NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 106 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 111, New Orleans Pelicans 106. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 34-28 NOP; Q2 CLE 19-28 NOP; Q3 CLE 23-32 NOP; Q4 CLE 35-18 NOP.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 10-of-14 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 9-23 FG
Scoring · NOP
25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-14 FG
Scoring · CLE
20 PTS, 6 REB, 10 AST, 4 3PM · 8-17 FG
Season highs
Sam Merrill · Season-high 10 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
13 largest lead
Q1 2:21 (CLE 31, NOP 18) · 13-0 run, Q4 9:05–Q4 6:56
NOP
15 largest lead
Q4 10:13 (CLE 78, NOP 93) · 10-0 run, Q1 1:58–Q1 0:32
Swings
4 lead changes
Tied 3 times
Ahead for good: Max Strus makes driving layup (Q4 4:10, CLE 100, NOP 99).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:33 James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shotCLE · CLE 102, NOP 99
- Q4 3:12 Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 103, NOP 99
- Q4 3:12 Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 104, NOP 99
- Q4 1:57 Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)CLE · CLE 106, NOP 99
- Q4 1:50 Dejounte Murray makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3NOP · CLE 106, NOP 102
- Q4 1:50 Dejounte Murray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3NOP · CLE 106, NOP 101
- Q4 1:50 Dejounte Murray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3NOP · CLE 106, NOP 100
- Q4 1:24 Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)CLE · CLE 108, NOP 102
- Q4 1:13 Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)NOP · CLE 108, NOP 104
- Q4 0:26 Dejounte Murray makes 6-foot running jump shotNOP · CLE 108, NOP 106
- Q4 0:04 Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (James Harden assists)CLE · CLE 110, NOP 106
- Q4 0:04 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1CLE · CLE 111, NOP 106
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 34 | 19 | 23 | 35 | 111 | |
| NOP | 28 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 106 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLENOP
60Points in the paint54
10Fast-break points14
11Second-chance points14
14Points off turnovers21
24Bench points28
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.5%Effective FG%50.0%
11.7%Turnover %8.3%
31.8%Offensive rebound %19.6%
0.250Free-throw rate0.222
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 39 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-23 | 3-8 | 6-7 | -3 |
| James Harden G | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Sam Merrill G | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Evan Mobley F-C | 31 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Max Strus G | 24 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Dean Wade F | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Keon Ellis G | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +13 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 41 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 37 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 3-3 | +9 |
| Zion Williamson F | 32 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 5-9 | -9 |
| Herbert Jones F | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 4-11 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Dejounte Murray G | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 3-3 | -2 |
| Yves Missi C | 24 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Derik Queen C | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 39 | 27 | 51.8 | 29.3 | -1.0 | 12.4 |
| James Harden | Starter | 36 | 20 | 58.8 | 23.2 | +16.7 | 15.1 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 31 | 18 | 73.8 | 19.2 | -3.6 | 13.6 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 32 | 15 | 75.9 | 15.5 | +6.1 | 13.2 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 23 | 7 | 58.3 | 13.5 | +23.9 | 10.4 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 15 | 11 | 69.8 | 23.7 | -12.1 | 21.1 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 23 | 7 | 45.1 | 15.1 | +28.9 | 1.0 |
| Max Strus | Bench | 24 | 5 | 50.0 | 10.0 | -9.8 | 7.5 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 13 | 1 | 10.2 | 23.5 | -6.4 | -9.7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +4.8 | -36.4 |
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | Starter | 32 | 25 | 69.6 | 25.4 | -11.9 | 15.3 |
| Saddiq Bey | Starter | 37 | 19 | 62.0 | 19.5 | +12.3 | 8.7 |
| Dejounte Murray | Starter | 30 | 12 | 41.9 | 23.8 | -1.4 | 9.6 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 31 | 12 | 50.0 | 17.4 | -11.1 | 4.6 |
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 41 | 10 | 46.0 | 13.5 | -7.7 | 4.1 |
| Derik Queen | Bench | 15 | 9 | 71.2 | 20.5 | -6.5 | 24.8 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Bench | 18 | 7 | 31.8 | 27.3 | -7.9 | 5.0 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 24 | 6 | 42.9 | 13.6 | +6.1 | 12.8 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 12 | 6 | 75.0 | 17.4 | -42.0 | 13.4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevon Looney | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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