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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 34 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 111 |
 Pelicans | 28 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 106 |
CLETeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 42-8847.7% | 12-3930.8% | 15-2268.2% | 55 | 26 | 13 |
| NOP | 39-9043.3% | 12-4030.0% | 16-2080.0% | 40 | 30 | 9 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers111| 39 | 27 | 9-23 | 3-8 | 6-7 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 36 | 20 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 18 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 | +5.3 | ||||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +1.6 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 23 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +13 | −4.0 | |||||||
| 15 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 13 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −8.4 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.2 | ||
| Team | 111 | 42-8847.7% | 12-3930.8% | 55 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 15-2268.2% | 14 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Larry Nance Jr. and Riley Minix (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans106| 41 | 10 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 0 | 2-2 | −6 | −6.1 | |||||||
| 36 | 19 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 32 | 25 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0 | −9 | +5.9 | |||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-12 | 4-11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 | +2.8 | ||||||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −4.3 | |||||
| 15 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 12 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +2.2 | |||||
| Team | 106 | 39-9043.3% | 12-4030.0% | 40 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 16-2080.0% | 10 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 28 points on 12 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Poole, Micah Peavy, Kevon Looney, DeAndre Jordan and Jordan Hawkins (coach’s decision).
Cavaliers111Pelicans106ClickTap 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 rallied from 15 points down in the fourth quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-106.
The Cavaliers trailed 93-78 with 10:13 left in the fourth quarter. They outscored the Pelicans 33-13 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Cavaliers outscored the Pelicans 15-3. Donovan Mitchell scored 5 of the Cavaliers’ 15 on 2 for 5 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Mitchell scored 27 points. James Harden added 20 points (8 during a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists, and Evan Mobley had 18 points (16 in the paint) and 8 rebounds on 8 for 10 shooting. Harden scored 13 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 25 points on 10 for 14 shooting.
The Cavaliers shot 47.7% from the field and 30.8% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 43.3% and 30.0%. The Pelicans got 10 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed.
Cleveland CavaliersNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
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 5.2% (4th quarter, 9:34 left).
96 points from the field on 88 shots: 4.6 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-33 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-13 | 61.5% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 0-3 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-12 | 16.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-27 | 37.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 21 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 |
| Saddiq Bey | 13 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Trey Murphy III | 13 | 7 | 2-6 | +2 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 12 | 4-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 20 | 0 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Dejounte Murray | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | −1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 3-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Zion Williamson | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 8 | 4-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = CLE leads
NOP Largest Lead
15
Q4 10:13
CLE Largest Lead
13
Q1 2:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 3:38 – Q1 2:21
-5 → -13
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 1:58 – Q1 0:33
-13 → -3
CLE 13-0 run
Q4 9:05 – Q4 6:56
+14 → +1
CLE 10-0 run
Q4 4:47 – Q4 1:57
+3 → -7
