Cavaliers 90-82 Pelicans (3 Jan, 2017) Play-by-Play

New Orleans Pelicans

14-22, 4-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NO	22	21	26	13	82
CLE	15	29	23	23	90

Cleveland Cavaliers

26-7, 18-2 home

Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 12-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 31-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
LeBron James misses driving layup
Kevin Love misses
Kevin Love makes tip shot
LeBron James makes driving dunk
Solomon Hill blocks DeAndre Liggins's layup
DeAndre Liggins misses 26-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Kevin Love 's 7-foot jumper
Tristan Thompson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
Kevin Love misses 8-foot hook shot
Jordan McRae misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan McRae misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks Tristan Thompson 's 19-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot
Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kay Felder misses 17-foot two point jumper
Iman Shumpert misses 16-foot jumper
LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper
Iman Shumpert misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love makes 16-foot two point shot (Richard Jefferson assists)
Kay Felder makes driving layup
Channing Frye makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kay Felder assists)
Kay Felder makes two point shot
Iman Shumpert misses
Richard Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kay Felder misses layup
Kay Felder misses 1-foot two point shot
Kevin Love makes tip shot
Channing Frye makes three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
Langston Galloway blocks LeBron James 's 2-foot layup
Channing Frye misses 17-foot jumper
Channing Frye misses three point jumper
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Iman Shumpert makes dunk
Richard Jefferson makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
LeBron James misses driving layup
Iman Shumpert misses 17-foot jumper
Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis blocks DeAndre Liggins 's 4-foot jumper
LeBron James makes two point shot (Kevin Love assists)
LeBron James makes driving layup
E'Twaun Moore blocks Kevin Love 's 7-foot jumper
Jordan McRae makes 17-foot jumper (DeAndre Liggins assists)
LeBron James misses
LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan McRae misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeAndre Liggins makes 17-foot jumper
Kevin Love makes two point shot (LeBron James assists)
DeAndre Liggins misses layup
LeBron James misses 17-foot jumper
Jordan McRae misses 13-foot jump bank shot
Kevin Love misses 15-foot jump bank shot
Channing Frye makes 26-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Channing Frye misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup
LeBron James makes driving layup
Channing Frye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kevin Love assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 7-foot jumper
James Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Richard Jefferson assists)
LeBron James makes two point shot (James Jones assists)
Richard Jefferson makes 27-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
Channing Frye makes layup (Kay Felder assists)
Kay Felder makes two point shot
Kay Felder makes 18-foot two point shot
James Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kay Felder misses 19-foot two point jumper
Kay Felder makes 18-foot two point shot
Richard Jefferson makes driving layup
Kevin Love misses hook shot
Iman Shumpert misses 25-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 13-foot
Kay Felder misses 9-foot
LeBron James makes two point shot
LeBron James misses 14-foot two point shot
Kay Felder makes 18-foot jumper (Iman Shumpert assists)
Richard Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James makes 15-foot two point shot
LeBron James misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper
Buddy Hield makes jumper
Anthony Davis misses 14-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot
Solomon Hill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield misses two point shot
Anthony Davis makes dunk
Jrue Holiday misses
Solomon Hill misses 24-foot
Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses 6-foot hook shot
Dante Cunningham makes 12-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)
Terrence Jones misses 7-foot Running Jumper
Channing Frye blocks Anthony Davis 's 3-foot layup
Anthony Davis makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper
Terrence Jones misses 22-foot jumper
Jrue Holiday makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)
Anthony Davis makes driving layup
Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Langston Galloway misses 19-foot jumper
Terrence Jones misses 11-foot
Channing Frye blocks Tyreke Evans 's 2-foot layup
Solomon Hill misses 24-foot three point jumper
Langston Galloway makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
E'Twaun Moore misses 12-foot
Tyreke Evans misses
Tyreke Evans makes two point shot (Langston Galloway assists)
Solomon Hill misses 26-foot three point jumper
E'Twaun Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Langston Galloway misses 23-foot three point jumper
Iman Shumpert blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
E'Twaun Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
Anthony Davis misses layup
Langston Galloway misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 14-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Langston Galloway misses three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 18-foot jump bank shot
Jrue Holiday misses 7-foot
Solomon Hill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses driving layup
Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Solomon Hill misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jrue Holiday misses 13-foot jumper
Anthony Davis misses
Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses driving layup
Buddy Hield misses 13-foot jumper
Dante Cunningham makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes 19-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday makes 17-foot two point shot
Dante Cunningham makes 2-foot layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Jrue Holiday misses 15-foot two point jumper
Solomon Hill misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
Anthony Davis makes 12-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
Buddy Hield makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Buddy Hield misses 8-foot two point jumper
Anthony Davis makes 13-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
Anthony Davis makes layup (E'Twaun Moore assists)
Tristan Thompson blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
Terrence Jones makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
Tyreke Evans misses 27-foot three point jumper
Solomon Hill misses 17-foot jumper
E'Twaun Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper
Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
Jrue Holiday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Davis assists)
Tyreke Evans makes 1-foot layup (Anthony Davis assists)
Dante Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Anthony Davis misses 8-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 7-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses 11-foot two point shot
E'Twaun Moore misses 14-foot two point jumper
Buddy Hield makes driving layup
Dante Cunningham misses 7-foot two point shot
Anthony Davis misses
Anthony Davis misses 26-foot three point jumper
LeBron James blocks Buddy Hield's layup
Tyreke Evans misses 5-foot jumper

PELICANS

CAVALIERS

TIME		NO	CLE
12:00	Anthony Davis vs. Tristan Thompson (Solomon Hill gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Anthony Davis misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
11:45	Jordan McRae defensive rebound	0	0
11:25	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:25	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Buddy Hield makes jumper	2	0
10:56	Jrue Holiday shooting foul (Jordan McRae draws the foul)	2	0
10:56	Jordan McRae makes free throw 1 of 2	2	1
10:56	Jordan McRae makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
10:41	Anthony Davis misses 14-foot two point shot	2	2
10:41	Kevin Love defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	Kevin Love misses 12-foot two point shot	2	2
10:19	Solomon Hill defensive rebound	2	2
10:10	Anthony Davis misses 7-foot two point shot	2	2
10:07	DeAndre Liggins defensive rebound	2	2
10:00	LeBron James misses 31-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:00	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	2	2
9:48	Solomon Hill makes 26-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	5	2
9:33	Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	2
9:33	Pelicans defensive team rebound	5	2
9:21	Buddy Hield misses two point shot	5	2
9:18	Anthony Davis makes dunk	7	2
9:18	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	5	2
8:59	Kevin Love misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	2
8:57	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	7	2
8:49	Jrue Holiday misses	7	2
8:48	DeAndre Liggins defensive rebound	7	2
8:41	LeBron James misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	7	2
8:40	Dante Cunningham defensive rebound	7	2
8:34	Solomon Hill misses 24-foot	7	2
8:33	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	7	2
8:17	LeBron James misses driving layup	7	2
8:14	Kevin Love misses	7	2
8:14	Kevin Love offensive rebound	7	2
8:11	Kevin Love makes tip shot	7	4
8:11	Kevin Love offensive rebound	7	2
8:03	Jrue Holiday misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	4
8:03	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	7	4
7:56	LeBron James makes driving dunk	7	6
7:37	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (DeAndre Liggins steals)	7	6
7:31	Solomon Hill blocks DeAndre Liggins's layup	7	6
7:31	Jrue Holiday defensive rebound	7	6
7:24	Buddy Hield misses three point jumper	7	6
7:24	Pelicans offensive team rebound	7	6
7:20	Anthony Davis misses 20-foot jumper	7	6
7:20	Kevin Love defensive rebound	7	6
7:11	DeAndre Liggins misses 26-foot three point jumper	7	6
7:11	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	7	6
7:01	Buddy Hield bad pass (Jordan McRae steals)	7	6
7:00	Buddy Hield personal foul (Jordan McRae draws the foul)	7	6
6:43	Anthony Davis blocks Kevin Love 's 7-foot jumper	7	6
6:43	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	7	6
6:39	Tristan Thompson makes dunk (LeBron James assists)	7	8
6:33	Pelicans Full timeout	7	8
6:16	Anthony Davis misses 6-foot hook shot	7	8
6:13	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	7	8
5:56	Kevin Love misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	8
5:54	Anthony Davis defensive rebound	7	8
5:46	Dante Cunningham makes 12-foot two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)	9	8
5:30	Kevin Love makes 7-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)	9	10
5:16	Anthony Davis lost ball turnover (DeAndre Liggins steals)	9	10
5:05	Kevin Love misses 8-foot hook shot	9	10
5:03	Tristan Thompson offensive rebound	9	10
5:03	Dante Cunningham personal foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul)	9	10
5:03	Channing Frye enters the game for Kevin Love	9	10
5:03	Terrence Jones enters the game for Solomon Hill	9	10
5:03	Pelicans delay of game violation	9	10
4:45	Jordan McRae misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	10
4:45	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	9	10
4:31	Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terrence Jones assists)	12	10
4:09	Jordan McRae misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	10
4:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	10
4:07	Solomon Hill enters the game for Terrence Jones	12	10
4:05	Anthony Davis blocks Tristan Thompson 's 19-foot jumper	12	10
4:05	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	12	10
4:05	shot clock turnover	12	10
4:05	Terrence Jones enters the game for Solomon Hill	12	10
3:55	DeAndre Liggins personal foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	12	10
3:55	Iman Shumpert enters the game for DeAndre Liggins	12	10
3:55	Kay Felder enters the game for Jordan McRae	12	10
3:43	Terrence Jones misses 7-foot Running Jumper	12	10
3:42	Anthony Davis offensive rebound	12	10
3:42	Channing Frye blocks Anthony Davis 's 3-foot layup	12	10
3:41	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	12	10
3:34	LeBron James makes two point shot	12	12
3:30	Anthony Davis makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)	14	12
3:14	Channing Frye misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	12
3:14	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	14	12
3:03	Anthony Davis bad pass (LeBron James steals)	14	12
3:00	LeBron James offensive Charge (Anthony Davis draws the foul)	14	12
3:00	LeBron James turnover	14	12
2:46	Terrence Jones makes dunk (Jrue Holiday assists)	16	12
2:29	Kay Felder misses 17-foot two point jumper	16	12
2:28	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	16	12
2:15	Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	18	12
2:03	LeBron James bad pass (Terrence Jones steals)	18	12
1:55	Anthony Davis misses 17-foot jumper	18	12
1:54	Channing Frye defensive rebound	18	12
1:46	Iman Shumpert misses 16-foot jumper	18	12
1:45	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	18	12
1:31	Terrence Jones misses 22-foot jumper	18	12
1:31	Tristan Thompson defensive rebound	18	12
1:25	LeBron James bad pass (Jrue Holiday steals)	18	12
1:22	Jrue Holiday makes layup (Terrence Jones assists)	20	12
1:22	Cavaliers Full timeout	20	12
1:22	Tyreke Evans enters the game for Buddy Hield	20	12
1:22	Langston Galloway enters the game for Jrue Holiday	20	12
1:07	LeBron James makes 18-foot jumper	20	14
52.0	Anthony Davis makes driving layup	22	14
39.0	Dante Cunningham shooting foul (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)	22	14
39.0	Iman Shumpert makes free throw 1 of 2	22	15
39.0	E'Twaun Moore enters the game for Dante Cunningham	22	15
39.0	Iman Shumpert misses free throw 2 of 2	22	15
38.0	Terrence Jones defensive rebound	22	15
20.0	Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper	22	15
19.0	LeBron James defensive rebound	22	15
1.0	Iman Shumpert misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	15
0.0	Langston Galloway defensive rebound	22	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	15

Regular Season Series

CLE leads 1-0

Pelicans
82
Cavaliers
90

Game 1

3/1

Cavaliers
122
Pelicans
124

Game 2

24/1

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

12:00 AM, 3 January 2017

Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 20,562

Referees:
John Goble
Tre Maddox
Kevin Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	4	3	.571	-	W1
Dallas	4	3	.571	-	L1
Memphis	4	4	.500	0.5	L1
San Antonio	3	4	.429	1	L1
New Orleans	3	5	.375	1.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	8	0	1.000	-	W8
Chicago	3	4	.429	4.5	L2
Indiana	3	4	.429	4.5	W1
Detroit	3	5	.375	5	W2
Milwaukee	1	6	.143	6.5	L6

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