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Donovan Mitchell and Sam Merrill propel Cavaliers to 141-118 victory over Pelicans

— Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Sam Merrill added 22 and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 141-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.
Dec 24, 2025, 03:15 am - AP

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  • Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot running jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Saddiq Bey misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
  • Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
  • Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot
  • Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
  • Saddiq Bey makes running layup (Bryce McGowens assists)
  • Darius Garland makes two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)
  • Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Saddiq Bey makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce McGowens misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jarrett Allen assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot two point shot (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
  • Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Thomas Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Bryce McGowens misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Zion Williamson makes tip shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Karlo Matkovic misses dunk
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Thomas Bryant blocks Jose Alvarado 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Saddiq Bey misses driving floating jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot running jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jordan Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Derik Queen misses driving layup
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • Derik Queen misses layup
  • Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Thomas Bryant makes two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Yves Missi blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot driving layup
  • Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Bryce McGowens makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Dean Wade makes driving dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
  • Yves Missi makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Dean Wade assists)
  • Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sam Merrill misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Yves Missi makes layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)
  • Trey Murphy III makes dunk (Bryce McGowens assists)
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
  • Yves Missi makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sam Merrill makes two point shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
  • Saddiq Bey makes 19-foot jumper (Yves Missi assists)
  • Darius Garland misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 1-foot running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • De'Andre Hunter misses layup
  • Jarrett Allen misses two point shot
  • Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen misses two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Trey Murphy III makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Trey Murphy III makes alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 10-foot fade away jump shot
  • Bryce McGowens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Derik Queen makes driving layup
  • Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jeremiah Fears misses running layup
  • Saddiq Bey misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Derik Queen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
  • Sam Merrill makes 32-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
  • Derik Queen makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup
  • Darius Garland misses two point shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Saddiq Bey misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter blocks Derik Queen 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Bryce McGowens misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Trey Murphy III misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Thomas Bryant makes 2-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Yves Missi blocks Thomas Bryant 's 1-foot running layup
  • De'Andre Hunter misses running layup
  • Craig Porter Jr. makes tip shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Derik Queen makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 7-foot fade away jump shot
  • Craig Porter Jr. blocks Saddiq Bey 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
  • Thomas Bryant misses two point shot
  • Thomas Bryant makes two point shot
  • Derik Queen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Derik Queen makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot
  • Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Zion Williamson misses tip shot
  • Jose Alvarado makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
  • Thomas Bryant makes alley oop dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Derik Queen misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Thomas Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
  • Derik Queen makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)
  • Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylon Tyson misses tip in dunk
  • Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
  • Dean Wade misses layup
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes reverse layup (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson misses 3-foot tip shot
  • Bryce McGowens misses driving floating jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot running jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)
  • Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
  • Derik Queen misses two point shot
  • Sam Merrill misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
  • Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bryce McGowens makes running dunk
  • Karlo Matkovic misses layup
  • Jarrett Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • De'Andre Hunter makes 3-foot running dunk (Darius Garland assists)
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 9-foot floating jump shot
  • Karlo Matkovic misses two point shot
  • Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Karlo Matkovic misses layup
  • Tyrese Proctor misses driving layup
  • Micah Peavy makes 23-foot running jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
  • Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot hook shot (Thomas Bryant assists)
  • Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jordan Hawkins makes layup
  • Tyrese Proctor misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Micah Peavy misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Tyrese Proctor misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin blocks Micah Peavy 's 1-foot two point shot
  • Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Thomas Bryant blocks Karlo Matkovic's dunk
  • Micah Peavy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)
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