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 E. Mobley vs. Z. Williamson: Tip to J. Harden
(11:46) S. Bey personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (11:39) S. Merrill 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Wade 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:17) S. Bey 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:11) D. Mitchell driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Harden 1 AST)
52
(10:49) MISS H. Jones 3PT
(10:46) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS D. Mitchell running Layup - blocked
(10:40) T. Murphy III BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:37) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:33) MISS S. Bey 25' running 3PT
(10:31) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:23) J. Harden bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:23) D. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:12) D. Murray 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (S. Bey 1 AST)
55
(9:57) E. Mobley bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (9:44) H. Jones 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Murray 1 AST)
58
+2 (9:25) D. Wade driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Harden 2 AST)
78
(9:13) J. Harden shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
(9:13) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:13) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:13) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:11) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:56) E. Mobley alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Wade 2 AST)
98
(8:42) D. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:42) D. Wade STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:33) D. Mitchell driving Layup (4 PTS)
118
(8:22) S. Bey lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:05) MISS D. Mitchell 24' 3PT
(8:02) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:54) MISS T. Murphy III 24' 3PT
(7:52) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:52) S. Bey putback Layup (4 PTS)
1110
(7:52) D. Wade shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bey 1 FT)
+1 (7:52) S. Bey Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1111
(7:42) H. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mitchell 2 FT)
+1 (7:42) D. Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1211
+1 (7:42) D. Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1311
(7:24) MISS H. Jones 24' 3PT
(7:22) E. Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) MISS D. Wade 3PT
(7:09) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:59) Y. Missi lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:59) D. Wade STEAL (2 STL)
(6:51) MISS D. Mitchell running Layup
(6:48) Y. Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:40) MISS Z. Williamson driving Layup
(6:36) D. Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:32) MISS J. Harden 24' running 3PT
(6:28) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:20) D. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:20) J. Harden STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:13) S. Merrill 24' 3PT running pullup (6 PTS) (J. Harden 3 AST)
1611
(6:12) NOP Timeout
+2 (5:52) Y. Missi cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Murray 2 AST)
1613
(5:38) Z. Williamson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mobley 2 FT)
+1 (5:38) E. Mobley Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1713
+1 (5:38) E. Mobley Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1813
(5:23) MISS H. Jones 3PT
(5:19) J. Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:13) E. Mobley alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (S. Merrill 1 AST)
2013
(4:50) MISS Y. Missi driving Layup
(4:50) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:50) Z. Williamson putback Layup (2 PTS)
2015
(4:50) E. Mobley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 1 FT)
+1 (4:50) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2016
+3 (4:33) M. Strus 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Harden 4 AST)
2316
(4:21) MISS Z. Williamson driving reverse Layup
(4:18) Y. Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:18) Y. Missi tip Layup (4 PTS)
2318
(4:13) MISS M. Strus 28' 3PT
(4:10) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:03) MISS T. Murphy III 26' pullup 3PT
(3:59) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:38) T. Bryant 7' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Ellis 1 AST)
2518
(3:22) MISS D. Murray 28' 3PT
(3:21) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:21) MISS T. Murphy III tip DUNK
(3:19) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:12) Z. Williamson shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Ellis 3 FT)
(3:12) MISS K. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 3
(3:12) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:12) K. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 3 (1 PTS)
2618
+1 (3:12) K. Ellis Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
2718
(3:03) D. Queen bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:03) D. Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:49) T. Bryant 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Schroder 1 AST)
2918
(2:30) MISS S. Bey 10' turnaround Shot
(2:28) M. Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:21) T. Bryant cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (M. Strus 1 AST)
3118
(2:01) MISS J. Fears 7' driving floating Shot
(1:59) Y. Missi REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:58) Y. Missi 7' turnaround Hook (6 PTS)
3120
(1:37) T. Bryant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:37) Y. Missi STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:26) D. Queen driving Layup (2 PTS)
3122
(1:26) T. Bryant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Queen 1 FT)
(1:26) CLE Timeout
+1 (1:26) D. Queen Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3123
(1:10) MISS T. Bryant cutting Layup - blocked
(1:10) Y. Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:07) D. Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:01) J. Fears 28' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (D. Queen 1 AST)
3126
(0:48) MISS K. Ellis 3PT
(0:46) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:40) MISS J. Fears running pullup 3PT
(0:38) Y. Missi REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (0:32) D. Queen driving Layup (5 PTS) (Y. Missi 1 AST)
3128
+3 (0:17) D. Mitchell 25' 3PT step back (9 PTS)
3428
(0:01) MISS J. Fears 17' pullup Shot
(0:01) TEAM offensive 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%)