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NOP 3-4
118 – 141
FINAL
CLE 4-3

New Orleans Pelicans 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 141 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 141. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 22-32 CLE; Q2 NOP 38-37 CLE; Q3 NOP 31-41 CLE; Q4 NOP 27-31 CLE.

Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Zion Williamson (NOP) 26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists on 9-of-15 shooting; Sam Merrill (CLE) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Derik Queen (NOP) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Jaylon Tyson (CLE) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CLE
Donovan Mitchell
27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 11-16 FG
Scoring · NOP
Zion Williamson
26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG
Scoring · CLE
Sam Merrill
22 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 6 3PM · 7-12 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

NOP 3 largest lead Q1 11:36 (NOP 3, CLE 0) · 8-0 run, Q2 9:20–Q2 8:42
CLE 28 largest lead Q4 3:15 (NOP 109, CLE 137) · 9-0 run, Q3 7:09–Q3 5:02
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists) (Q1 10:08, NOP 3, CLE 6).

Linescore

1234 T
NOP 22383127 118
CLE 32374131 141

🧮 How They Scored

NOPCLE
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
53Bench points57
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
51.6%Effective FG%62.9%
13.2%Turnover %10.6%
27.1%Offensive rebound %31.8%
0.266Free-throw rate0.105

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Bryce McGowens G 318733013-71-31-2-13
Jeremiah Fears G 2711451033-111-34-5-7
Trey Murphy III F 2614351026-122-50-0-16
Saddiq Bey F 2611320005-131-50-0-5
Derik Queen C 2521751017-142-35-6-11
Jose Alvarado G 256221022-42-30-0-18
Jordan Hawkins G 227310022-51-22-2-7
Zion Williamson F 2126511039-150-08-9-17
Micah Peavy G-F 145201002-41-20-0-9
Yves Missi C 137221213-30-01-1-1
Karlo Matkovic F-C 102500011-60-00-0-11

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Donovan Mitchell G 30274410311-162-63-4+19
Darius Garland G 2810180034-92-60-0+14
Sam Merrill G 2622671017-126-102-2+18
Jarrett Allen C 2614930016-91-11-2+15
Jaylon Tyson G-F 2518620108-132-40-0+15
Dean Wade F 2511540014-103-80-0+9
De'Andre Hunter F 2410212115-130-40-0+23
Thomas Bryant C 2215710206-82-21-1+8
Craig Porter G 2212882114-82-42-2+5
Tyrese Proctor G 80121020-50-30-0-8
Nae'Qwan Tomlin F 42001101-20-10-0-3

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Derik Queen Starter 252163.128.6-21.618.2
Trey Murphy III Starter 261458.321.5-29.07.6
Saddiq Bey Starter 261142.321.3-1.74.8
Jeremiah Fears Starter 271141.722.9-11.35.4
Bryce McGowens Starter 31850.812.0-17.46.1
Zion Williamson Bench 212668.639.6-34.223.9
Jordan Hawkins Bench 22759.514.0-12.33.3
Yves Missi Bench 137101.713.3-3.611.9
Jose Alvarado Bench 25675.08.8-32.13.7
Micah Peavy Bench 14562.510.5-24.38.7
Karlo Matkovic Bench 10216.723.3-47.8-2.6
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Dejounte Murray Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Donovan Mitchell Starter 302776.024.7+28.415.1
Sam Merrill Starter 262285.422.2+30.517.1
Jarrett Allen Starter 261470.916.9+25.010.2
Dean Wade Starter 251155.017.5+16.48.2
Darius Garland Starter 281055.617.4+21.96.5
Jaylon Tyson Bench 251869.219.7+29.812.5
Thomas Bryant Bench 221588.913.1+16.718.5
Craig Porter Bench 221267.615.9+10.225.7
De'Andre Hunter Bench 241038.521.2+35.64.4
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Bench 04250.022.2-33.315.6
Lonzo Ball Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Tyrese Proctor Bench 0800.029.2-42.1-9.1

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series NOP 0 – 1 CLE
Last 11 meetings · since 2020-21 NOP 4 – 7 CLE
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
New Orleans Pelicans 8-23 L1 L10 5-5 Next game recap: vs PHX · Fri, Dec 26
Cleveland Cavaliers 17-14 W2 L10 5-5 Next game recap: @ NYK · Thu, Dec 25

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