NBA 2025-2026
December 23, 2025
Match Summary
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS defeated NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 141-118 on December 23, 2025 in the NBA 2025-2026. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS won by a 23-point margin. Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 27 points. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS shot 53.3% from the field while NEW ORLEANS PELICANS managed 45.7%. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS collected 49 rebounds and NEW ORLEANS PELICANS grabbed 43. This game was played as part of the NBA 2025-2026 season in United States.
Points Leader
Donovan Mitchell SG
29 yrs (1996) 6'3" - 1.91m
Efficiency Leader
Sam Merrill SG
29 yrs (1996) 6'5" - 1.96m
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | * Donovan Mitchell | 29:40 | 27 | 11/16 | 9/10 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | * Darius Garland | 28:34 | 10 | 4/9 | 2/3 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 | * Jarrett Allen | 26:17 | 14 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 | * Sam Merrill | 25:43 | 22 | 7/12 | 1/2 | 6/10 | 2/2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| 32 | * Dean Wade | 24:53 | 11 | 4/10 | 1/2 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 | Jaylon Tyson | 24:39 | 18 | 8/13 | 6/9 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | De'andre Hunter | 24:07 | 10 | 5/13 | 5/9 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Craig Porter Jr | 22:17 | 12 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Thomas Bryant | 21:43 | 15 | 6/8 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| 24 | Tyrese Proctor | 08:18 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/2 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| 35 | Nae'qwan Tomlin | 03:49 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 141 | 56/105 | 36/56 | 20/49 | 9/11 | 35 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 180 |
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
| # | Player | Min | Pts | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | RDef | ROff | Ast | Stl | TOv | Blk | BlkR | PF | PFR | Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | * Bryce Mcgowens | 30:36 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 0 | * Jeremiah Fears | 27:13 | 11 | 3/11 | 2/8 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 25 | * Trey Murphy Iii | 26:26 | 14 | 6/12 | 4/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 41 | * Saddiq Bey | 26:08 | 11 | 5/13 | 4/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 22 | * Derik Queen | 25:11 | 21 | 7/14 | 5/11 | 2/3 | 5/6 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| 15 | Jose Alvarado | 25:24 | 6 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 24 | Jordan Hawkins | 21:34 | 7 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Zion Williamson | 20:55 | 26 | 9/15 | 9/15 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Micah Peavy | 13:44 | 5 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 | Yves Thierry Missi | 12:48 | 7 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 17 | Karlo Matkovic | 10:01 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 240:00 | 118 | 43/94 | 32/68 | 11/26 | 21/25 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 128 |
* Players marked with * are starters.