Summary: New Orleans Pelicans 95 vs 116 Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA 2024

The match ends, Cleveland against all odds beat the Pelicans in a game that started very close, but in which the New Orleans team slowly sank.

Final Score: 95-116

Craig Porter misses the pass, Naji Marshall steals the ball.

Score: 93-114

Naji Marshall scores a free throw after a personal foul, this brings the Pelicans closer, although the outlook looks complicated.

Score: 87-110

Cleveland wants to maintain the advantage and moves the pieces a little.

Sam Merrill enters the game for Caris LeVert

Score: 84-108

New Orleans' defense looks increasingly solid and CJ McCollum commits a defensive rebound to prevent Cleveland from increasing its lead.

Score: 80-103

CJ McCollum scores a double and brings the Pelicans closer to try to reverse the result.

Score: 78-101

Trey Murphy III commits a defensive rebound to save the Pelicans from continuing to concede points.

Score: 74-101

Jarrett Allen receives a personal foul, misses a free throw and scores the next one.

Score: 74-101

Pelicans player Zion Williamson is fouled, the player makes one of the free throws, but misses the other, Pelicans are down by 20 points.

Score: 74-94

Zion Williamson scores a free throw, with this score, the young promise brings the Pelicans closer on the scoreboard, although there are still many points ahead.

Score: 71-92

Naji Marshall misses a three-point shot, this failure marks the lack of concentration of the New Orleans players.

Score: 68-90

The last part of the match begins, the Pelicans will have to row against the current to get closer on the scoreboard, while the Cavaliers will have to stay focused and play as they have done so far.

The third period ends, Cleveland continues to lead on the scoreboard.

Pelicans move their pieces to try to recover the game.

• Jose Alvarado enters the game for Brandon Ingram

Darius Garland made a defensive rebound, saving his team.

Score: 64-73

CJ McCollum scores a basket after a great play from behind, Larry Nance Jr. scores the assist

Score: 64-69

Isaac Okoro misses a shot that would have given him three points on the scoreboard.

Score: 58-67

Brandon Ingram commits a loss of ball possession to the opponent, they will look to take advantage of the opportunity and capitalize.

Score: 55-67

Herbert Jones makes both free throws.

Score: 52-65

Darius Garland commits a personal foul on the shot, giving the opponent the opportunity to add points to the scoreboard.

Score: 49-62

Donovan Mitchell sends a bad pass and Herbert Jones steals the ball.

Score: 47-59

Jarrett Allen causes a defensive rebound, saving his basket and leading to a fast break.

Score: 45-56

The third period of the match begins, where the Pelicans seek to win.

The second period ends, where the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Pelicans in an exciting NBA match.

Score: 45-53

Herbert Jones does not miss the opportunity to score his free throws, caused by a personal foul from the opponent.

Score: 41-50

Jarrett Allen commits a turnover where Zion Williamson steals the ball to take it to the opponent's court.

Score: 38-50

Jonas Valanciunas commits a defensive rebound, this to save his team from receiving points against.

Score: 36-50

Brandon Ingram misses a double shot after a great play that will be forgotten.

Score: 31-47

Sam Merrill misses a powerful two-point shot.

Score: 29-44

Darius Garland covers CJ McCollum after a great play, where the ball was heading towards the basket.

Pelicans begin to move their pieces.

• Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.
• CJ McCollum enters the game for Jose Alvarado

Pelicans call for a complete timeout, this to lower the spirit of the game, since they were beginning to lose the ball constantly.

Larry Nance Jr. commits a turnover where Darius Garland steals it and takes it to the end zone.

Score: 26-32

Caris LeVert makes a bad pass to his teammate and Larry Nance Jr. steals the ball.

Score: 24-30

Jarrett Allen misses a shot that would give them two points.

Score: 22-30

The second period begins, both teams go out to seek victory.

The first half ends, this after an exciting 12 minutes of play, where both teams are fighting to win.

Score: 22-30

Darius Garland scores a three-point shot, this after a great fast break play.

Score: 28-22

Cavaliers call for a complete timeout, to refresh the game and move their pieces.

Naji Marshall commits an erratic pass, losing possession of the ball.

Score: 21-20

Changes in the Cavaliers quintet:

• Georges Niang enters the game for Jarrett Allen
• Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell

Zion Williamson scores a free throw, however, he misses the second one, a complete lack of concentration on the player.
Score: 17-17

Isaac Okoro causes an offensive rebound after a great play.

Score:15-13

Georges Niang commits a personal foul on the shot, the Cavaliers player lost concentration on defense.

Jarrett Allen scores for the Cavaliers after a big play, Darius Garland scores the assist.

Score: 10-9

Brandon Ingram manages to score a free throw, this after a foul that the player received.

Score: 6-7

CJ McCollum misses a three-point shot for the Pelicans, this in a very close game.

Score: 6-5

Herbert Jones blocks Darius Garland, this after attempting a three-point shot.

Score: 6-3

Donovan Mitchell scores a three-point shot, where Darius Garland scores the assist.

Score: 3-3

Isaac Okoro makes an offensive rebound, this after a great play, which did not end in a basket.

Score 0-0

The game begins, fans expect to experience great emotions on this NBA night.

Everything is now ready to witness this exciting NBA match, the teams are preparing the final details to enter the court.

This is how the local team comes out:

For the Cavaliers it will be very important to replace the injured players, this to show solidity in both the team's offense and defense. For their part, Pelicans will seek to take advantage of the great moment they are experiencing and above all, that they have their full roster.

Pelicans prepare to seek victory at home:

This is how the visiting team comes out:

The Cavaliers have shown a striking mix of results in their last five games, as they have a total of three wins and two losses. A key factor in these results is the injury losses that the Cleveland team has. On the other hand, the Pelicans have four consecutive victories, so they will arrive at the New Orleans Arena motivated to seek the result.

Cavaliers prepare to seek victory:

This is how the local team arrived:

The Cleveland Cavaliers have several of their injured players, with both Dean Wade and Max Strus scheduled to return to the court on March 16. It is a hard blow for the team, which, without a doubt, these losses have cost them results in recent games. On the other hand, Pelicans do not report any injuries to their squad, which makes them even stronger.

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