New Orleans Pelicans @ Cleveland Cavaliers

8-23, 2-11 Away

118

8-23, 2-11 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pelicans NO	22	38	31	27	118
Cavaliers CLE	32	37	41	31	141

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliersCLE

17-14, 11-8 Home

141

17-14, 11-8 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

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
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)
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
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)
Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
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
Bryce McGowens misses free throw 1 of 2
Bryce McGowens makes free throw 2 of 2
Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
Thomas Bryant makes two point shot
Thomas Bryant makes free throw 1 of 1
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2
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
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)
Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 1
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
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2
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 free throw 1 of 1
Zion Williamson makes 1-foot running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1
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
Jeremiah Fears misses free throw 1 of 1
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
Bryce McGowens misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
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
Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1
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
De'Andre Hunter misses running layup
Craig Porter Jr. makes tip shot
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
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
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
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
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
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3
Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3
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
Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
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
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
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
Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2
Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2
Karlo Matkovic misses layup
Jarrett Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
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
Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 1 of 2
Jordan Hawkins makes free throw 2 of 2
Tyrese Proctor misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)
Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Micah Peavy makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		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	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	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
3:40	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

Zion Williamson gets the and-1 to fall

0:18

Jeremiah Fears somehow gets the and-1 to fall

0:17

Zion Williamson gets the hoop and the harm

0:22

Matchups

CLE leads season

1-0

CLE

118

Game 1•@ CLE

Final

141

8-23

Game 2•@ NO

17-14

Game Information

Cleveland, OH

Referee:Brian Forte

Referee:CJ Washington

Referee:Nate Green

Western Conference

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	35	16	.686	-	W3
Houston	31	19	.620	3.5	L2
Memphis	20	29	.408	14	W2
Dallas	19	32	.373	16	L6
New Orleans	13	40	.245	23	L3

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	37	13	.740	-	L1
Cleveland	31	21	.596	7	W2
Chicago	24	28	.462	14	L3
Milwaukee	20	29	.408	16.5	W2
Indiana	13	38	.255	24.5	L2

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