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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 25 | 25 | 31 | 22 | 103 |
 Cavaliers | 24 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 113 |
NOPTeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 38-7550.7% | 10-2737.0% | 17-2277.3% | 28 | 26 | 17 |
| CLE | 39-8048.8% | 9-2832.1% | 26-3378.8% | 43 | 22 | 15 |
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 Cavaliers113| 40 | 30 | 9-22 | 5-10 | 7-7 | 0 | +16 | +8.2 | |||||||
| 40 | 19 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +8 | +0.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 24 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | +14 | +15.0 | ||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.7 | |||||
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| 20 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | −3.5 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −6.5 | |||
| 16 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.3 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 | ||
| Team | 113 | 39-8048.8% | 9-2832.1% | 43 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 26-3378.8% | 13 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 18 points on 6 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Robin Lopez, Raul Neto and Mamadi Diakite (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans103| 36 | 14 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −4.3 | |||||
| 36 | 25 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 0 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.8 | ||||
| 35 | 22 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 7-9 | 0 | −7 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 29 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.3 | ||||||
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| 34 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +1.0 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.5 | |||
| Team | 103 | 38-7550.7% | 10-2737.0% | 28 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 17-2277.3% | 3 | 9 | 1 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Garrett Temple, Kira Lewis Jr. and Willy Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers113Pelicans103ClickTap 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.
Jarrett Allen had 24 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-103.
Evan Mobley’s 2 free throws put the Cavaliers ahead for good with 10:32 left in the fourth quarter.
Darius Garland had 30 points (14 in the fourth quarter) and 11 assists. Allen scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. Garland and Allen set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, CJ McCollum scored 25 points, and Jonas Valančiūnas added 22 points and 13 rebounds on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Pelicans got 3 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Cavaliers outscored the Pelicans 16-2 in 6 minutes with Rubio, Allen, Garland, Stevens and Mobley on the floor together.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
87 points from the field on 80 shots: 3.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-32 | 68.8% | 67% |
| In the paint | 4-8 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-23 | 26.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 31 | 16 | 6-8 | +6 |
| Dyson Daniels | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| CJ McCollum | 9 | 3 | 1-6 | 0 |
| Naji Marshall | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 13 | 4-6 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 47 | 14 | 7-10 | +4 |
| Dyson Daniels | 7 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 6 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| CJ McCollum | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 22 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 17 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Naji Marshall | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 7 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
Garland 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 5:09
14.5%
41→55
McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Daniels 2 AST)
Q3 4:51
11.6%
49→37
Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Allen 4 AST)
Q4 6:38
11.5%
82→93
Alvarado 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Valanciunas 2 AST)
Q3 3:41
11.1%
49→37
Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Marshall 3 AST)
Q3 11:23
10.0%
45→35
