Cavaliers (104) vs Pelicans (108) · Dec 28, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 28, 2021

20-14ClevelandCavaliers

104

13-22New OrleansPelicans

108

Game Recap

After trailing by as many as 23 points, the Pelicans defeated the Cavaliers, 108-104. Herbert Jones led the way for the Pelicans with a career-high 26 points, along with seven rebounds and three blocks, while Garett Temple added 17 points (all 17 in the 4th quarter). Ricky Rubio (27 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists, two blocks) and Evan Mobley (22 points, seven rebounds) combined for 49 points for the Cavaliers in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 13-22 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 20-14.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	39	19	25	21	104
NOP	20	28	28	32	108

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
32Dean WadeSF	33	1-7	1-6	0-0	6	3	0	1	0	2	3	-2
24Lauri MarkkanenPF	30	6-15	0-4	2-2	5	2	2	0	1	4	14	+4
4Evan MobleyC	30	9-12	1-2	3-3	7	0	0	0	1	3	22	-8
35Isaac OkoroSG	30	2-6	0-1	2-4	2	3	1	0	3	5	6	-5
3Ricky RubioPG	36	10-25	3-7	4-4	13	9	2	2	1	1	27	+2
0Kevin Love	32	7-14	7-12	3-4	4	3	1	0	1	0	24	-1
45Denzel Valentine	23	2-4	2-4	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	3	6	-4
6Kevin Pangos	8	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-4
10Justin Anderson	13	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	-2
99Tacko Fall	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Luke Kornet	— did not play —												— did not play —
5RJ Nembhard Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
Trevon Scott	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		37-8842.0%	14-4134.1%	16-1984.2%	42	27	6	3	7	19	104

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Herbert JonesSF	36	10-18	2-4	4-4	7	3	0	3	0	5	26	0
12Gary ClarkPF	28	4-11	4-10	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	0	12	-7
17Jonas ValanciunasC	30	4-11	1-2	6-8	10	2	0	1	4	3	15	+13
41Garrett TempleSG	36	6-7	5-6	0-2	3	3	1	0	3	2	17	-1
4Devonte' GrahamPG	32	5-12	1-6	7-9	5	5	0	1	2	2	18	+3
31Tomas Satoransky	17	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	5	0	0	1	0	3	+3
9Willy Hernangomez	5	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	-8
25Trey Murphy III	19	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	-6
10Jaxson Hayes	24	2-4	0-0	3-3	8	2	1	1	1	1	7	+22
2Jared Harper	7	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	1	1	1	7	+1
10Justin James	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		36-8045.0%	16-3644.4%	20-2676.9%	44	24	3	8	12	16	108

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclenop

(11:57) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Mobley: Tip to Clark
(11:38) MISS Valanciunas 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:33) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Mobley 16' Jump Shot
(11:09) Wade REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:04) MISS Wade 3PT Jump Shot
(11:00) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) Valanciunas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:51) Rubio STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:45) Rubio 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
30
(10:29) MISS Jones 3' Driving Layup
(10:27) Rubio REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) MISS Rubio 22' Jump Shot
(10:11) Graham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:07) Graham Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:45) MISS Wade 13' Jump Shot
(9:45) Clark BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:41) Wade REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(9:39) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:38) Rubio REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:36) Rubio 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
50
(9:16) Graham Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(9:16) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:58) Rubio 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
70
(8:42) MISS Satoransky 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:37) Wade REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(8:27) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (8:27) Markkanen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
80
+1 (8:27) Markkanen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
90
+2 (8:16) Valanciunas 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Satoransky 1 AST)
92
(8:04) MISS Markkanen 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(8:03) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:02) MISS Markkanen 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:02) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:58) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:49) Valanciunas 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T4)
(7:30) MISS Rubio 12' Jump Shot
(7:27) Temple REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:14) Okoro S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
(7:14) MISS Temple Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:14) PELICANS Rebound
(7:14) MISS Temple Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:06) Markkanen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:01) Wade 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 1 AST)
122
+2 (6:39) Jones 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Satoransky 2 AST)
124
+3 (6:20) Rubio 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Okoro 2 AST)
154
(6:08) MISS Clark 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:05) Rubio REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:01) Jones P.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Reneau)
+3 (5:52) Valentine 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 2 AST)
184
+2 (5:28) Jones 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Graham 1 AST)
186
(5:17) MISS Rubio 3' Running Layup
(5:17) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:14) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:10) Jones 7' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
188
+3 (4:50) Love 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rubio 3 AST)
218
(4:38) Valentine P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
(4:31) MISS Graham 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:29) Cavaliers Rebound
+3 (4:09) Love 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Valentine 1 AST)
248
(3:54) MISS Hernangomez 4' Layup
(3:50) Valentine REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:47) Love 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Markkanen 1 AST)
278
(3:46) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:24) Jones 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
2710
+2 (3:05) Mobley 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2910
(2:54) MISS Jones 24' Jump Shot
(2:50) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:47) Mobley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
3210
+2 (2:35) Graham 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3212
+2 (2:14) Mobley 9' Jump Shot (7 PTS)
3412
+2 (2:04) Graham 9' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3414
+3 (1:53) Love 29' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Valentine 2 AST)
3714
(1:37) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Taylor)
+1 (1:37) Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
3715
+1 (1:37) Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
3716
(1:19) MISS Love 3' Layup
(1:19) Jones BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:16) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:14) MISS Graham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:11) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:03) Mobley Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (B.Taylor)
(1:03) Mobley Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:55) Anderson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Taylor)
+1 (0:55) Graham Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3717
(0:55) MISS Graham Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:48) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:48) MISS Hernangomez Tip Layup Shot
(0:45) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:45) MISS Hernangomez Tip Layup Shot
(0:44) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:33) Mobley 8' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Pangos 1 AST)
3917
+3 (0:14) Murphy III 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
3920
(0:05) Hernangomez P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Reneau)
(0:01) MISS Pangos 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) PELICANS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

NOP

104Points108

37-88(42.0%)Field Goal(%)36-80(45.0%)

14-41(34.1%)3-Point(%)16-36(44.4%)

16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)20-26(76.9%)

42(11)Rebounds(Offensive)44(8)

27Assists24

6Steals3

3Blocks8

7Turnovers12

19Fouls16

40Pts In The Paint34

8Fast Break Pts21

12Pts Off Turnovers6

32Bench Pts20

23Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,835 (89.0%)