton PG 60 35.3 24.3 8.8 18.4 .475 1.6 4.4 .371 5.2 6.4 .815 1.0 2.1 3.1 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.8 2.6
8 Lamar Stevens SF 40 12.5 4.1 1.6 3.4 .456 0.1 0.6 .160 0.9 1.3 .725 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 1.3
33 Brodric Thomas G 28 13.4 4.1 1.3 3.6 .366 0.5 1.9 .283 0.9 1.4 .667 0.2 1.5 1.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.6 1.2
32 Dean Wade PF 63 19.2 6.0 2.1 4.9 .431 1.2 3.4 .366 0.5 0.6 .769 0.6 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 1.2
9 Dylan Windler SF 31 16.5 5.2 1.8 4.2 .438 0.8 2.5 .338 0.7 0.9 .778 0.6 2.8 3.5 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.2

Houston Rockets Player Stats

# Player Pos GPMPGPPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBAPGSPGBPGTOVPF
00 Sterling Brown G 51 24.1 8.2 2.9 6.6 .448 1.8 4.2 .423 0.5 0.6 .806 0.7 3.6 4.4 1.4 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9
5 Dante Exum PG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Eric Gordon G 27 29.2 17.8 5.9 13.6 .433 2.6 7.8 .329 3.5 4.2 .825 0.3 1.9 2.1 2.6 0.5 0.5 1.9 1.6
4 Danuel House F 36 25.9 8.8 3.1 7.6 .404 1.5 4.3 .346 1.1 1.8 .651 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.9 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.9
9 Mason Jones G 26 11.8 5.8 1.8 4.4 .412 0.9 2.5 .359 1.3 2.2 .614 0.2 1.8 2.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.8
00 Rodions Kurucs SF 11 6.8 1.2 0.5 1.9 .238 0.2 1.4 .133 0.1 0.2 .500 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.6
6 K.J. Martin F 45 23.7 9.3 3.6 7.1 .509 0.8 2.1 .365 1.3 1.9 .714 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.8 2.0
16 Ben McLemore SG 32 16.8 7.4 2.5 7.0 .357 1.7 5.2 .331 0.7 1.0 .719 0.3 1.7 2.1 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.9 1.6
2 David Nwaba G 30 22.6 9.2 3.5 7.3 .486 0.6 2.1 .270 1.6 2.3 .691 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6 2.0
7 Victor Oladipo G 20 33.5 21.2 7.8 19.1 .407 2.5 7.7 .320 3.2 4.2 .783 0.4 4.3 4.8 5.0 1.2 0.5 2.5 2.2
12 Justin Patton C 13 19.0 5.4 2.2 5.4 .414 0.7 2.6 .265 0.2 0.3 .750 1.1 2.7 3.8 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.3 2.6
3 Kevin Porter, Jr. SF 26 32.1 16.6 6.0 14.1 .425 1.9 6.2 .311 2.7 3.6 .734 0.8 3.0 3.8 6.3 0.7 0.3 3.5 2.3
8 Jae'sean Tate F 70 29.2 11.3 4.5 8.9 .506 0.9 2.8 .308 1.5 2.1 .694 1.9 3.5 5.3 2.5 1.2 0.5 1.4 3.2
17 P.J. Tucker SF 32 30.0 4.4 1.5 4.1 .366 0.8 2.7 .314 0.6 0.7 .783 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 0.9 0.6 1.0 2.8
1 John Wall PG 40 32.2 20.6 7.3 18.1 .404 2.0 6.2 .317 4.0 5.3 .749 0.4 2.8 3.2 6.9 1.1 0.8 3.5 1.1
35 Christian Wood PF 41 32.3 21.0 8.0 15.6 .514 1.9 5.0 .374 3.0 4.8 .631 1.9 7.8 9.6 1.7 0.8 1.2 2.0 2.1

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