National Basketball Association
Cleveland 113, New Orleans 103
When: 3:00 PM ET, Monday, January 16, 2023
Where: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #85 Robert Hussey, #14 Ed Malloy, #54 Ray Acosta
Attendance: 19432

Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen had double-doubles and the host Cleveland Cavaliers used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-103 on Monday.

Garland had 30 points and 11 assists, Allen had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Evan Mobley added 19 points and Donovan Mitchell and Isaac Okoro scored 11 each.

CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans, while Trey Murphy III scored 17, Naji Marshall had 14 and Jose Alvarado had 10. New Orleans finished 2-3 on its longest road trip of the season after getting outscored 35-22 in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to take an 89-81 lead as the Pelicans went scoreless for more than four minutes to start the period.

McCollum ended the drought by making two of three free throws, but Garland answered with a 3-pointer as the Cavaliers took a 92-83 lead.

New Orleans' first field goal of the quarter didn't come until Murphy made a layup with 5:55 remaining, but Cleveland remained in control.

Garland scored five straight to tie the score early in the third quarter. After a free throw by Valanciunas and a 3-pointer by McCollum gave the Pelicans a four-point lead, the Cavaliers got within one but couldn't pull even.

Alvarado made a 3-pointer and Marshall had two baskets to help New Orleans take an 81-78 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Cedi Osman made one of two free throws to end a scoring drought of nearly four minutes and Mobley's dunk ended a field-goal drought of more than four minutes. That started a 10-2 run that cut New Orleans' lead to 25-24 at the end of the first quarter.

The Pelicans scored the first seven points of the second quarter and extended the lead to 41-28, but the Cavaliers closed within three points after Mitchell made three free throws.

Valanciunas scored the next five points, but Cleveland trimmed the lead to 50-47 when Mitchell beat the halftime buzzer with a 3-pointer.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Cleveland
CJ McCollum 25 Scoring Darius Garland 30
Jose Alvarado 5 Assists Darius Garland 11
Jonas Valanciunas 13 Rebounds Jarrett Allen 11
Jonas Valanciunas 7 Free Throws Made Darius Garland 7
Dyson Daniels 4 Steals Jarrett Allen 2
Jonas Valanciunas 1 Blocks Jarrett Allen 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 103 50.7 10-27 17-22 26 28 1 9 17
Cleveland 113 48.8 9-28 26-33 22 43 4 5 15
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .630 after a win and .611 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Miami. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .647 after a loss.