The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-106 on Mar 21, 2026 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 39 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-23 | 3-8 | 6-7 | 1 |
| James Harden | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Evan Mobley | 30 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 3 |
| Sam Merrill | 32 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Keon Ellis | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Dean Wade | 23 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 24 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dennis Schroder | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 239 | 111 | 55 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 42-88 | 12-39 | 15-22 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 32 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 36 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Herbert Jones | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Dejounte Murray | 30 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 41 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Derik Queen | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 24 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 106 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39-90 | 12-40 | 16-20 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 19, 2026: CLE 115, CHI 110 · Next Mar 24, 2026: ORL 131, CLE 136
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Mar 19, 2026: LAC 99, NO 105 · Next Mar 24, 2026: NO 116, NY 121