Match summary — NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE 2026
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS defeated NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 82-77 on in the NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE 2026. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS won by a 5-point margin. Malaki Branham led all scorers with 23 points. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS shot 38.6% from the field while NEW ORLEANS PELICANS managed 36.1%. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS collected 40 rebounds and NEW ORLEANS PELICANS grabbed 39. This game was played as part of the NBA LAS VEGAS SUMMER LEAGUE 2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
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CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
82 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | * Riley Minix | 32:13 | 15 | 4/11 | 3/4 | 1/7 | 4/5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| * Xaivian Lee | 28:33 | 7 | 2/10 | 2/7 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| * Malaki Branham | 27:57 | 23 | 7/16 | 5/9 | 2/7 | 6/6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| * Jaxson Robinson | 25:42 | 13 | 5/10 | 2/3 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
| 39 | * Ernest Udeh | 21:32 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Rashaun Agee | 18:28 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Dane Goodwin | 15:39 | 4 | 1/5 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sean East Ii | 11:27 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ian Martinez Carrillo | 09:26 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tre'von Spillers | 09:03 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Team totals | 200:00 | 82 | 27/70 | 19/37 | 8/33 | 14/18 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 87 | |
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
77 PTS | # | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Christian Shumate | 28:54 | 8 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | |
| * Melvin Council Jr. | 26:09 | 9 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| * Nathan Mensah | 25:10 | 4 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| * Dominique Daniels, Jr. | 22:16 | 6 | 3/13 | 3/9 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| * Malik Dia | 21:09 | 9 | 3/11 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| Markquis Nowell | 24:06 | 20 | 3/13 | 1/2 | 2/11 | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Solomon Washington | 21:20 | 5 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | |
| Chris Bel | 17:03 | 12 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Jordan Riley | 13:54 | 4 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Team totals | 200:01 | 77 | 26/72 | 20/42 | 6/30 | 10/14 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 88 | |