Jones 26+7 Temple 17 points Rubio 27+13+9 Pelicans reverse Cavaliers

Live bar December 29, the NBA regular season, the Cavaliers away to challenge the Pelicans, Garland, Allen, Ingram and many other players have missed this game. In the first quarter, Rubio came up to the team to lead the team to a wonderful start of 9-0, and then the Cavaliers rained a three-point rain, Rubio, Lefu and others led the team to play an 18-6 attack wave in one fell swoop, the Second Quarter Cavaliers suddenly lost the outside touch, the Pelicans took the opportunity to return a wave of 15-2 attack led by Jones and Varan to narrow the point difference to only 5 points, fortunately, at the end of the Mobley period, the Cavaliers still held a double-digit lead at the end of the half. In the third quarter, both teams' offensive efficiency was reduced, the Pelicans relied on a wave of three-point rain at the end of the quarter to reduce the disadvantage to single digits, the Cavaliers felt no consecutive 7 minutes without a sports goal in the final quarter, on the other side, Temple made a big fuss about five consecutive three-pointers, the Pelicans completed a 19-2 rebound, the Cavaliers failed to get out of the quagmire, and could only accept the fate of being reversed by the opponent. In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Cavaliers 108-104.

In the first quarter, Rubio felt good, with a three-pointer plus two mid-range shots, and the Cavaliers countered to play a dreamy 9-0 start. The Pelicans, who lack Ingram, are leaderless, and they have been in the game for more than 3 minutes before the Varane interior attack broke the scoring drought, but this is just a flash in the pan, while the Cavaliers are playing more and more smoothly, Wade, Rubio, Valentine and Lefu like a cannon six three-pointers in a row to help the Cavaliers extend the lead to 19 points, of which Lefu alone hit three three-pointers, which is called the sword is not old. After the timeout, the Cavaliers relied on Hernangomez's goal to stop the bleeding, how to expect Mobley to take over the offensive banner again, he scored 7 points in a row to continue to expand the results, Lefour's three-point rain also continued, if it were not for the last Graham and Jones continuous killing points, the game may lose suspense from the first quarter. The first quarter ended with the Cavaliers leading the Pelicans 39-20.

In the second quarter, Hayes began to show his strength, only to see him come up and first use a European step layup to make a 2+1, then glide off in a quick attack to give a wonderful one-arm tomahawk split, the Pelicans' outside line has also awakened, Clark two consecutive three-pointers to narrow the point difference to only 12 points. However, the good times were short-lived, the Cavaliers quickly stabilized the situation under Rubio's needle-piercing line, Lu Yuanwai not only jumped accurately, but also frequently assisted his teammates to score points, but the Cavaliers felt cold outside the quarter, the Pelicans continued to eat into the point difference by relying on the three points of Satoransky, Varan and Jones, and as Varan held high, the point difference was only 5 points. In a moment of crisis, Mobley and Rubio stepped forward to cut points in a row, and the Cavaliers pulled the score again at a wave of 7-0, and the Cavaliers led the Pelicans 58-48 at halftime.

Returning from rest, Rubio continued his good form in the first half, starting with a basket to score points, and mobley, who was also in good shape, his mid-range jump shot was also a steady hit. The Pelicans, who played at home, naturally did not want to be tied down, Jones's breakthrough and Clark's three-pointers were won in succession, and the Pelicans still only bit the score. Since then, both sides have experienced a decline in offensive efficiency, without a goal for more than 4 consecutive minutes, and when Rubio hit a three-pointer and Mobley took off, the Pelicans also found the feel at the same time, Jones, Harper and Clark on the outside of the hand again reduced the disadvantage to single digits, and at the end of the third quarter, the Cavaliers led the Pelicans 83-76.

In the final quarter, Markkanen soared to complete the dunk to boost the morale of the team, the long-dormant Lefour also opened again on the outside, the Pelicans were not willing to show weakness, Temple scored 5 consecutive points to chase the score, but they could not limit Rubio's offense, and the point difference was always hovering around 10 points. The Pelicans then unleashed the final wave, with Varan scoring on the inside and Temple firing two three-pointers in a row on the outside, and as Jones quickly attacked, the Pelicans narrowed the gap to just two points in an instant with a wave of 10-0. After the timeout, Mobley broke the ground for the Cavaliers, but Temple's three-point rain continued, and the Pelicans also overtook the score with his explosive play. In the decisive moment, Graham hit another three-pointer to expand the advantage, the Cavaliers relied on Love's three-pointer to bite the score, Varan made a killing free throw at a critical moment to score points, and Mobley failed to score three points after the game was settled. In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Cavaliers 108-104.

Both sides started

Cavaliers: Wade, Markkanen, Mobley, O'Corro, Rubio

Pelicans: Graham, Temple, Clark, Jones, Valanciunas

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