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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 25 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 104 |
 Pelicans | 43 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 116 |
CLETeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 43-9545.3% | 11-3135.5% | 7-1258.3% | 34 | 27 | 14 |
| NOP | 48-8854.5% | 9-2339.1% | 11-1573.3% | 49 | 36 | 16 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans116| 35 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | +8 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 22 | 10-16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +25 | +5.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 29 | 11-19 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 0 | +25 | +8.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 24 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +21 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | +11 | +5.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.0 | |||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | −4 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.0 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 116 | 48-8854.5% | 9-2339.1% | 49 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 11-1573.3% | 12 | 12 | 8 | |||
Bench 31 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jahlil Okafor (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers104| 37 | 31, Ties his career high | 11-20 | 6-10, Career high (his best before, 5) | 3-5 | 0 | −11 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −3.4 | |||||||
| 32 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | −18 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 10 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −13 | −2.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 16 | 7-19 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.3 | ||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | |||||
| Team | 104 | 43-9545.3% | 11-3135.5% | 34 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 7-1258.3% | 10 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 29 points on 12 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Dylan Windler and Alfonzo McKinnie (injury/illness).
Pelicans116Cavaliers104ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Brandon Ingram scored 29 points (16 in the paint), and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-104.
The Pelicans took control with a 28-11 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 23.
Zion Williamson scored 24 points (22 in the paint) on 11 for 16 shooting, and Jrue Holiday added 22 points and 6 assists. The Pelicans had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Cavaliers, Collin Sexton scored 31 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Pelicans shot 54.5% from the field and 39.1% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 45.3% and 35.5%. The Cavaliers gave up 12 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Pelicans missed. The Pelicans’ starters outscored the Cavaliers 41-26 in 13 minutes together.
New Orleans PelicansCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 88 shots: 6.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 32-46 | 69.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 4-8 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-11 | 27.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-18 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedi Osman | 28 | 9 | 3-3 | −1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 14 | 4 | 2-7 | −1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Darius Garland | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 9 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Thompson | 33 | 14 | 6-9 | +2 |
| Kevin Love | 13 | 10 | 5-6 | +5 |
| Ante Zizic | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Collin Sexton | 5 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | 31 | 4 | 2-4 | −5 |
| Darius Garland | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 8 | 8 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Tristan Thompson | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 10 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Moore 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
Q2 10:21
11.5%
82→93
Ingram 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
Q1 2:01
11.0%
82→93
Ball Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
Q2 10:51
11.0%
82→93
Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
Q1 4:13
10.9%
66→77
Zizic 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
Q2 11:00
9.8%
92→82
