On December 22, 2023, Beijing time, the Pelicans challenged the Cavaliers away.
In the first quarter, Okoro opened the scoring with a backhand layup, Jones made an empty cut layup and also colored, Strus, Murphy III soared three points, the score came to 9:9, and then the situation on the court changed abruptly, McCollum outside three-pointer up and down, Valanciunas received Ingram's assist jumper shot, Murphy III also scored, Ingram outside three-point scored, the Cavaliers were not smooth offensively, consecutive shots missed, the Pelicans quickly played a wave of 10:0, the difference came to 19:9, the Cavaliers were forced to ask for a timeout, after the pause, the Cavaliers were full of firepower, Wade hit two three-pointers in a row, Niang also hit two three-pointers at the top of the arc, the Cavaliers instantly chased the difference to only 3 points (23:26), the Pelicans paused, after the timeout, the Pelicans made another effort to pull the difference away, the Pelicans led by 8 points at 36:28 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Daniels threw and hit the first score, Valanciunas raised his hand on the left side of the three-point shot, the Pelicans 5:0 in the second quarter, the score came to 41:28, and the Cavaliers relied on LeVert to attack the Pelicans inside to cause damage and rely on free throws to score points, Marshall and Hawkins hit three points one after another, Okro, Porter responded with a jumper, the difference came to 10 points again, the Pelicans were forced to ask for a timeout, after the timeout, Ingram continued to hit the Cavaliers inside to score points, Niang outside the hand bursting, receiving the ball three-point hollow into the net, as Strus arc top dry pull into the outside three-point, the Cavaliers chased the score to two points (51:49), and then the Pelicans strengthened the defense, the Cavaliers continued to attack unsuccessfully, Murphy III scored 8 points in a row, the difference came to 10 points again, the Cavaliers were forced to take a timeout, the two teams came back and forth, each other scored, the first half ended the Pelicans led the Cavaliers by 14 points at 66:52。
Yibian fought again, Okoro hit a three-pointer, a jumper scored 5 points in a row to set off a counterattack horn, the Pelicans did not feel good, Craigporter teamed up with Wade to hit three points in a row to help the Cavaliers catch up with the score, as the game progressed, Wade hit three points again on the right side 45 degrees, the score came to 76:80, Ingram stepped forward at the critical moment, held the ball and attacked the interior line to cause a foul and hit both free throws, the difference came to double digits again (86:76), the Cavaliers were forced to ask for a timeout, after the pause, the Cavaliers missed consecutive shots, the difference was pulled away again, and the Pelicans led by 18 points at 94:76 in the third quarter。
As soon as McCollum scored three points in the final quarter, Marshall also made a jumper, and the difference instantly reached more than 20 points (99:78), the Cavaliers made an emergency timeout to set up, and although the Cavaliers scored after the timeout, it was difficult to resist the Pelicans' hot attack, and finally lost to the Pelicans 104-123 at home.
In terms of data:
鹈鹕:
Murphy III had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, McCollum had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Ingram had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Valanciunas had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Jones had 7 points and 4 assists, Marshall had 11 points and 5 rebounds, Earl had 9 points and 5 rebounds, Daniels had 7 points, Hawkins had 6 points, and Alvarado had 2 points and 3 assists.
Knight:
Wade had 20 points and 9 rebounds, Okoro had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Allen had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Strus had 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Craigporter had 7 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, Niang had 11 points and 2 rebounds, LeVert had 9 points and 4 assists, and TT had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.