New Orleans Pelicans 123, Cleveland Cavaliers 104 — Recap

December 21, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 123, Cleveland Cavaliers 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 36-28 CLE; Q2 NOP 30-24 CLE; Q3 NOP 28-24 CLE; Q4 NOP 29-28 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Trey Murphy III (NOP) 28 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Dean Wade (CLE) 20 points, 9 rebounds, null assists, 6 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Isaac Okoro (CLE) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Trey Murphy III

28 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · CLE

Dean Wade

20 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 6 3PM · 7-11 FG

Scoring · NOP

CJ McCollum

18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 7-15 FG

Season highs

Trey Murphy III · Season-high 28 pointsDean Wade · Season-high 20 pointsCraig Porter · Season-high 11 assistsDean Wade · Season-high 6 threes

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
NOP	36	30	28	29		123
CLE	28	24	24	28		104

🧮 How They Scored

NOPCLE

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.4%Effective FG%56.7%

8.8%Turnover %12.3%

21.9%Offensive rebound %5.7%

0.186Free-throw rate0.107

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
CJ McCollum G	34	18	6	4	4	1	2	7-15	2-8	2-2	+13
Herbert Jones F	30	7	1	4	—	1	—	3-7	0-1	1-1	+5
Trey Murphy III F	28	28	4	3	1	1	1	10-16	6-10	2-2	+20
Brandon Ingram F	28	17	7	6	—	—	3	6-12	1-3	4-4	+12
Jonas Valanciunas C	28	13	7	5	1	1	2	6-9	1-3	—	-3
Naji Marshall F	22	14	6	3	1	—	1	4-11	1-4	5-7	+16
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	20	11	5	1	—	—	—	5-6	1-2	—	+22
Dyson Daniels G	20	7	2	1	—	—	—	3-4	1-1	—	-2
Jose Alvarado G	18	2	2	3	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+16
Jordan Hawkins G	12	6	—	2	—	—	—	2-5	2-3	—	-4

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Max Strus G	33	13	3	5	—	—	3	4-16	2-12	3-5	-15
Isaac Okoro F-G	32	16	3	4	1	—	—	7-10	2-5	0-1	-19
Craig Porter G	29	7	3	11	1	—	2	3-9	1-1	—	+3
Jarrett Allen C	27	14	7	3	1	—	1	7-8	—	—	-6
Dean Wade F	26	20	9	—	—	2	—	7-11	6-8	—	-4
Caris LeVert G	23	9	—	4	1	—	1	3-9	1-4	2-2	-24
Georges Niang F	19	11	2	1	—	1	3	4-8	3-7	—	-13
Sam Merrill G	12	—	—	1	—	—	1	0-4	0-3	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Trey Murphy III	Bench	28	28	82.9	27.0	+35.7	21.3
CJ McCollum	Bench	34	18	56.7	24.7	+19.1	10.8
Brandon Ingram	Bench	28	17	61.8	27.4	+17.1	12.8
Naji Marshall	Bench	22	14	49.7	30.0	+28.7	12.0
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	28	13	72.2	18.6	-7.8	10.8
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	20	11	91.7	13.3	+48.9	21.3
Herbert Jones	Bench	30	7	47.0	11.1	+8.3	4.5
Dyson Daniels	Bench	20	7	87.5	10.3	-1.9	8.2
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	12	6	60.0	21.7	-23.3	7.1
Jose Alvarado	Bench	18	2	100.0	2.4	+39.2	6.0
Zion Williamson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dean Wade	Bench	26	20	90.9	18.3	-5.2	15.5
Isaac Okoro	Bench	32	16	76.6	14.7	-26.9	10.1
Jarrett Allen	Bench	27	14	87.5	16.4	-6.6	14.6
Max Strus	Bench	33	13	35.7	28.4	-22.4	1.3
Georges Niang	Bench	19	11	68.8	29.7	-29.4	9.8
Caris LeVert	Bench	23	9	45.5	23.4	-46.7	7.2
Craig Porter	Bench	29	7	38.9	17.5	+5.3	7.7
Sam Merrill	Bench	12	—	0.0	20.0	+9.5	-6.3