The Cleveland Cavaliers were decisively beaten by the Houston Rockets, 98 to 87, on December 29, 2004.
Final
Rockets
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
39-84
29-77
Field Goal %
46.4
37.7
3PT Made - Attempted
6-12
4-12
3PT %
50.0
33.3
FT Made - Attempted
14-21
25-35
Free Throw %
66.7
71.4
Rebounds
38
50
Offensive Rebounds
9
12
Defensive Rebounds
29
38
Assists
24
22
Steals
3
4
Blocks
4
5
Turnovers
8
12
Personal Fouls
24
17
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McGrady | 46 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13-31 | 41.9 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 50.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +10 |
B. Sura | 44 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +10 | |
J. Barry | 30 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 59.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
Y. Ming | 26 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +6 | |
J. Howard | 23 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Taylor | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +15 | ||
D. Wesley | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +14 | |
D. Mutombo | 22 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | +5 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Newble | 41 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 60.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 |
D. Gooden | 38 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 61.0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | -11 |
J. McInnis | 38 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 45.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -3 | |
Z. Ilgauskas | 36 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 39.3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | -2 | |
L. James | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 20.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Snow | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 37.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -16 | |
L. Harris | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 86.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
A. Varejao | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 66.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | |
R. Traylor | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-7 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -9 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
123.8
1st
DRTG
111.5
8th
NETRTG
12.3
1st
3P%
41.6
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