The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-104 on Dec 21, 2023 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Dean Wade led the Cavaliers with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 28 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10-16 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 1 |
| CJ McCollum | 34 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 28 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Naji Marshall | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 1 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Herbert Jones | 30 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Dyson Daniels | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 220 | 112 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 42-80 | 14-33 | 14-16 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | 26 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Isaac Okoro | 32 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Jarrett Allen | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Max Strus | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-16 | 2-12 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Georges Niang | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Caris LeVert | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 29 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 21 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Isaiah Mobley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sam Merrill | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 226 | 99 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 39-81 | 16-41 | 5-8 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 19, 2023: MEM 115, NO 113 · Next Dec 23, 2023: HOU 106, NO 104
- Cavaliers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 20, 2023: UTAH 116, CLE 124 · Next Dec 23, 2023: CLE 109, CHI 95