New Orleans
Pelicans
118
–
141
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 22 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 118 |
| CLE | 32 | 37 | 41 | 31 | 141 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Sam Merrill
CLE
22
PTS
6
REB
7
AST
+18
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite44.4
Hustle: 7.5Defense: 33.6Impact: 3.3
58.3% FG6-10 from 3+18 plus/minusonly 10 pts allowed on 38.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
27
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+19
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-16 (68.8%)
3PT2-6
FT3-4
TS%76.0%
eFG%75.0%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG136
DRTG108
NET+28
68.8% FG+19 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 43.3 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 26:26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Derik Queen | 25:11 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 5-6 | 83% | -11 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 27:13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | -7 |
| Saddiq Bey | 26:08 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Bryce McGowens | 30:36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Micah Peavy | 13:44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Yves Missi | 12:48 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -1 |
| Karlo Matković | 10:01 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Zion Williamson | 20:55 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 8-9 | 89% | -17 |
| Jose Alvarado | 25:24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 21:34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 43 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 43-94 | 46% | 11-26 | 42% | 21-25 | 84% | — |
Kevon Looney —
Dejounte Murray —
DeAndre Jordan —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Merrill | 25:43 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 6-10 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 29:40 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11-16 | 69% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +19 |
| Dean Wade | 24:53 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Darius Garland | 28:34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Jarrett Allen | 26:17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bryant | 21:43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 24:39 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 3:49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 24:07 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +23 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 8:18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 22:17 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 141 | 49 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 56-105 | 53% | 20-49 | 41% | 9-11 | 82% | — |
Lonzo Ball —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP43/94 (46%)
Paint
27/53 (51%)
Mid
4/18 (22%)
3PT
12/27 (44%)
RA 57%ATB3 36%Paint 24%Mid 38%Corner 3 80%
CLE56/105 (53%)
Paint
36/53 (68%)
Mid
6/12 (50%)
3PT
20/49 (41%)
RA 70%ATB3 36%Paint 53%Corner 3 54%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jarrett Allen
defended Derik Queen
3.9 min • 3 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Dean Wade
held Zion Williamson
2.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Thomas Bryant
vs Derik Queen
2.5 min • 9 pts • 80%
| CLE Defense | Bryce McGowens | Derik Queen | Jeremiah Fears | Jordan Hawkins | Jose Alvarado | Karlo Matković | Micah Peavy | Saddiq Bey | Trey Murphy III | Yves Missi | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 2.8m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.3m 5pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 6pts 75% | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | 3.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Darius Garland | 2.1m 2pts 100% | — | 3.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 67% | — | — |
| Jaylon Tyson | — | — | — | 2.7m 8pts 80% | 1.4m 8pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% |
| Sam Merrill | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | 2.0m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Dean Wade | 1.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Thomas Bryant | — | 2.5m 9pts 80% | — | — | — | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 8pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| De'Andre Hunter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.4m 4pts 100% | 2.7m 7pts 38% | 4.7m 2pts 25% | 4.0m 6pts 20% | 3.3m 4pts 50% | 1.3m 5pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 33% | 3.4m 4pts 29% | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 5pts 50% | 2.8m 7pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = NOP leads
CLE Largest Lead
28
Q4 8:45
NOP Largest Lead
3
Q1 0:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 8:45 – Q1 10:50
+8 → +13
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 11:33 – Q2 1:35
+10 → +16
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 2:40 – Q2 3:18
+16 → +10
CLE 9-0 run
Q3 4:51 – Q3 6:58
+13 → +19