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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 19 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 90 |
 Cavaliers | 17 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 93 |
NOPTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 33-8538.8% | 6-3020.0% | 18-2185.7% | 51 | 26 | 13 |
| CLE | 36-8442.9% | 9-3129.0% | 12-1485.7% | 37 | 26 | 9 |
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.
Cleveland Cavaliers93| 38 | 7 | 3-16 | 0-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −9.5 | |||||
| 34 | 16 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | +2.8 | |||||
| 25 | 14 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.2 | ||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | −9 | −3.1 | ||||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 27 | 21, Ties his career high | 8-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +3 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.6 | |||||
| Team | 93 | 36-8442.9% | 9-3129.0% | 37 | 26 | 9 | 19 | 12-1485.7% | 7 | 6 | 9 | |||
Bench 52 points on 21 for 39 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis, Ruben Nembhard Jr., Kevin Pangos and Dylan Windler (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans90| 37 | 10 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 0 | −8 | −3.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 16 | 7-13 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −3 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 3 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −8.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 19 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 20 | 6-15 | 3-11 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +2.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.4 | ||||
| 16 | 7 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +0.6 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.0 | |||||
| Team | 90 | 33-8538.8% | 6-3020.0% | 51 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 18-2185.7% | 16 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 22 points on 9 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Wenyen Gabriel, Naji Marshall, Trey Murphy III and Tomas Satoransky (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers93Pelicans90ClickTap 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.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 93-90.
Isaac Okoro’s 2 free throws put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans had the ball down 2 with 50 seconds left, but Evan Mobley blocked Devonte' Graham’s floater at the rim, lifting the Cavaliers’ chance to win from 73% to 77%. It would have tied the game. They had the ball down 2 after a timeout, but Jonas Valančiūnas missed a driving layup with 0.5 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Pelicans 12-8. Okoro scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 12 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Lamar Stevens had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Cavaliers scored 2 points off them.
Brandon Goodwin scored 21 points (12 in the fourth quarter) on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Stevens added 11 points and 3 steals off the bench. Goodwin scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Graham scored 20 points, and Jaxson Hayes added 19 points (12 in the paint) and 3 blocks on 9 for 10 shooting.
The Cavaliers shot 42.9% from the field and 29.0% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 38.8% and 20.0%. They outscored the Pelicans 52-22 off the bench.
Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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. The Cavaliers’ chance bottomed out at 14% (4th quarter, 9:02 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
81 points from the field on 84 shots: 9.1 fewer 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 | 15-27 | 55.6% | 65% |
| In the paint | 7-15 | 46.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-11 | 45.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-23 | 17.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devonte' Graham | 25 | 7 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Herbert Jones | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Josh Hart | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 38 | 10 | 5-9 | 0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Herbert Jones | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 22 | 7 | 3-7 | 0 |
| Gary Clark | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 64 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.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
CLE
Highest Leverage Moments
Allen Putback Dunk (16 PTS)
Q4 1:31
28.6%
29→58
Graham 9' Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Valanciunas 4 AST)
Q4 1:59
27.0%
57→30
Love 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (15 PTS)
Q4 2:18
22.7%
34→56
Love 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (13 PTS)
Q4 2:54
19.6%
34→53
Okoro 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Osman 12 AST)
Q4 3:30
16.8%
21→37
