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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 30 | 23 | 34 | 29 | 116 |
 Pelicans | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 95 |
CLETeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 47-9251.1% | 20-4544.4% | 2-366.7% | 46 | 38 | 9 |
| NOP | 35-8043.8% | 4-2218.2% | 21-2680.8% | 43 | 22 | 11 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers116| 34 | 27 | 10-16 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 0 | +23 | +15.5 | |||||||
| 33 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 17 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +4 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 16 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −0.3 | ||||
| 28 | 14 | 5-16 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −3.2 | |||||||
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| 30 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +27 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-10 | 5-10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 | +5.6 | ||||
| 21 | 14 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +3.9 | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | ||
| Team | 116 | 47-9251.1% | 20-4544.4% | 46 | 38 | 9 | 18 | 2-366.7% | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Ty Jerome (not with team); Dean Wade (personal).
New Orleans Pelicans95| 35 | 33 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0 | −22 | +7.0 | |||||||
| 32 | 20 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | +1 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 8 | 3-10 | 0-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −6.2 | |||||
| 26 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +4 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 26 | 7 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −2.9 | |||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −2.6 | |||
| 17 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.1 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.3 | ||||
| Team | 95 | 35-8043.8% | 4-2218.2% | 43 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 21-2680.8% | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Cody Zeller (coach’s decision).
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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.
Darius Garland had 27 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) and 11 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-95.
The Cavaliers led by as many as 27, pulling away with a 31-10 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
Garland and Sam Merrill set each other up for 5 baskets and 13 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson had 33 points (26 in the paint) and 9 rebounds, and Brandon Ingram added 20 points.
The Cavaliers shot 51.1% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 43.8% and 18.2%. The Cavaliers made 20 3-pointers, 6 of them by Garland and 5 by Merrill. The Pelicans got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pelicans were outscored 19-6 in 6 minutes with Nance, Williamson, Marshall, Murphy and Alvarado on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
114 points from the field on 92 shots: 10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-29 | 72.4% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-14 | 35.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-4 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 8-13 | 61.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-32 | 37.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 17 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| CJ McCollum | 13 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 7 | 3-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Brandon Ingram | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 6 | 3-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 24 | 3 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Herbert Jones | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
CLE
50/50
NOP
Highest Leverage Moments
Okoro 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
Q1 5:39
9.0%
58→49
Niang 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Merrill 3 AST)
Q2 8:22
8.9%
29→21
Jones 1' Running Dunk (10 PTS) (Merrill 5 AST)
Q3 3:57
8.9%
29→21
Garland 30' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
Q3 11:40
8.1%
29→21
Murphy III 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Ingram 5 AST)
Q3 3:13
8.1%
21→29
