New Orleans Pelicans @ Cleveland Cavaliers
24-29, 9-16 Away
116
24-29, 9-16 Away
19-34, 11-15 Home
109
19-34, 11-15 Home
New Orleans Pelicans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 36 | 27 | 8-18 | 3-6 | 8-8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | |
| 31 | 15 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +3 | |
| 36 | 38 | 16-22 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +7 | |
| 27 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -7 | |
| 33 | 7 | 2-9 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +6 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 33 | 9 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +7 | |
| 11 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +9 | |
| 15 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | |
| 18 | 6 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +10 | |
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116 | 44-86 | 7-24 | 21-26 | 50 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 16 | |||
51% | 29% | 81% | ||||||||||||
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 31 | 19 | 6-17 | 5-14 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3 | |
| 32 | 21 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | 19 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -3 | |
| 22 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | |
| 34 | 7 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 26 | 11 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | |
| 29 | 15 | 7-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -10 | |
| 16 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DNP-SORE LEFT KNEE | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE | ||||||||||||||
109 | 41-85 | 13-40 | 14-17 | 36 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 23 | |||
48% | 32% | 82% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Cleveland, OH
Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Kevin Scott
Referee:Evan Scott
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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