Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 21, 2026

FINAL

44-27ClevelandCavaliers

111

25-47New OrleansPelicans

106

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	34	19	23	35	111
NOP	28	28	32	18	106

Game Recap

The Cavaliers win their 3rd straight and improve to 44-27, while the Pelicans fall to 25-47.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Sam MerrillSF	32	5-9	3-7	2-2	10	2	0	0	1	2	+5	15
32Dean WadePF	23	3-6	1-4	0-0	5	3	2	0	1	1	+11	7
4Evan MobleyC	30	8-10	0-1	2-5	8	3	1	2	2	3	0	18
45Donovan MitchellSG	39	9-23	3-8	6-7	7	3	1	0	1	1	-3	27
1James HardenPG	36	8-17	4-9	0-0	6	10	1	1	2	2	+14	20
14Keon Ellis	22	2-6	0-3	3-4	2	1	1	0	1	3	+13	7
2Max Strus	24	2-5	1-4	0-0	8	2	0	0	1	2	-6	5
8Dennis Schroder	13	0-4	0-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	3	0	-4	1
3Thomas Bryant	14	5-7	0-1	1-2	8	1	0	1	1	2	-6	11
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
12Riley Minix	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-8847.7%	12-3930.8%	15-2268.2%	55	26	6	4	13	17	-	111

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	36	6-14	4-8	3-3	5	4	0	0	1	4	+9	19
1Zion WilliamsonPF	32	10-14	0-0	5-9	6	4	1	0	1	3	-9	25
2Herbert JonesC	31	4-12	4-11	0-0	3	3	1	1	0	5	-7	12
25Trey Murphy IIISG	40	3-10	2-8	2-2	6	0	1	2	1	2	-6	10
5Dejounte MurrayPG	29	4-13	1-6	3-3	3	9	1	0	2	0	-2	12
21Yves Missi	24	3-7	0-0	0-0	10	3	1	3	1	2	+4	6
22Derik Queen	15	3-5	0-1	3-3	3	4	3	0	2	1	0	9
0Jeremiah Fears	18	3-11	1-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	0	-3	7
17Karlo Matkovic	12	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	2	1	0	2	-11	6
24Jordan Hawkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Micah Peavy	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Jordan Poole	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-9043.3%	12-4030.0%	16-2080.0%	40	30	10	7	9	19	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLENOP

(11:56) Jump Ball Williamson vs. Mobley: Tip to Harden
(11:46) Bey P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Myers)
+3 (11:39) Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:17) Bey 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:11) Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
52
(10:49) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:46) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS Mitchell 1' Running Layup
(10:40) Murphy III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:37) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:33) MISS Bey 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:31) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:23) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:23) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:12) Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
55
(9:57) Mobley Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (9:44) Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
58
+2 (9:25) Wade 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
78
(9:13) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(9:13) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:13) PELICANS Rebound
(9:13) MISS Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:11) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:56) Mobley Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Wade 2 AST)
98
(8:42) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:42) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:33) Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
118
(8:22) Bey Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:05) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:54) MISS Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:52) Bey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:52) Bey 2' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1110
(7:52) Wade S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Myers)
+1 (7:52) Bey Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1111
(7:42) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Myers)
+1 (7:42) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1211
+1 (7:42) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1311
(7:24) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:22) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) MISS Wade 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:09) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:59) Missi Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:59) Wade STEAL (2 STL)
(6:51) MISS Mitchell 1' Running Layup
(6:48) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:40) MISS Williamson 2' Driving Layup
(6:36) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:32) MISS Harden 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:28) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:20) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(6:20) Harden STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:13) Merrill 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
1611
(6:12) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:52) Missi 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1613
(5:38) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+1 (5:38) Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1713
+1 (5:38) Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1813
(5:23) MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:19) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:13) Mobley Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2013
(4:50) MISS Missi 2' Driving Layup
(4:50) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:50) Williamson 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2015
(4:50) Mobley S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Scott)
+1 (4:50) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2016
+3 (4:33) Strus 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)
2316
(4:21) MISS Williamson 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:18) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:18) Missi Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
2318
(4:13) MISS Strus 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:10) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:03) MISS Murphy III 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:59) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:38) Bryant 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
2518
(3:22) MISS Murray 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:21) MISS Murphy III Tip Dunk Shot
(3:19) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:12) Williamson S.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Forte)
(3:12) MISS Ellis Free Throw 1 of 3
(3:12) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (3:12) Ellis Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
2618
+1 (3:12) Ellis Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
2718
(3:03) Queen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:03) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:49) Bryant 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
2918
(2:30) MISS Bey 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:28) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:21) Bryant 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
3118
(2:01) MISS Fears 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:59) Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:58) Missi 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
3120
(1:37) Bryant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:37) Missi STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:26) Queen 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3122
(1:26) Bryant S.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Forte)
(1:26) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (1:26) Queen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3123
(1:10) MISS Bryant 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:10) Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:07) Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:01) Fears 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
3126
(0:48) MISS Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(0:46) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:40) MISS Fears 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:38) Missi REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (0:32) Queen 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Missi 1 AST)
3128
+3 (0:17) Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3428
(0:01) MISS Fears 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) PELICANS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

NOP

111Points106

42-88(47.7%)Field Goal(%)39-90(43.3%)

12-39(30.8%)3-Point(%)12-40(30.0%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)16-20(80.0%)

55(14)Rebounds(Offensive)40(10)

26Assists30

6Steals10

4Blocks7

13Turnovers9

17Fouls19

60Pts In The Paint54

10Fast Break Pts14

14Pts Off Turnovers21

24Bench Pts28

13Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, March 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 16,987 (95.5%)