Game ID: 22400175
Cleveland Cavaliers @ New Orleans Pelicans
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 34 25 29 34 122CLE 29 30 40 32 131
CLE @ NOP ScoutingCLE @ NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NOP availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 3 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jemison III missed 4 since 10/23, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 4 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 5 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Reeves missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 4 min (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 1 min since (13% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT McCollum missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 6 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 4 min since (23% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (24% of 10)
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 7 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 4 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (102% of 29)
OUT Matković missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 8 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 5 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 6 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williamson back 11/06 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Jemison III back 10/30 after 4, 2 min since (22% of 10)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/11 · 2 days' restOUT McCollum missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 9 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 6 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 7 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Williamson back 11/06 after 2, 29 min since (102% of 29)
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 8 min since (53% of 15)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Boston 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 24 to 29 min over the last 3
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 10 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 7 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hawkins missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 8 since 10/29, out tonight
BACK Reeves back 11/03 after 3, 8 min since (53% of 15)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Boston 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 11 since 10/25, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Williamson missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Hawkins missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Matković missed 9 since 10/29, out tonight
NEW Alvarado 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Boston 24 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Robinson-Earl 19 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
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CLE availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/02 · back-to-back
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's rest
full strength
CLE availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 28 min (117% of 24)
CLE availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 2 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (89% of 20)
BACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 28 min since (117% of 24)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/09 · back-to-backBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 24 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
NEW Okoro 18 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 27 min since (113% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
NEW Okoro 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/06 after 2, 26 min since (110% of 24)
BACK Wade back 11/08 after 2, 18 min since (89% of 20)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Williamson at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (4 straight), Murray (7 straight), Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Garland at 24 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without LeVert (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 118 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 117, New Orleans 110.
10/30 @ GSW 89-104 — NOP notes
NOP lost 89-104. NOP shot 37% (33 of 90) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 20 times to GSW's 13 — 12 points from the stripe to their 9. Hawkins led with 23 (9 of 21, 4 of 14 from three); Alvarado added 16, Ingram 14. Q2 was theirs, 24-20, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-65 against them. Alvarado's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs IND 125-118 — NOP notes
NOP won 125-118. NOP shot 49% (49 of 101) to IND's 52%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 19 times to IND's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. NOP turned it over 6 times to IND's 14. Williamson led with 34 (14 of 20, 5 of 8 at the line); Ingram added 26, Hawkins 23. The hinge was Q3, 33-27: from level to 6 ahead. Williamson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/03 vs ATL 111-126 — NOP notes
NOP lost 111-126. NOP shot 43% (39 of 90) to ATL's 57%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 20 times to ATL's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Ingram led with 32 (12 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Hawkins added 19, Boston 14. Q2 was theirs, 29-25, turning a 3-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-82 against them. Green's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs POR 100-118 — NOP notes
NOP lost 100-118. NOP shot 45% (38 of 84) to POR's 55%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 16 times to POR's 24. Ingram led with 27 (11 of 24, 1 of 8 from three); Boston added 20, Alvarado 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-21, but the other 3 periods went 97-70 against them. They led by as many as 14. Alvarado's -27 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 vs CLE 122-131 — NOP notes
NOP lost 122-131. NOP shot 48% (42 of 88) to CLE's 54%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 28 times to CLE's 13 — 25 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 33-46 against them. Williamson led with 29 (9 of 18, 11 of 13 at the line); Alvarado added 27, Ingram 20. Q1 was theirs, 34-29, but the other 3 periods went 102-88 against them. They led by as many as 12. Ingram's -17 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 41 percent and 23 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 18 and Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (4 straight), Carter Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and Ingram at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McCollum (5 straight), Murray (8 straight), Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 23 and the defense, Orlando allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Orlando 111, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/11 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without McCollum (6 straight), Murray (9 straight), Jones (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Thomas at 23 and C. Johnson at 20 a game. Without Martin (3 straight), Watford (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 122 and the arc, New Orleans at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it Brooklyn 113, New Orleans 110, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/13 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Boston at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without McCollum (7 straight), Murray (10 straight), Jones (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, New Orleans 106, OKC by 14.
11/15 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ingram at 20 and Alvarado at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without McCollum (8 straight), Murray (11 straight), Jones (8 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Gordon (3 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 45 percent from three to New Orleans's 32 and the line, where Denver takes 28 free throws a game to New Orleans's 18. Call it Denver 118, New Orleans 112.
10/30 vs LAL 134-110 — CLE notes
CLE won 134-110. CLE shot 58% (56 of 97) to LAL's 49%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 8 times to LAL's 33. CLE turned it over 12 times to LAL's 20. Mobley led with 25 (12 of 16); Mitchell added 24, Allen 20. The hinge was Q1, 42-23: from level to 19 ahead, and the lead reached 28. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/01 vs ORL 120-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 120-109. CLE shot 51% (44 of 87) to ORL's 46%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Garland led with 25 (8 of 16, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mitchell added 22, Mobley 14. The hinge was Q1, 34-16: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 22. LeVert was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ MIL 114-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 114-113. CLE shot 48% (44 of 91) to MIL's 48%, 15 of 38 from three. CLE turned it over 7 times to MIL's 13. Mitchell led with 30 (11 of 25, 4 of 8 from three); Merrill added 17, Allen 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-24: the deficit went from 8 to 1. CLE trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 53-51. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/04 vs MIL 116-114 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-114. CLE shot 51% (46 of 91) to MIL's 49%, 17 of 37 from three. The glass went 39-49 against them. Garland led with 39 (15 of 22, 7 of 11 from three); Mobley added 17, Allen 14. The hinge was Q2, 38-29: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Okoro was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/06 @ NOP 131-122 — CLE notes
CLE won 131-122. CLE shot 54% (52 of 96) to NOP's 48%, 17 of 35 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NOP's 28. The glass went 46-33 for them. Mitchell led with 29 (10 of 20, 3 of 9 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Allen added 16, LeVert 16. The hinge was Q3, 40-29: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/08 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 14 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wade (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Hield at 22 and Kuminga at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Melton (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Cleveland's 14. Call it Cleveland 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
11/09 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Mitchell at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 22 and C. Johnson at 18 a game. Without Clowney (2 straight), Martin (2 straight), Watford (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 44 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-3. Call it Cleveland 118, Brooklyn 111.
11/11 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Vučević at 22 and White at 20 a game. Without Ball (6 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 22 and Mitchell at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 44 percent from three to Chicago's 36 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 113 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 115.
11/13 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 17 and McCain at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Maxey (3 straight), Edwards (10 straight), K. Martin (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Garland at 23 and Mitchell at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Philadelphia's 33. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
CP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
NOPBB B. Boston
BI B. Ingram
BJ Boston Jr.
DT D. Theis
JA J. Alvarado
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
CLE/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Mitchell scores 29 and the Cavaliers beat the Pelicans 131-122 for their first 9-0 start
NEW ORLEANS -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 on Wednesday night to open 9-0 for the first time in their 55-year NBA history.
Caris LeVert and Jarrett Allen each added 16 points, and Allen grabbed 14 rebounds as the Cavaliers surpassed an 8-0 start by the 1976-77 squad that finished 43-39 under coach Bill Fitch.
Zion Williamson returned from a two-game absence and had 29 points for the Pelicans. He temporarily took himself out after playing 10 minutes, but returned to start the second half and scored 23 after halftime.
Jose Alvarado hit all seven 3-pointers he took and finished with 27 points for New Orleans. Brandon Ingram added 20 points for the Pelicans, who have lost three straight and six of seven.
Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland had no trouble rallying back from an early 12-point deficit on the road and did so in part by shooting 54.2% overall, including 48.6% from 3-point range.
Pelicans: The injury-depleted Pelicans played with effort but simply lacked the firepower needed to hang with the hottest team in the NBA for a full 48 minutes.
Key moment After Alvarado's back-to-back 3s made it 112-106, Mitchell responded with a hesitation move in the lane and a floater to make it 114-106 and stem the Pelicans' momentum with 5:20 left. Cleveland kept New Orleans at arm's length from then on.
K ey stat Cleveland got 50 points from reserves, led by LeVert and Ty Jerome (11 points).
Up next The Cavaliers play at home Friday against the Golden State Warriors , who own the best start in NBA history at 24-0 in 2015-16.