The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-118 on Dec 23, 2025 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 2 |
| Derik Queen | 25 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 26 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 27 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 0 |
| Bryce McGowens | 31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Yves Missi | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Micah Peavy | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 118 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 43-94 | 11-26 | 21-25 | 16 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 30 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11-16 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Sam Merrill | 26 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 25 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 22 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Dean Wade | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Darius Garland | 29 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 141 | 49 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 56-105 | 20-49 | 9-11 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 22, 2025: DAL 113, NO 119 · Next Dec 26, 2025: PHX 115, NO 108
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 22, 2025: CHA 132, CLE 139 · Next Dec 25, 2025: CLE 124, NY 126