Game completed

New Orleans Pelicans8-23118atCleveland Cavaliers17-14141

Tue, Dec 23, 7:30 PM ESTRocket Arena, Cleveland, OHFanDuel Sports Network - Ohio · GCSEN · Pelicans+

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
NOP	22	38	31	27	118
CLE	32	37	41	31	141

New Orleans Pelicans

118

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Saddiq BeySF	26	11	3	2	0	0	0	5-13	1-5	0-0	-5
Trey Murphy IIIPF	26	14	3	5	1	0	2	6-12	2-5	0-0	-16
Derik QueenC	25	21	7	5	1	0	1	7-14	2-3	5-6	-11
Bryce McGowensSG	31	8	7	3	3	0	1	3-7	1-3	1-2	-13
Jeremiah FearsPG	27	11	4	5	1	0	3	3-11	1-3	4-5	-7
Zion Williamson	21	26	5	1	1	0	3	9-15	0-0	8-9	-17
Jose Alvarado	25	6	2	2	1	0	2	2-4	2-3	0-0	-18
Karlo Matković	10	2	5	0	0	0	1	1-6	0-0	0-0	-11
Micah Peavy	14	5	2	0	1	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-9
Jordan Hawkins	22	7	3	1	0	0	2	2-5	1-2	2-2	-7
Yves Missi	13	7	2	2	1	2	1	3-3	0-0	1-1	-1
Team		118	50	26	10	2	16	43-94	11-26	21-25

DNP: DeAndre Jordan, Kevon Looney, Dejounte Murray (nwt not with team), Trey Alexander (gleague twoway), Hunter Dickinson (gleague twoway), Herbert Jones (injury), Jordan Poole (injury)

Cleveland Cavaliers

141

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Sam MerrillSF	26	22	6	7	1	0	1	7-12	6-10	2-2	+18
Dean WadePF	25	11	5	4	0	0	1	4-10	3-8	0-0	+9
Jarrett AllenC	26	14	9	3	0	0	1	6-9	1-1	1-2	+15
Donovan MitchellSG	30	27	4	4	1	0	3	11-16	2-6	3-4	+19
Darius GarlandPG	29	10	1	8	0	0	3	4-9	2-6	0-0	+14
De'Andre Hunter	24	10	2	1	2	1	1	5-13	0-4	0-0	+23
Jaylon Tyson	25	18	6	2	0	1	0	8-13	2-4	0-0	+15
Thomas Bryant	22	15	7	1	0	2	0	6-8	2-2	1-1	+8
Craig Porter Jr.	22	12	8	8	2	1	1	4-8	2-4	2-2	+5
Tyrese Proctor	8	0	1	2	1	0	2	0-5	0-3	0-0	-8
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	-3
Team		141	57	40	8	6	13	56-105	20-49	9-11

DNP: Lonzo Ball (rest), Chris Livingston (gleague twoway), Evan Mobley (injury), Larry Nance Jr. (injury), Max Strus (injury), Luke Travers (gleague twoway)

Lead tracker

How the game flowed

Biggest lead · CLE: 28
Biggest lead · NOP: 3
Times tied: 1
Lead changes: 1
Longest run · CLE: 9

How they entered this matchup

Pregame context

Travel tax: NOP4 in 6: NOP

NOP is carrying the heavier travel load at 925 mi from its previous stop.
NOP is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.

The numbers

Rest · travel · body clock

Schedule spot	NOP	CLE
Record	8-23	17-14
Days rest	B2B	B2B
Hours rest	23.5h	24.5h
Rest swing	-1h	+1h
Travel in	925 mi	0 mi
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 3 of 3
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B4 in 6	B2B

How each side got here

Travel and map

NOP

925 mi

New Orleans, LACleveland, OH

NOP came from New Orleans, LA with 925 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

New Orleans, LA to Cleveland, OH

CLE

0 mi

Cleveland, OHNo travel

CLE stayed in Cleveland, OH between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Cleveland, OH

Where this game sits in the run

Trip context

NOP

Road trip

NOP is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles925 mi

CLE

Homestand

CLE is in game 3 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

TV · streaming · radio

Local TV: CLEFanDuel Sports Network - OhioNOPGCSENin-market
Team streams: NOPPelicans+in-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: SiriusXMCLEWTAM 1100 / 100.7 WMMS / S: La Mega 1300NOPWWL 870 AM

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