Cleveland Cavaliers @ New Orleans Pelicans

4-9, 1-7 Away

100

4-9, 1-7 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	20	31	20	29	100
Pelicans NO	21	21	28	34	104

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

6-6, 5-2 Home

104

6-6, 5-2 Home

Matchups

CLE

NO leads season

1-0

100

Game 1@ NO

Final

104

Game 2@ CLE

Final

100

Eastern Conference

Central	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	.000	-	-
Cleveland	.000	-	-
Detroit	.000	-	-
Indiana	.000	-	-
Milwaukee	.000	-	-

Western Conference

Southwest	PCT	GB	STRK
New Orleans	.000	-	-
Dallas	.000	-	-
Houston	.000	-	-
San Antonio	.000	-	-
Memphis	.000	-	-

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