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Cleveland CavaliersvsNew Orleans Pelicans

CLE

Cavaliers

111-106

Final

Pelicans

Donovan Mitchell and James Harden power the Cavaliers past the Pelicans 111-106

By AP•Mar 22, 2026

Game Recap

Donovan Mitchell highlights vs. New Orleans Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and James Harden, held scoreless in the first half, added 20 second-half points to power the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 111-106 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.

Cleveland trailed 88-76 entering the final period, but outscored the Pelicans 35-18 in the fourth — with Harden scoring 13 and Mitchell 12 in the quarter. It was the Cavaliers’ eighth victory in their last nine games against New Orleans, which had its seven-game home winning streak snapped.

Harden made three 3-pointers and a layup in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter to spark an 18-7 run, and the Cavs took the lead for good, 100-99, on a layup by Max Strus, during a 15-7 surge.

Zion Williams, who picked up three early fouls and was quiet offensively in the first half, scored 15 of his team-high 25 points in the third quarter. In a 2:16 span of the third, Williamson scored 11 points and assisted on a 3-pointer by Saddiq Bey in the left corner during a 14-2 run that gave the Pelicans a 72-61 lead. Bey finished with 19.

The Cavaliers’ defense crowded Trey Murphy away from the 3-point line, and Herb Jones, not normally a threat from long range, went 4 of 10 from deep for 12 first-half points as New Orleans took a 56-53 halftime lead.

Cleveland raced to a 31-18 lead on the strength of Mitchell’s nine first-quarter points and 10 team assists on 12 made field goals, but New Orleans closed the period on a 10-0 run.

Harden, who scored a team-high 36 points in a 115-110 victory over Chicago on Thursday, had five assists in the first half.

Up next

Cavaliers: Host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.

Pelicans: Play at the New York Knicks on Tuesday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE wins series 2-0

Regular Season Series

NO at CLE

Wed, Dec 24

118 - 141

Final

CLE at NO

Sat, Mar 21

111 - 106

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

42-88FG39-90

48Field Goal %43

12-393PT12-40

31Three Point %30

15-22FT16-20

14Offensive Rebounds10

41Defensive Rebounds30

26Assists30

6Steals10

4Blocks7

13Turnovers9

0Technical Fouls0

21Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

10Fast Break Points14

17Fouls19

13Largest Lead15

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	CLE
12:00	Evan Mobley vs. Zion Williamson (James Harden gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Saddiq Bey personal foul	0	0
11:39	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	0	3
11:17	Saddiq Bey makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	2	3
11:11	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	2	5
10:49	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:46	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	2	5
10:40	Trey Murphy III blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot running layup	2	5
10:37	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	2	5
10:33	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot running jump shot	2	5
10:31	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	2	5
10:23	James Harden bad pass turnover (Dejounte Murray steals)	2	5
10:12	Dejounte Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	5	5
9:57	Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	5
9:44	Herbert Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	8	5
9:25	Dean Wade makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	8	7
9:13	James Harden shooting foul	8	7
9:13	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	8	7
9:13	Pelicans offensive team rebound	8	7
9:13	Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2	8	7
9:11	James Harden defensive rebound	8	7
8:56	Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (Dean Wade assists)	8	9
8:42	Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover (Dean Wade steals)	8	9
8:33	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	8	11
8:22	Saddiq Bey out of bounds lost ball turnover	8	11
8:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	11
8:02	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	8	11
7:54	Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	11
7:52	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	8	11
7:52	Saddiq Bey makes two point shot	10	11
7:52	Dean Wade shooting foul	10	11
7:52	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 1	11	11
7:42	Herbert Jones shooting foul	11	11
7:42	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	11	12
7:42	Yves Missi enters the game for Saddiq Bey	11	12
7:42	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	11	13
7:24	Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	13
7:22	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	11	13
7:12	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	13
7:09	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	11	13
6:59	Yves Missi lost ball turnover (Dean Wade steals)	11	13
6:51	Donovan Mitchell misses running layup	11	13
6:48	Yves Missi defensive rebound	11	13
6:40	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	11	13
6:36	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	11	13
6:32	James Harden misses 24-foot running jump shot	11	13
6:28	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	11	13
6:20	Dejounte Murray lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	11	13
6:13	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)	11	16
6:12	Pelicans Full timeout	11	16
6:12	Keon Ellis enters the game for Dean Wade	11	16
6:12	Max Strus enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	11	16
5:52	Yves Missi makes 1-foot dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)	13	16
5:38	Zion Williamson shooting foul	13	16
5:38	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	13	17
5:38	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	13	18
5:23	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	18
5:19	James Harden defensive rebound	13	18
5:13	Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (Sam Merrill assists)	13	20
4:50	Yves Missi misses driving layup	13	20
4:50	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	13	20
4:50	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	15	20
4:50	Evan Mobley shooting foul	15	20
4:50	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Evan Mobley	15	20
4:50	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Sam Merrill	15	20
4:50	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	16	20
4:33	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	16	23
4:21	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	16	23
4:18	Yves Missi offensive rebound	16	23
4:18	Yves Missi makes tip shot	18	23
4:13	Max Strus misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	23
4:10	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	18	23
4:03	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	23
3:59	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	18	23
3:38	Thomas Bryant makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Keon Ellis assists)	18	25
3:22	Dejounte Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper	18	25
3:21	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	18	25
3:21	Trey Murphy III misses tip in dunk	18	25
3:19	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	18	25
3:12	Zion Williamson shooting foul	18	25
3:12	Keon Ellis misses free throw 1 of 3	18	25
3:12	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	18	25
3:12	Keon Ellis makes free throw 2 of 3	18	26
3:12	Derik Queen enters the game for Zion Williamson	18	26
3:12	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Herbert Jones	18	26
3:12	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Dejounte Murray	18	26
3:12	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	18	26
3:12	Keon Ellis makes free throw 3 of 3	18	27
3:03	Derik Queen bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	18	27
2:49	Thomas Bryant makes 9-foot jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	18	29
2:30	Saddiq Bey misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	18	29
2:28	Max Strus defensive rebound	18	29
2:21	Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)	18	31
2:01	Jeremiah Fears misses driving floating jump shot	18	31
1:59	Yves Missi offensive rebound	18	31
1:58	Yves Missi makes 7-foot two point shot	20	31
1:37	Thomas Bryant bad pass turnover (Yves Missi steals)	20	31
1:26	Derik Queen makes driving layup	22	31
1:26	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	22	31
1:26	Cavaliers Full timeout	22	31
1:26	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 1	23	31
1:10	Yves Missi blocks Thomas Bryant 's 2-foot layup	23	31
1:07	Derik Queen defensive rebound	23	31
1:01	Jeremiah Fears makes 28-foot three pointer (Derik Queen assists)	26	31
48.9	Keon Ellis misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	31
46.7	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	26	31
40.7	Jeremiah Fears misses running pullup jump shot	26	31
38.4	Yves Missi offensive rebound	26	31
32.9	Derik Queen makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)	28	31
17.4	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	28	34
1.0	Jeremiah Fears misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	28	34
1.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	28	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	34

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	CLE
12:00	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Trey Murphy III	28	34
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for Keon Ellis	28	34
12:00	Herbert Jones enters the game for Yves Missi	28	34
11:49	Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)	31	34
11:29	Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three pointer	31	37
11:12	Derik Queen misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	31	37
11:10	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	31	37
11:04	Evan Mobley makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot	31	39
11:04	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	31	39
11:04	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 1	31	39
11:01	Derik Queen defensive rebound	31	39
10:45	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	31	39
10:43	Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point jumper	31	39
10:41	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	31	39
10:28	Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	39
10:26	Max Strus offensive rebound	31	39
10:18	Herbert Jones blocks Dennis Schroder 's 2-foot driving layup	31	39
10:18	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	31	39
10:14	Evan Mobley makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot (Thomas Bryant assists)	31	41
10:03	Herbert Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	41
9:59	Max Strus defensive rebound	31	41
9:50	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	31	41
9:47	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	31	41
9:42	Karlo Matkovic misses 23-foot running jump shot	31	41
9:39	Max Strus defensive rebound	31	41
9:28	Evan Mobley lost ball turnover (Derik Queen steals)	31	41
9:22	Karlo Matkovic makes running layup (Herbert Jones assists)	33	41
9:17	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	33	43
8:59	Herbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)	36	43
8:51	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	36	43
8:47	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)	38	43
8:47	Cavaliers Full timeout	38	43
8:47	James Harden enters the game for Max Strus	38	43
8:47	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Thomas Bryant	38	43
8:47	Dean Wade enters the game for Dennis Schroder	38	43
8:24	James Harden misses 23-foot three point jumper	38	43
8:21	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	38	43
8:13	Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot	38	43
8:10	Dean Wade defensive rebound	38	43
8:00	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	43
7:55	Dean Wade offensive rebound	38	43
7:52	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	38	43
7:52	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	38	43
7:52	Herbert Jones loose ball foul	38	43
7:52	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	38	43
7:52	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	38	43
7:47	Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point jumper	38	43
7:44	Derik Queen defensive rebound	38	43
7:33	Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul	38	43
7:33	Zion Williamson enters the game for Herbert Jones	38	43
7:33	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	38	43
7:22	Saddiq Bey misses driving layup	38	43
7:20	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	38	43
7:13	Sam Merrill bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	38	43
7:09	Jeremiah Fears makes running layup (Saddiq Bey assists)	40	43
6:51	Yves Missi blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin 's 1-foot driving layup	40	43
6:48	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	40	43
6:42	Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot running jump shot	40	43
6:40	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	40	43
6:28	Dean Wade steps out of bounds turnover	40	43
6:28	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	40	43
6:28	Dejounte Murray enters the game for Saddiq Bey	40	43
6:14	Dejounte Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	40	43
6:10	Dean Wade defensive rebound	40	43
5:49	James Harden misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	40	43
5:46	Dean Wade offensive rebound	40	43
5:45	Dean Wade makes layup	40	45
5:22	Sam Merrill personal foul	40	45
5:10	Trey Murphy III makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	42	45
4:54	Keon Ellis makes two point shot (Dean Wade assists)	42	47
4:54	Yves Missi shooting foul	42	47
4:54	Herbert Jones enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	42	47
4:54	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	42	47
4:54	Keon Ellis makes free throw 1 of 1	42	48
4:43	Keon Ellis personal foul	42	48
4:32	Herbert Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	45	48
4:13	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer	45	51
3:49	Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	51
3:47	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	45	51
3:34	Yves Missi blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	45	51
3:29	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	45	51
3:19	Keon Ellis shooting foul	45	51
3:19	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	46	51
3:19	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Yves Missi	46	51
3:19	Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade	46	51
3:19	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	47	51
3:09	Zion Williamson kicked ball violation	47	51
3:09	Max Strus enters the game for Keon Ellis	47	51
3:04	James Harden misses 14-foot jumper	47	51
3:01	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	47	51
2:53	Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	50	51
2:41	Zion Williamson personal foul	50	51
2:41	Pelicans Full timeout	50	51
2:41	Yves Missi enters the game for Zion Williamson	50	51
2:34	Evan Mobley makes alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)	50	53
2:07	Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Herbert Jones assists)	53	53
1:58	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	53
1:56	Dejounte Murray defensive rebound	53	53
1:48	Yves Missi misses driving dunk	53	53
1:46	Max Strus defensive rebound	53	53
1:38	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	53	53
1:35	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	53	53
1:27	Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper	53	53
1:24	James Harden defensive rebound	53	53
1:11	James Harden misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	53	53
1:08	Yves Missi defensive rebound	53	53
57.3	Saddiq Bey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	56	53
34.1	Evan Mobley misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	56	53
33.1	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	56	53
8.9	Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot three point jumper	56	53
6.6	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	56	53
0.0	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	56	53
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	56	53
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	56	53

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	CLE
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi	56	53
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Max Strus	56	53
11:47	Herbert Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	56	53
11:44	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	56	53
11:34	Evan Mobley makes dunk (James Harden assists)	56	55
11:18	Dejounte Murray makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	58	55
11:05	Cavaliers Full timeout	58	55
10:54	Donovan Mitchell makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot	58	57
10:40	James Harden blocks Saddiq Bey 's 11-foot driving layup	58	57
10:40	Pelicans offensive team rebound	58	57
10:31	Dejounte Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	58	57
10:27	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	58	57
10:15	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	58	57
10:13	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	58	57
10:01	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)	60	57
9:40	Sam Merrill makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)	60	59
9:27	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	62	59
9:10	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	62	59
9:08	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	62	59
9:06	Zion Williamson makes running layup	64	59
9:06	James Harden shooting foul	64	59
9:06	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	65	59
8:56	Herbert Jones shooting foul	65	59
8:56	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	65	59
8:56	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	65	59
8:56	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	65	59
8:56	Pelicans defensive team rebound	65	59
8:42	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)	67	59
8:24	James Harden makes driving layup	67	61
8:09	Saddiq Bey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	70	61
7:52	James Harden bad pass turnover (Herbert Jones steals)	70	61
7:47	Zion Williamson makes running layup (Saddiq Bey assists)	72	61
7:45	Cavaliers Full timeout	72	61
7:37	Herbert Jones personal foul	72	61
7:37	Yves Missi enters the game for Herbert Jones	72	61
7:28	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	72	61
7:28	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	72	62
7:28	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2	72	62
7:27	Yves Missi defensive rebound	72	62
7:07	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)	75	62
6:53	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	75	62
6:51	Yves Missi defensive rebound	75	62
6:34	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	75	62
6:30	Dejounte Murray misses 23-foot three point jumper	75	62
6:26	Dean Wade defensive rebound	75	62
6:22	Keon Ellis makes running layup (James Harden assists)	75	64
6:07	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Yves Missi assists)	77	64
6:00	Sam Merrill misses 22-foot three point jumper	77	64
5:57	Yves Missi defensive rebound	77	64
5:40	Dejounte Murray misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	77	64
5:38	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	77	64
5:26	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	77	67
5:02	Dejounte Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	77	67
4:58	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	77	67
4:54	James Harden makes running layup (Evan Mobley assists)	77	69
4:54	Pelicans Full timeout	77	69
4:54	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Evan Mobley	77	69
4:54	Max Strus enters the game for Dean Wade	77	69
4:41	Zion Williamson makes 3-foot two point shot (Dejounte Murray assists)	79	69
4:22	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	79	69
4:17	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	79	69
4:16	Keon Ellis misses 26-foot three point jumper	79	69
4:14	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	79	69
4:14	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Dejounte Murray	79	69
4:11	Thomas Bryant misses 25-foot three point jumper	79	69
4:07	Yves Missi defensive rebound	79	69
3:59	Saddiq Bey makes 27-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	82	69
3:49	James Harden makes 24-foot three pointer	82	72
3:32	Sam Merrill personal foul	82	72
3:32	Derik Queen enters the game for Zion Williamson	82	72
3:32	Dennis Schroder enters the game for James Harden	82	72
3:32	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Sam Merrill	82	72
3:23	Saddiq Bey misses 9-foot two point shot	82	72
3:19	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	82	72
3:14	Max Strus misses 27-foot three point jumper	82	72
3:10	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	82	72
3:05	Max Strus bad pass turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	82	72
2:54	Yves Missi misses driving layup	82	72
2:52	Max Strus defensive rebound	82	72
2:47	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (Derik Queen steals)	82	72
2:42	Yves Missi misses dunk	82	72
2:40	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	82	72
2:39	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper	82	72
2:39	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	82	72
2:33	Jeremiah Fears out of bounds lost ball turnover	82	72
2:17	Thomas Bryant makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	82	74
1:55	Derik Queen makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot	84	74
1:39	Dennis Schroder misses 24-foot three point jumper	84	74
1:36	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	84	74
1:28	Keon Ellis misses layup	84	74
1:25	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	84	74
1:18	Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	84	74
1:16	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	84	74
1:12	Saddiq Bey shooting foul	84	74
1:12	Dennis Schroder misses free throw 1 of 2	84	74
1:12	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	84	74
1:12	Zion Williamson enters the game for Trey Murphy III	84	74
1:12	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	84	75
1:00	Derik Queen misses 26-foot three point jumper	84	75
57.8	Yves Missi offensive rebound	84	75
54.9	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	84	75
54.9	Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2	85	75
54.9	Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2	86	75
43.7	Yves Missi shooting foul	86	75
43.7	Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2	86	75
43.7	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	86	75
43.7	Thomas Bryant makes free throw 2 of 2	86	76
33.3	Thomas Bryant blocks Jeremiah Fears 's 3-foot driving layup	86	76
29.8	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	86	76
13.3	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	86	76
10.1	Jeremiah Fears makes 1-foot running dunk (Derik Queen assists)	88	76
1.0	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Derik Queen steals)	88	76
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	88	76

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	CLE
12:00	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	88	76
12:00	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Saddiq Bey	88	76
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for Keon Ellis	88	76
11:39	Dennis Schroder misses driving layup	88	76
11:37	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	88	76
11:31	Max Strus misses 24-foot three point jumper	88	76
11:27	Dennis Schroder offensive rebound	88	76
11:27	Dennis Schroder steps out of bounds turnover	88	76
11:14	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists)	90	76
11:02	Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk (Max Strus assists)	90	78
10:41	Evan Mobley shooting foul	90	78
10:41	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	91	78
10:41	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	92	78
10:21	Evan Mobley misses 24-foot three point jumper	92	78
10:17	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	92	78
10:13	Max Strus shooting foul	92	78
10:13	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	92	78
10:13	Pelicans offensive team rebound	92	78
10:13	James Harden enters the game for Max Strus	92	78
10:13	Dean Wade enters the game for Thomas Bryant	92	78
10:13	Keon Ellis enters the game for Dennis Schroder	92	78
10:13	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	93	78
9:54	Keon Ellis misses 22-foot three point jumper	93	78
9:51	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	93	78
9:49	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	93	78
9:45	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	93	78
9:34	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	93	78
9:31	James Harden defensive rebound	93	78
9:25	James Harden makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	93	81
9:13	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	95	81
9:05	James Harden makes 24-foot three pointer	95	84
8:47	Herbert Jones enters the game for Trey Murphy III	95	84
8:47	Pelicans Full timeout	95	84
8:41	Derik Queen bad pass turnover (Evan Mobley steals)	95	84
8:35	Sam Merrill enters the game for Evan Mobley	95	84
8:30	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	95	84
8:24	Donovan Mitchell makes 29-foot three pointer	95	87
8:09	Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	95	87
8:06	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	95	87
8:02	Derik Queen shooting foul	95	87
8:02	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	95	88
8:02	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson	95	88
8:02	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Derik Queen	95	88
8:02	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	95	89
7:40	Saddiq Bey misses 25-foot three point jumper	95	89
7:37	James Harden defensive rebound	95	89
7:25	James Harden makes two point shot	95	91
7:15	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper	95	91
7:10	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	95	91
7:05	Karlo Matkovic blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot driving layup	95	91
7:04	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	95	91
7:03	James Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper	95	91
7:02	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	95	91
6:56	James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	95	94
6:56	Pelicans Full timeout	95	94
6:56	Dejounte Murray enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	95	94
6:56	Yves Missi enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	95	94
6:41	Keon Ellis shooting foul	95	94
6:41	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	96	94
6:41	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	97	94
6:29	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	97	96
6:05	Dejounte Murray makes 1-foot two point shot (Yves Missi assists)	99	96
5:37	shot clock turnover	99	96
5:18	Evan Mobley enters the game for Dean Wade	99	96
5:15	Dejounte Murray misses 16-foot jumper	99	96
5:12	Dejounte Murray offensive rebound	99	96
5:06	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	99	96
4:59	Saddiq Bey personal foul	99	96
4:59	Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi	99	96
4:59	Max Strus enters the game for Keon Ellis	99	96
4:52	Herbert Jones personal foul	99	96
4:47	Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (James Harden assists)	99	98
4:27	Herbert Jones misses 14-foot jumper	99	98
4:25	James Harden defensive rebound	99	98
4:10	Max Strus makes driving layup	99	100
3:47	Dejounte Murray misses two point shot	99	100
3:45	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	99	100
3:33	James Harden makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	99	102
3:21	Evan Mobley blocks Zion Williamson's driving layup	99	102
3:19	Max Strus defensive rebound	99	102
3:13	Donovan Mitchell misses running layup	99	102
3:12	Sam Merrill offensive rebound	99	102
3:12	Saddiq Bey personal foul	99	102
3:12	Sam Merrill makes free throw 1 of 2	99	103
3:12	Sam Merrill makes free throw 2 of 2	99	104
2:58	Zion Williamson out of bounds lost ball turnover	99	104
2:38	Trey Murphy III blocks James Harden 's 11-foot driving layup	99	104
2:34	Herbert Jones defensive rebound	99	104
2:31	Trey Murphy III misses 28-foot three point jumper	99	104
2:27	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	99	104
2:11	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	99	104
2:07	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	99	104
1:57	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (James Harden assists)	99	106
1:57	Pelicans Full timeout	99	106
1:50	Max Strus flagrant foul type 1	99	106
1:50	(01:50) [Cavaliers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	99	106
1:50	Dejounte Murray makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	100	106
1:50	Dejounte Murray makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3	101	106
1:50	Dejounte Murray makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	102	106
1:41	Evan Mobley blocks Dejounte Murray 's 2-foot two point shot	102	106
1:38	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	102	106
1:24	Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (Evan Mobley assists)	102	108
1:13	Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists)	104	108
1:13	Evan Mobley shooting foul	104	108
1:13	Cavaliers Full timeout	104	108
1:13	(01:13) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Cavaliers] charged with a timeout	104	108
1:13	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1	104	108
1:11	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	104	108
49.7	James Harden misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	104	108
45.5	Max Strus offensive rebound	104	108
34.9	Donovan Mitchell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	104	108
31.4	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	104	108
26.8	Dejounte Murray makes running layup	106	108
4.2	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (James Harden assists)	106	110
4.2	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	106	110
4.2	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	106	111
4.2	Pelicans Full timeout	106	111
2.2	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	106	111
2.2	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	106	111
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	106	111
0.0	End of Game	106	111

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

11:00 PM, March 21, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, GCSEN, Pelicans.com, NBA League Pass

Attendance

16,987

Referees

Brian Forte, Kevin Scott, Matt Myers

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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