New Orleans Pelicans @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Shot Chart
- Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)
- Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
- Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
- Darius Garland makes two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
- Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper
- De'Andre Hunter makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jarrett Allen 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
- Thomas Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
- Craig Porter Jr. misses 10-foot two point shot
- 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
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot running jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Craig Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes running layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Craig Porter Jr. 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
- Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point jumper
- 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)
- Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Dean Wade makes driving dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
- Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Dean Wade assists)
- Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot two point shot
- Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sam Merrill misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Darius Garland makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)
- De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Darius Garland 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)
- Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
- Darius Garland misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses layup
- Jarrett Allen misses two point shot
- Jarrett Allen misses two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Sam Merrill makes 26-foot three pointer
- Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Darius Garland makes 30-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Sam Merrill makes 32-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup
- Darius Garland misses two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
- De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
- Craig Porter Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Thomas Bryant makes 2-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- 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
- De'Andre Hunter makes 7-foot fade away jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
- Thomas Bryant misses two point shot
- Thomas Bryant makes two point 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
- Donovan Mitchell misses heave jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
- Thomas Bryant makes alley oop dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Thomas Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
- Dean Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaylon Tyson misses tip in dunk
- Dean Wade misses layup
- De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jarrett Allen makes reverse layup (Sam Merrill assists)
- De'Andre Hunter misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
- Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
- Sam Merrill misses 24-foot running jump shot
- Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Sam Merrill assists)
- Jarrett Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
- De'Andre Hunter makes 3-foot running dunk (Darius Garland assists)
- Jaylon Tyson makes driving layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
- Tyrese Proctor misses driving layup
- Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot hook shot (Thomas Bryant assists)
- Tyrese Proctor misses 23-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)
- Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot running jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
- Saddiq Bey misses 9-foot fade away jump shot
- Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup
- Saddiq Bey makes running layup (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)
- Saddiq Bey makes 10-foot two point shot
- Bryce McGowens misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Zion Williamson makes layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado 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
- Karlo Matkovic misses dunk
- Thomas Bryant blocks Jose Alvarado 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Saddiq Bey misses driving floating jump shot
- Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jordan Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)
- Derik Queen misses driving layup
- Derik Queen misses layup
- Jordan Hawkins misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup
- Jeremiah Fears makes 25-foot three pointer
- Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Bryce McGowens makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Yves Missi makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Yves Missi makes layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Trey Murphy III makes dunk (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Yves Missi makes dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 19-foot jumper (Yves Missi assists)
- Zion Williamson makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Zion Williamson makes 1-foot running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
- Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot running jump shot
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)
- Trey Murphy III makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
- Trey Murphy III misses driving floating jump shot
- Trey Murphy III makes alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)
- Jeremiah Fears misses 10-foot fade away jump shot
- Bryce McGowens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
- Derik Queen makes driving layup
- 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)
- Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
- Derik Queen makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
- Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup
- Saddiq Bey misses 15-foot fade away 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
- Trey Murphy III misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Zion Williamson makes 1-foot two point shot
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup
- Zion Williamson misses driving layup
- Derik Queen makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Craig Porter Jr. blocks Saddiq Bey 's 2-foot driving layup
- Derik Queen makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Derik Queen makes 25-foot three pointer
- Zion Williamson misses driving layup
- Zion Williamson misses tip shot
- Jose Alvarado makes 23-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
- Derik Queen misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Zion Williamson makes driving layup
- Derik Queen makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)
- Jose Alvarado makes 27-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
- Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot
- Jordan Hawkins misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- Zion Williamson misses 3-foot tip shot
- Bryce McGowens misses driving floating jump shot
- Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot running jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)
- Derik Queen misses two point shot
- Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bryce McGowens makes running dunk
- Karlo Matkovic misses layup
- Jaylon Tyson blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jeremiah Fears misses 9-foot floating jump shot
- Karlo Matkovic misses two point shot
- Karlo Matkovic misses layup
- Micah Peavy makes 23-foot running jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jordan Hawkins makes layup
- Micah Peavy misses 26-foot three point jumper
- 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)
PELICANS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | NO | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Derik Queen vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:43 | Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Trey Murphy III steals) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:36 | Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot running jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 3 | 0 | |
| 11:21 | Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists) | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:55 | Saddiq Bey misses 9-foot fade away jump shot | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:52 | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:42 | Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:38 | Bryce McGowens defensive rebound | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:24 | Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:21 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | 3 | 3 | |
| 10:08 | Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists) | 3 | 6 | |
| 9:49 | Jeremiah Fears misses 19-foot step back jumpshot | 3 | 6 | |
| 9:47 | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | 3 | 6 | |
| 9:40 | Sam Merrill misses running pullup jump shot | 3 | 6 | |
| 9:39 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | 3 | 6 | |
| 9:22 | Saddiq Bey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot | 5 | 6 | |
| 9:12 | Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot | 5 | 8 | |
| 9:05 | Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup | 5 | 8 | |
| 9:03 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 5 | 8 | |
| 8:58 | Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Bryce McGowens steals) | 5 | 8 | |
| 8:53 | Saddiq Bey makes running layup (Bryce McGowens assists) | 7 | 8 | |
| 8:41 | Darius Garland makes two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:23 | Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:21 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:14 | Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:11 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | 7 | 10 | |
| 8:06 | Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists) | 9 | 10 | |
| 8:06 | Cavaliers Full timeout | 9 | 10 | |
| 7:48 | Dean Wade makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists) | 9 | 13 | |
| 7:31 | Saddiq Bey makes 10-foot two point shot | 11 | 13 | |
| 7:12 | Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 13 | |
| 7:10 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:58 | Bryce McGowens misses 23-foot three point jumper | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:55 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:48 | Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Bryce McGowens steals) | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:45 | Trey Murphy III out of bounds bad pass turnover | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:45 | De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:45 | Zion Williamson enters the game for Saddiq Bey | 11 | 13 | |
| 6:36 | De'Andre Hunter makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jarrett Allen assists) | 11 | 15 | |
| 6:15 | Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade | 11 | 15 | |
| 6:07 | Zion Williamson makes layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 13 | 15 | |
| 5:59 | De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 13 | 17 | |
| 5:52 | Jeremiah Fears bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals) | 13 | 17 | |
| 5:34 | Jarrett Allen makes 2-foot two point shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:33 | Pelicans Full timeout | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:33 | Thomas Bryant enters the game for Sam Merrill | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:33 | Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Jarrett Allen | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:33 | Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jeremiah Fears | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:33 | Jose Alvarado enters the game for Derik Queen | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:20 | Jose Alvarado out of bounds bad pass turnover | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:08 | Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot | 13 | 19 | |
| 5:04 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | 13 | 19 | |
| 4:57 | Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot two point shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 15 | 19 | |
| 4:37 | Thomas Bryant makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 15 | 22 | |
| 4:21 | Bryce McGowens misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 15 | 22 | |
| 4:19 | Bryce McGowens offensive rebound | 15 | 22 | |
| 4:12 | Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 15 | 22 | |
| 4:06 | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | 15 | 22 | |
| 4:06 | Zion Williamson makes tip shot | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:56 | Craig Porter Jr. misses 10-foot two point shot | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:55 | Pelicans defensive team rebound | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:55 | Thomas Bryant personal foul | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:55 | Micah Peavy enters the game for Bryce McGowens | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:55 | Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:40 | Karlo Matkovic misses dunk | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:36 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:33 | Jaylon Tyson misses 24-foot running jump shot | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:31 | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:22 | Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (De'Andre Hunter steals) | 17 | 22 | |
| 3:15 | Craig Porter Jr. makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 17 | 25 | |
| 3:03 | Karlo Matkovic offensive foul | 17 | 25 | |
| 3:03 | Karlo Matkovic offensive foul turnover | 17 | 25 | |
| 3:03 | Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:46 | Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:42 | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:33 | Thomas Bryant blocks Jose Alvarado 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:31 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:27 | Craig Porter Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:14 | Zion Williamson lost ball turnover | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:13 | Zion Williamson loose ball foul | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:13 | Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson | 17 | 25 | |
| 2:00 | Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 17 | 25 | |
| 1:57 | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | 17 | 25 | |
| 1:48 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:23 | Saddiq Bey misses driving floating jump shot | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:21 | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:16 | De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot running jump shot | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:13 | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | 17 | 27 | |
| 1:10 | Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 17 | 30 | |
| 1:09 | Pelicans Full timeout | 17 | 30 | |
| 1:09 | Derik Queen enters the game for Karlo Matkovic | 17 | 30 | |
| 49.2 | Thomas Bryant shooting foul | 17 | 30 | |
| 49.2 | Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 30 | |
| 49.2 | Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 30 | |
| 46.7 | De'Andre Hunter bad pass turnover (Micah Peavy steals) | 19 | 30 | |
| 43.6 | Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper | 19 | 30 | |
| 41.3 | Micah Peavy offensive rebound | 19 | 30 | |
| 39.6 | Jordan Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists) | 22 | 30 | |
| 30.1 | De'Andre Hunter misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 22 | 30 | |
| 28.3 | Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound | 22 | 30 | |
| 27.1 | Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 22 | 32 | |
| 4.8 | Derik Queen misses driving layup | 22 | 32 | |
| 2.9 | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 22 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | Craig Porter Jr. misses running pullup jump shot | 22 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 22 | 32 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 32 | |
NO @ CLE Videos
Zion Williamson gets the and-1 to fall
Jeremiah Fears somehow gets the and-1 to fall
Zion Williamson gets the hoop and the harm
Regular Season Series
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
12:30 AM, 24 December 2025
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432
- Referees:
- Brian Forte
- CJ Washington
- Nate Green
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |

