NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 82, New Orleans Pelicans 116 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 82, New Orleans Pelicans 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 29-34 NOP; Q2 CLE 19-35 NOP; Q3 CLE 9-24 NOP; Q4 CLE 25-23 NOP.
Top performers (box score): Brandon Ingram (NOP) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-14 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists on 9-of-16 shooting; Collin Sexton (CLE) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists on 7-of-18 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (NOP) 15 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Jaxson Hayes (NOP) 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists on 5-of-6 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 19 | 9 | 25 | 82 | |
| NOP | 34 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 116 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen C | 33 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -33 |
| Collin Sexton G | 31 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-18 | 0-3 | 5-5 | -31 |
| Isaac Okoro F-G | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -27 |
| Larry Nance Jr. F | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -27 |
| Cedi Osman F | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 4-4 | -23 |
| Dylan Windler G-F | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Quinn Cook G | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Damyean Dotson G | 16 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Dean Wade F | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| JaVale McGee C | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kevin Love F-C | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Brodric Thomas G | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Lamar Stevens F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -1 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram F | 25 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-14 | 3-6 | 3-4 | +33 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 25 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +33 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker G | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Josh Hart G | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. G | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Steven Adams C | 21 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +25 |
| Jaxson Hayes C | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | +15 |
| Eric Bledsoe G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +23 |
| Nicolo Melli F | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Zion Williamson F | 18 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 5-6 | +11 |
| Willy Hernangomez C | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Sindarius Thornwell G | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Wenyen Gabriel F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Naji Marshall F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Sexton | Bench | 31 | 19 | 47.0 | 30.3 | -48.4 | 10.3 |
| Quinn Cook | Bench | 17 | 13 | 81.3 | 21.6 | -20.9 | 28.7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 28 | 11 | 61.9 | 16.7 | -46.6 | 10.3 |
| Dylan Windler | Bench | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 21.4 | -20.8 | 12.5 |
| JaVale McGee | Bench | 13 | 7 | 54.3 | 24.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| Cedi Osman | Bench | 24 | 6 | 27.9 | 22.2 | -43.8 | -4.0 |
| Jarrett Allen | Bench | 33 | 5 | 36.3 | 11.4 | -46.3 | 7.0 |
| Kevin Love | Bench | 10 | 4 | 41.0 | 18.5 | -31.1 | -2.4 |
| Brodric Thomas | Bench | 5 | 3 | 75.0 | 16.7 | +30.0 | 10.3 |
| Isaac Okoro | Bench | 29 | 2 | 12.5 | 15.3 | -43.1 | -7.9 |
| Damyean Dotson | Bench | 16 | 2 | 20.5 | 15.4 | -25.7 | 8.2 |
| Lamar Stevens | Bench | 2 | 2 | 34.7 | 42.9 | -20.0 | -11.8 |
| Dean Wade | Bench | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | -6.7 | -1.9 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | Bench | 25 | 28 | 88.8 | 27.1 | +60.5 | 32.9 |
| Zion Williamson | Bench | 18 | 23 | 61.7 | 40.0 | +37.6 | 25.7 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Bench | 23 | 15 | 54.0 | 25.4 | +27.5 | 25.4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | Bench | 20 | 13 | 88.8 | 13.7 | +37.4 | 30.1 |
| Steven Adams | Bench | 21 | 10 | 100.0 | 15.7 | +56.8 | 27.5 |
| Nicolo Melli | Bench | 19 | 8 | 45.0 | 18.8 | +34.0 | 14.8 |
| Josh Hart | Bench | 23 | 6 | 42.9 | 14.0 | +38.2 | 5.3 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | Bench | 23 | 5 | 25.0 | 18.8 | +6.2 | -7.0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | Bench | 7 | 4 | 28.6 | 31.8 | -46.2 | 12.9 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 25 | 3 | 21.4 | 15.3 | +60.5 | 6.3 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | Bench | 5 | 1 | 26.6 | 17.6 | -30.0 | -5.1 |
| Naji Marshall | Bench | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | -30.0 | -2.6 |
| Eric Bledsoe | Bench | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | +56.1 | -2.3 |
| Sindarius Thornwell | Bench | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.6 | -46.2 | -4.8 |
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