Game ID: 22300967
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Houston Rockets
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 34 36 28 19 117CLE 29 25 19 30 103
CLE @ HOU ScoutingCLE @ HOU Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restBACK Tate back 2/27 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 16)
HOU availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Je. Green missed 2 since 3/06, returns tonight: 11 min (63% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/06 after 3, 6 min since (36% of 16)
HOU availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Tate missed 2 since 3/08, returns tonight: 13 min (82% of 16)
BACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 11 min since (63% of 17)
HOU availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restBACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 12 min since (74% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/06 after 3, 9 min since (59% of 16)
HOU availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 13 min since (75% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/06 after 3, 11 min since (70% of 16)
HOU availability going into 3/19 · 2 days' restOUT Whitmore missed 3 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 16 min since (95% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/12 after 2, 13 min since (84% of 16)
NEW Landale 14 to 20 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Je. Green back 3/10 after 2, 16 min since (97% of 17)
BACK Tate back 3/12 after 2, 14 min since (86% of 16)
NEW Landale 14 to 21 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Tate back 3/12 after 2, 12 min since (73% of 16)
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW Thompson 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 22 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Strus missed 2 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 21 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/05 after 2, 33 min since (116% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 3/01 after 2, 26 min since (153% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/01 after 3, 10 min since (80% of 13)
CLE availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Strus missed 3 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 22 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/05 after 2, 33 min since (118% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 3/01 after 2, 24 min since (144% of 17)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/01 after 3, 9 min since (69% of 13)
NEW Allen 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Okoro 26 to 34 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Mitchell missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Strus missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 3 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 23 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/05 after 2, 32 min since (114% of 28)
NEW Okoro 26 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Wade 20 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Merrill 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/13 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 7 since 3/01, returns tonight: 28 min (78% of 36)
OUT Strus missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 4 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 24 since 1/24, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 3/05 after 2, 32 min since (114% of 28)
NEW Allen 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Okoro 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Niang 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Merrill 17 to 22 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Strus missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 5 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 3 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 25 since 1/24, returns tonight: 16 min (144% of 11)
BACK Mitchell back 3/13 after 7, 28 min since (78% of 36)
NEW Okoro 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Niang 21 to 28 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Strus missed 7 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 6 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 4 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/13 after 7, 27 min since (75% of 36)
BACK Thompson back 3/16 after 25, 16 min since (144% of 11)
NEW Okoro 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Niang 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Merrill 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Strus missed 8 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 7 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 5 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/13 after 7, 27 min since (75% of 36)
BACK Thompson back 3/16 after 25, 15 min since (137% of 11)
NEW Okoro 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Niang 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Strus missed 9 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 8 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 6 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Thompson back 3/16 after 25, 13 min since (120% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Okoro 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Niang 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Merrill 17 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Strus missed 10 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Eva. Mobley missed 9 since 3/06, returns tonight: 21 min (67% of 32)
OUT Wade missed 7 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Thompson back 3/16 after 25, 14 min since (125% of 11)
NEW LeVert 28 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Okoro 26 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Niang 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Merrill 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Morris Sr. 15 to 21 min over the last 3
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 23 and VanVleet at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Whitmore (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 24 and Allen at 20 a game. Without Strus (6 straight), Eva. Mobley (5 straight), Wade (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Houston 114, Cleveland 110, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/08 @ POR 123-107 — HOU notes
HOU won 123-107. HOU shot 48% (45 of 94) to POR's 42%, 14 of 37 from three. HOU turned it over 7 times to POR's 17. Green led with 27 (11 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Sengun added 19, VanVleet 18. The hinge was Q3, 37-24: HOU came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 5, and the lead reached 18. HOU trailed 55-63 at the half and won the second half 68-44. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/10 @ SAC 112-104 — HOU notes
HOU won 112-104. HOU shot 46% (39 of 84) to SAC's 45%, 12 of 29 from three. VanVleet led with 22 (5 of 8, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Ja. Green added 19, Sengun 14. The hinge was Q3, 32-14: HOU came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 17. HOU trailed 54-59 at the half and won the second half 58-45. Smith Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/12 @ SAS 103-101 — HOU notes
HOU won 103-101. HOU shot 46% (37 of 80) to SAS's 48%, 10 of 32 from three, and went to the line 21 times to SAS's 14 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. VanVleet led with 21 (7 of 16, 3 of 9 from three); Ja. Green added 16, Smith Jr. 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-25: HOU came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. HOU trailed 44-47 at the half and won the second half 59-54. Landale was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/14 vs WAS 135-119 — HOU notes
HOU won 135-119. HOU shot 59% (51 of 87) to WAS's 49%, 12 of 28 from three. The glass went 47-32 for them. Ja. Green led with 37 (15 of 23, 5 of 9 from three); VanVleet added 27, Thompson 20. The hinge was Q2, 42-25: a lead of 2 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
3/16 vs CLE 117-103 — HOU notes
HOU won 117-103. HOU shot 48% (47 of 98) to CLE's 45%, 15 of 42 from three, and got to the line 12 times to CLE's 20. HOU turned it over 9 times to CLE's 15. Ja. Green led with 26 (9 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Smith Jr. added 20, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q2, 36-25: a lead of 5 became 16, and the lead reached 27. Smith Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/19 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Avdija at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 15 a night. Without Avdija (2 straight), Jones (2 straight), Bagley III (7 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 25 and VanVleet at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-15 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Houston 118, Washington 111.
3/21 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 28 and VanVleet at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (4 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Vučević at 19 a game. Without White (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Chicago's 117. Call it Houston 118, Chicago 110.
3/23 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 29 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Clarkson (5 straight), Lofton Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 36 percent from three to Utah's 30 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to Houston's 12. Call it Houston 120, Utah 111.
3/25 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 34 and VanVleet at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Whitmore (6 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Henderson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Sharpe (34 straight), Ayton (2 straight), Thybulle (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Portland minus-1 and the arc, Houston at 41 percent from three to Portland's 37. Call it Houston 121, Portland 110, Houston by 11.
3/08 vs MIN 113-104 — CLE notes
CLE won 113-104 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 43% (38 of 88) to MIN's 41%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 36 times to MIN's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. Garland led with 34 (13 of 26, 2 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Allen added 33, Niang 16. The hinge was OT1, 16-7: from level to 9 ahead. Niang was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/10 vs BKN 101-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-120. CLE shot 49% (37 of 76) to BKN's 53%, 14 of 32 from three. Niang led with 20 (8 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Allen added 15, Garland 14. Q2 was theirs, 23-23, but the other 3 periods went 97-78 against them. Jones's -17 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/11 vs PHX 111-117 — CLE notes
CLE lost 111-117. CLE shot 48% (40 of 84) to PHX's 55%, 15 of 46 from three. Garland led with 30 (10 of 17, 7 of 10 from three); LeVert added 17, J. Allen 15. Q1 was theirs, 41-32, but the other 3 periods went 85-70 against them. They led by as many as 19. Garland's -16 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/13 @ NOP 116-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-95. CLE shot 51% (47 of 92) to NOP's 44%, 20 of 45 from three, and got to the line 3 times to NOP's 26. Garland led with 27 (10 of 16, 6 of 10 from three); Allen added 17, Niang 16. The hinge was Q3, 34-23: a lead of 8 became 19, and the lead reached 27. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/16 @ HOU 103-117 — CLE notes
CLE lost 103-117. CLE shot 45% (37 of 82) to HOU's 48%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to HOU's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. CLE turned it over 15 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 9 steals. LeVert led with 21 (8 of 14, 1 of 4 from three); Niang added 14, Mitchell 13. Q4 was theirs, 30-19, the deficit cut from 25 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 98-73 against them. Niang's -17 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Haliburton at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Strus (7 straight), Eva. Mobley (6 straight), Wade (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Indiana's 31. Call it Indiana 117, Cleveland 112.
3/20 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 19 and Allen at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Strus (8 straight), Eva. Mobley (7 straight), Wade (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 17 free throws a game; Adebayo at 19 and Butler III at 17 a game. Without Butler III (2 straight), Herro (12 straight), Richardson (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 38 percent from three to Miami's 29 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-4. Call it Cleveland 109, Miami 106, Miami keeping it close.
3/22 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Reid at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Gobert (3 straight), Towns (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 20 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Strus (9 straight), Eva. Mobley (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-2 a night and Minnesota minus-7 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 12 times a game to Minnesota's 9. Call it Minnesota 112, Cleveland 108, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/24 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 102, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Adebayo at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Herro (14 straight), Robinson (2 straight), Richardson (17 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 18 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Mitchell (3 straight), Strus (10 straight), Eva. Mobley (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 12 times a game to Miami's 9 and the arc, Cleveland at 35 percent from three to Miami's 31. Call it Miami 107, Cleveland 106, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
CP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DJ D. Jones
DM D. Mitchell
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
SM S. Merrill
TT T. Thompson
HOUAH A. Holiday
AT A. Thompson
BM B. Marjanović
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
NW N. Williams
RB R. Bullock Jr.
CLE/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Green scores 26 points as Rockets beat Cavaliers 117-103 for their fifth straight victory
HOUSTON -- — Jalen Green had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-103 on Saturday for their fifth straight victory.
Jabari Smith Jr. added 20 points, Amen Thompson had 18 and Fred VanVleet finished with 13 points and 16 assists for the Rockets, who made 15 3-pointers and outscored Cleveland 56-46 in the paint.
Green added four assists while hitting 4 of 9 from 3.
“We started off pretty hot and were moving the ball,” Green said. “Once they were falling, it was a confidence builder. We were just doing what we’ve been doing, started hitting shots and did our thing.”
Houston led 70-54 at halftime and entered the fourth quarter with a 25-point lead.
“Early in the ballgame, you could see we were getting outworked and out-scrapped,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “For us, the defense sets our tone and when we don’t do that, we don’t give yourself a chance to win.”
The Rockets have won seven of their last eight, pulling within three games of the Golden State Warriors for the final Western Conference play-in spot.
“The common theme is to just play good,” VanVleet said. “Everything else will take care of itself. If we’re playing good basketball and playing together, I think we’ll have a shot down the stretch. It’s right there for us, but we’ve just got to continue to stay on the track that we’re on.”
Caris LeVert scored 21 points for Cleveland. Georges Niang had 14 and Donovan Mitchell added 13.
“I think the switching affected them and forced them to play a lot more 1-on-1,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “We did a good job with all the bodies we had. I loved our effort, defensively, from the start, and specifically in the third quarter to come out with that start and really kind of put it away early there. It was a great win for us.”
Mitchell was playing in his second game back from a seven-game absence with a left knee bruise. Mitchell appeared to sustain a bloody nose in the second half and sat much of the fourth quarter. The Cavs were without Max Strus (right knee sprain) and Evan Mobley (left ankle sprain).
“I mean, no disrespect to some guys, but I’m not really blowing by people right now, and that’s disappointing and it’s affecting me,” Mitchell said.
“I want to be out there, but it’s clear as day, even to myself. I can’t fool myself. We’ll get it right and be ready for when that time comes.”
Mitchell said he will likely rest the next game to allow his knee more time to heal.
“Donovan is giving it what he’s got,” Bickerstaff said. “He’s doing a great job of sharing the ball. Obviously, he missed some time and is working his way back in. I’m not concerned about Donovan’s game because I know when he’s on the floor, he’s giving us a chance to win.”
Cavs veteran center Tristan Thompson made his return from a 25-game NBA suspension for violating the league’s anti-drug policy by testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Thompson had five points and five rebounds in 16 minutes.
Cleveland hasn’t won back-to-back games since Feb. 25-27, going 4-6 since. The Cavs fell one game behind Milwaukee for second place in the Eastern Conference.
“This is a marathon,” Niang said. “We’re looking to play our best basketball going into the playoffs. Obviously, we have some injuries and some stuff we need to get figured out. As they say in the Boston Marathon, we’re at Heartbreak Hill. We’re climbing and clawing, and that’s what we’re going to do to keep improving and keep getting better.”