On December 29th, Beijing time, the NBA new season regular season continued. As a result, the Pelicans defeated the Cavaliers 108-104 to avoid a two-game losing streak when they were behind by as much as 20 points or more.
Full-time data
39-20, 19-28, 25-28, 21-32 (Pelicans are behind)
For the Cavaliers, Markanen had 14 points and 5 rebounds, Mobley had 22 points and 7 rebounds, Rubio had 27 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Love had 24 points.
For the Pelicans, Jones had 26 points and 7 rebounds, Clarke had 12 points, Temple had 17 points, Valanciunas had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Graham had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Game review
After the start of the game, Rubio scored 3 points in the start, then he scored a jumper, and then he cut into the layup and swept the team’s first 7 points. Then Markanen made two fouls and made two free throws. Valanciunas scored a layup. After that, Dean Wade scored a 3-pointer. Herbert Jones also responded with a layup. Rubio scored a 3-pointer and the Cavaliers made a layup. 15-4 start. After Dunzel-Valentin succeeded with 3 points, Jones cut into the hit, Kevin Love hit 3 consecutive 3 points, the score gap was instantly opened to 17 points. After Evan Mobley succeeded with 3 points, the Cavaliers have gained 22 points advantage. In the end, the Pelicans relied on Jones’ free throws to reduce the point difference to 19 points.
In the second quarter of the game, Jackson Hayes scored a 2+1 layup, then Markkanen responded with a layup, Hayes dunked, Rubio and Clark scored each other. Isaac Okoro scored an empty layup, then Markanen scored a layup, then Rubio and Satoranski scored each other, and then Hayes also made a layup. The Pelicans relied on Valanciunas. A successful 3 points narrowed the difference to only 10 points. After that, you came and I scored each other. In the final stage, Rubio scored a layup, Mobley also scored, and Jones scored a dunk. At halftime, the Cavaliers still led by 10 points.
In the third quarter, Rubio continued his fiery layup and scored a layup. The Pelicans relied on Jones and Clark to score 5 points in a row. Ocoro made one of two free throws. Jones made two free throws. Then Ocoro scored a layup and Deonte -Graham made one of two free throws and Rubio made two free throws. After that, Valanciunas made a foul and made a free throw. Graham cut for a layup and the score gap was narrowed to less than 10 points. Back from the timeout, Rubio made a steady 3-pointer, but Graham scored 5 points in a row and Jones also scored 3-pointers. The score was still not opened. In the final stage, Rubio made the kill, and the Pelicans hit 3 consecutive points, reducing the score to only 7 points.
In the fourth quarter, Markanen scored a layup and dunked at the basket. Jared Harper scored a layup and Love scored another three. Then Garrett Temple scored a layup and Rs. Austria hit a jumper again, Temple hit a 3-pointer, Markanen and Love continued to score, and the score gap was once again opened to 12 points. Back from the timeout, Temple scored 2 consecutive 3 points to chase points. Valanciunas and Jones also continued to score. The Pelicans hit a 10-0 wave of attacks and instantly reduced the point difference to 2 points. Back from the timeout, Temple scored 2 consecutive 3 points again, and the Pelicans went ahead by 2 points! After Graham succeeded with 3 points, Okoro made only one of two free throws. The Pelicans led by 4 points in the last minute and gained the initiative. In the last 46 seconds, Love hit a 3-pointer, Valanciunas made a layup, and then he scored a free throw. Although Love hit a 3-pointer at the last minute, it was too late and the Pelicans won the game. (LaMarcus)
Cavaliers starting
Dean Wade, Laurie Markanen, Isaac Okoro, Ricky Rubio
Pelicans starting
Gary Clark, Garrett Temple, Herbert Jones, Jonas Valanciunas, Deonte GrahamReturn to Sohu to see more
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