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Pelicans at CavaliersNew Orleans
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Cleveland
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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atPelicans at CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers survived it 82–77 — a 5-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. M. Branham led all scorers (23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST). M. Nowell answered with 20 for the Pelicans, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 11-0 Pelicans run. It changed hands 10 times and was tied on 4 separate occasions. The Cavaliers won the glass 40–39, and that was the margin.
Cavaliers won Q3 by 5 (16–21), the period that decided it.
Field goals: Pelicans 36%, Cavaliers 39%.
From deep: Pelicans 20%, Cavaliers 24%.
Rebounds: Pelicans 39, Cavaliers 40.
Turnovers: Pelicans 14, Cavaliers 16.
The Cavaliers are up next home vs Celtics (Oct 8), then home vs Magic. The Pelicans are up next at Thunder (Oct 6), then at Heat.
Cavaliers to winHit
NOP -1.5 · 53%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOPNew Orleans Pelicans | 15 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 77 |
| CLECleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 82 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nate Mensah | 25 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -8 |
| Malik Dia | 21 | 9 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -14 |
| Christian Shumate | 29 | 8 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +11 |
| Dominique Daniels Jr. | 22 | 6 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 |
| Melvin Council Jr. | 26 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +5 |
| Solomon Washington | 21 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
 Markquis Nowell | 24 | 20 | 3-13 | 2-11 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -7 |
| Chris Bell | 17 | 12 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 |
| Jordan Riley | 14 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -14 |