Pelicans (123) vs Cavaliers (104) · Dec 21, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 21, 2023

17-12New OrleansPelicans

123

16-13ClevelandCavaliers

104

Game Recap

The Pelicans defeated the Cavaliers, 123-104. Trey Murphy III led New Orleans with season-highs in points (28) and 3PT FG (six) along with four rebounds and three assists as CJ McCollum added 18 points, six rebounds, four assists, and four steals. Dean Wade led Cleveland with 20 points (6-8 3PT) and nine rebounds while Craig Porter Jr. added seven points and a career-high 11 assists. The Pelicans improve to 17-12 as the Cavaliers move to 16-13.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	36	30	28	29	123
CLE	28	24	24	28	104

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Brandon IngramSF	28	6-12	1-3	4-4	7	6	0	0	3	2	17	+12
25Trey Murphy IIIPF	28	10-16	6-10	2-2	4	3	1	1	1	1	28	+20
17Jonas ValanciunasC	27	6-9	1-3	0-0	7	5	1	1	2	3	13	-3
5Herbert JonesSG	29	3-7	0-1	1-1	1	4	0	1	0	1	7	+5
3CJ McCollumPG	33	7-15	2-8	2-2	6	4	4	1	2	2	18	+13
15Jose Alvarado	17	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	+16
8Naji Marshall	22	4-11	1-4	5-7	6	3	1	0	1	1	14	+16
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	20	5-6	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	0	1	11	+22
11Dyson Daniels	20	3-4	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	7	-2
24Jordan Hawkins	12	2-5	2-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	-4
1Zion Williamson	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		47-8654.7%	15-3542.9%	14-1687.5%	40	32	7	4	9	15	123

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
35Isaac OkoroSF	32	7-10	2-5	0-1	3	4	1	0	0	2	16	-19
32Dean WadePF	26	7-11	6-8	0-0	9	0	0	2	0	3	20	-4
31Jarrett AllenC	26	7-8	0-0	0-0	7	3	1	0	1	0	14	-6
1Max StrusSG	33	4-16	2-12	3-5	3	5	0	0	3	2	13	-15
9Craig Porter Jr.PG	29	3-9	1-1	0-0	3	11	1	0	2	1	7	+3
5Sam Merrill	12	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	+1
3Caris LeVert	22	3-9	1-4	2-2	0	4	1	0	1	1	9	-24
20Georges Niang	19	4-8	3-7	0-0	2	1	0	1	3	1	11	-13
13Tristan Thompson	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	0	0	2	6	-13
21Emoni Bates	8	1-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	-9
30Damian Jones	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2
15Isaiah Mobley	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	+2
TOTAL		41-8747.1%	17-4438.6%	5-862.5%	35	34	4	3	11	13	104

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternopcle

(11:56) Jump Ball Allen vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Porter Jr.
+2 (11:37) Okoro 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
02
(11:37) Murphy III S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Ford)
(11:37) MISS Okoro Free Throw 1 of 1
(11:35) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:21) Jones 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
22
(11:00) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:00) McCollum STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:47) Ingram 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 2 AST)
42
+2 (10:29) Allen 3' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
44
(10:18) MISS Murphy III 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:06) Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
47
+3 (9:52) Murphy III 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
77
(9:37) MISS Okoro 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:35) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:33) MISS Allen 2' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:33) Pelicans Rebound
(9:33) Strus L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
(9:19) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:15) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS Porter Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:04) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:59) Wade P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Ford)
+2 (8:50) Murphy III 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Valanciunas 3 AST)
97
+2 (8:29) Allen 4' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
99
+3 (8:23) McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
129
(8:08) MISS Strus 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:05) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:56) Valanciunas 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
149
(7:37) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:34) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:26) Murphy III 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
169
(7:12) Strus Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:12) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:07) Ingram 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
199
(7:07) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:54) MISS LeVert 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:51) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:50) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:50) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:43) LeVert 9' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
1911
(6:27) MISS Valanciunas 3PT Jump Shot
(6:24) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:18) MISS Merrill 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:16) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:09) McCollum 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2111
+3 (5:49) Wade 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (LeVert 1 AST)
2114
+2 (5:38) McCollum 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2314
+3 (5:20) Wade 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
2317
(5:01) CAVALIERS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Merrill ) (T.Brothers)
+1 (5:01) Murphy III Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
2417
+2 (4:50) Ingram 13' Fadeaway Jumper (7 PTS)
2617
(4:38) Niang Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:23) MISS Ingram 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:19) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (4:05) Niang 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strus 2 AST)
2620
(3:49) MISS Marshall 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:47) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:41) MISS Niang 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:41) Pelicans Rebound
(3:19) MISS Marshall 2' Driving Layup
(3:16) Niang REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:11) Niang 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
2623
+2 (2:59) Jones 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2823
(2:59) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Flores)
(2:59) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:59) Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2923
(2:43) MISS Thompson 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:41) Robinson-Earl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:27) Robinson-Earl 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
3223
(2:09) MISS Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:06) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:54) Robinson-Earl 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Alvarado 1 AST)
3423
+2 (1:34) Porter Jr. 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3425
(1:21) Ingram OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Ford)
(1:21) Ingram Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (1:02) LeVert 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
3428
(0:39) MISS Marshall 5' Driving Layup
(0:39) Niang BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:37) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:36) Alvarado Putback Layup (2 PTS)
3628
(0:31) MISS LeVert 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:29) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:15) McCollum Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:15) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(0:03) Alvarado P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
(0:03) Strus Inbound Turnover (P2.T4)
(0:00) MISS McCollum 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

CLE

123Points104

47-86(54.7%)Field Goal(%)41-87(47.1%)

15-35(42.9%)3-Point(%)17-44(38.6%)

14-16(87.5%)Free Throw(%)5-8(62.5%)

40(7)Rebounds(Offensive)35(6)

32Assists34

7Steals4

4Blocks3

9Turnovers11

15Fouls13

52Pts In The Paint44

24Fast Break Pts15

19Pts Off Turnovers7

40Bench Pts34

24Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, December 21, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100.0%)