The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-104 on Dec 28, 2021 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Ricky Rubio led the Cavaliers with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Herbert Jones led the Pelicans with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio | 37 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10-25 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Kevin Love | 32 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Evan Mobley | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 31 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Isaac Okoro | 31 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Dean Wade | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 194 | 96 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 35-79 | 12-32 | 14-17 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 36 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Devonte' Graham | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 7-9 | 2 |
| Garrett Temple | 37 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-7 | 5-6 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 3 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Jared Harper | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 205 | 96 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 32-66 | 12-26 | 20-26 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 26, 2021: TOR 99, CLE 144 · Next Dec 30, 2021: CLE 93, WSH 110
- Pelicans · 2021-22 season · Previous Dec 26, 2021: NO 112, OKC 117 · Next Jan 1, 2022: NO 113, MIL 136