Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
18
27
45
3262
3264
39
16
41
87
43
49
30
22
73
35
7
42
11
26
8
8
22
124
4
88
34
39
2221
1313
59
77
65
84
118
14
132
31
94
22
22
3535
6060
1112
45
4
2321
89
4
610
47
8
88
21
109
34
67
13
22
2430
6060
8
3
38
22
13
59
7
6
86
11
1
12
3
9
2
2
35
60
8
4
50
21
13
62
7
5
71
8
4
12
1
4
2
2
35
60
11
4
36
23
8
35
6
4
67
8
2
10
3
6
1
2
24
60
12
5
42
21
9
43
10
7
70
8
1
9
4
7
3
2
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
39
12
19
63
4
7
57
5
5
100
0
6
6
10
3
2
3
5
33
-5
double
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
True
35
13
18
72
3
4
75
7
10
70
3
8
11
1
2
3
1
1
36
-2
double
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
30
4
10
40
2
7
29
1
2
50
1
5
6
2
0
1
0
3
11
-10
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
27
0
3
0
0
2
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
4
0
2
0
3
1
-2
none
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
True
17
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
-2
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
29
3
9
33
3
8
38
3
3
100
1
4
5
2
1
0
0
3
12
16
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
24
2
8
25
0
3
0
1
2
50
1
3
4
1
1
1
0
2
5
4
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
23
5
8
62
2
3
67
2
4
50
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
14
15
none
Tyreke
Evans
Tyreke Evans
False
11
3
8
38
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
2
9
-2
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
January
2017
Wednesday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
30
13
43
2606
2607
37
15
41
93
43
46
25
21
84
34
11
45
3
24
6
11
20
122
4
107
32
30
2622
911
35
50
50
100
74
62
136
01
57
11
23
2624
6060
1010
37
4
2322
1112
48
119
115
97
1211
21
1232
20
48
22
15
3636
6060
10
3
30
26
9
35
5
5
100
7
6
13
0
5
1
2
26
60
7
2
29
22
11
50
0
0
0
4
2
6
1
7
1
3
24
60
10
3
30
23
11
48
11
11
100
12
2
14
2
4
2
1
36
60
10
7
70
22
12
55
9
5
56
11
1
12
0
8
2
5
36
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
43
11
21
52
1
4
25
3
4
75
2
8
10
12
2
0
6
2
26
-11
triple
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
41
15
28
54
8
14
57
11
11
100
0
2
2
4
2
1
0
4
49
12
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
37
7
15
47
1
5
20
7
8
88
6
10
16
6
0
0
3
1
22
7
double
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
True
27
4
10
40
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
10
-3
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
27
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
0
0
1
0
3
2
-2
none
Kyle
Korver
Kyle Korver
False
26
2
4
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
8
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
22
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
6
5
0
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
False
7
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
-14
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
False
5
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
-7
none
Kay
Felder
Kay Felder
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jordan
McRae
Jordan McRae
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
January
2017
Wednesday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Kings
Sacramento
True
The Pelicans stunned the Cavs on Monday despite the absence of Anthony Davis . New Orleans was led by point guard Jrue Holiday and big man Terrence Jones , who scored 33 and 36 respectively . The duo combined to shoot 25 - of - 37 . Holiday added 10 assists , three steals , and two blocks , while Jones recorded 11 rebounds , two steals , and three blocks . Off the bench , three players scored at least nine points . The Pelicans finished shooting almost 50 percent and hit 16 three - pointers on the night . The Cavaliers , meanwhile , saw impressive play from all three members of their big three . Kyrie Irving delivered 49 points , the third - highest total of his career . LeBron James scored 26 points and added 12 assists and 10 rebounds . Kevin Love put up 22 points and 15 rebounds . However , the Cleveland bench combined for only 13 points in the performance . Despite the absence of star Anthony Davis , 49 points from Kyrie Irving , and a triple - double from LeBron James , the host New Orleans Pelicans shocked the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday , 124 - 122 . The Pelicans ( 18 - 27 ) bounced back from a 29 - point home loss to the league - worst Brooklyn Nets on Friday in a surprising manner , beating the defending champions despite the absence of their best player . Despite Davis ( knee ) sitting on the bench , New Orleans came out incredibly strong in the first half , establishing a 20 - point lead by halftime . Point guard Jrue Holiday and Terrence Jones shot a combined 17 - of - 19 in the half and scored 22 points each . Jones finished with a team - high 36 to go with 11 rebounds , two steals and three blocks . Holiday , meanwhile , scored 33 with 10 assists , three steals , and two blocks . Although the game proved to be a tale of two halves , New Orleans managed to hold on to its lead for the entirety of the game , despite the close final score . The Cavaliers ( 30 - 13 ) may be looking for answers after an unexpected outcome in New Orleans . The Eastern Conference 's top team is now 5 - 6 in its last 11 games and is trending downwards despite strong play from its stars . It would have been hard for Cleveland 's big three to perform much better than they did on Monday , as Kyrie Irving scored 49 points , the third - highest mark of his career . LeBron James scored 26 and finished with a triple - double , and Kevin Love finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds . In the end , it was weak bench play that sunk the defending champs . The Cavs ' second unit combined for just 13 points on the night . Cleveland will host Sacramento on Wednesday , while New Orleans will host the Oklahoma City Thunder .
The Pelicans stunned the Cavs on Monday despite the absence of Anthony Davis. New Orleans was led by point guard Jrue Holiday and big man Terrence Jones, who scored 33 and 36 respectively. The duo combined to shoot 25 - of - 37. Holiday added 10 assists, three steals, and two blocks, while Jones recorded 11 rebounds, two steals, and three blocks. Off the bench, three players scored at least nine points. The Pelicans finished shooting almost 50 percent and hit 16 three - pointers on the night. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, saw impressive play from all three members of their big three. Kyrie Irving delivered 49 points, the third - highest total of his career. LeBron James scored 26 points and added 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Kevin Love put up 22 points and 15 rebounds. However, the Cleveland bench combined for only 13 points in the performance.
The Pelicans stunned the Cavs on Monday despite the absence of Anthony Davis. New Orleans was led by point guard Jrue Holiday and big man Terrence Jones, who scored 33 and 36 respectively. The duo combined to shoot 25 - of - 37. Holiday added 10 assists, three steals, and two blocks, while Jones recorded 11 rebounds, two steals, and three blocks. Off the bench, three players scored at least nine points. The Pelicans finished shooting almost 50 percent and hit 16 three - pointers on the night. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, saw impressive play from all three members of their big three. Kyrie Irving delivered 49 points, the third - highest total of his career. LeBron James scored 26 points and added 12 assists and 10 rebounds. Kevin Love put up 22 points and 15 rebounds. However, the Cleveland bench combined for only 13 points in the performance. Despite the absence of star Anthony Davis, 49 points from Kyrie Irving, and a triple - double from LeBron James, the host New Orleans Pelicans shocked the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, 124 - 122. The Pelicans (18 - 27) bounced back from a 29 - point home loss to the league - worst Brooklyn Nets on Friday in a surprising manner, beating the defending champions despite the absence of their best player. Despite Davis (knee) sitting on the bench, New Orleans came out incredibly strong in the first half, establishing a 20 - point lead by halftime. Point guard Jrue Holiday and Terrence Jones shot a combined 17 - of - 19 in the half and scored 22 points each. Jones finished with a team - high 36 to go with 11 rebounds, two steals and three blocks. Holiday, meanwhile, scored 33 with 10 assists, three steals, and two blocks. Although the game proved to be a tale of two halves, New Orleans managed to hold on to its lead for the entirety of the game, despite the close final score. The Cavaliers (30 - 13) may be looking for answers after an unexpected outcome in New Orleans. The Eastern Conference's top team is now 5 - 6 in its last 11 games and is trending downwards despite strong play from its stars. It would have been hard for Cleveland's big three to perform much better than they did on Monday, as Kyrie Irving scored 49 points, the third - highest mark of his career. LeBron James scored 26 and finished with a triple - double, and Kevin Love finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds. In the end, it was weak bench play that sunk the defending champs. The Cavs' second unit combined for just 13 points on the night. Cleveland will host Sacramento on Wednesday, while New Orleans will host the Oklahoma City Thunder.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 January 2017 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 124 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 27 <QTRS> 35 35 24 30 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 16 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 8 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 25 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 122 <WINS-LOSSES> 30 13 <QTRS> 26 24 36 36 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 21 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 25 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Sacramento <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Kings <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 36 <FG> 13 18 72 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 7 10 70 <REB> 11 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 33 <FG> 12 19 63 <FG3> 4 7 57 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 10 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyreke Evans <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 49 <FG> 15 28 54 <FG3> 8 14 57 <FT> 11 11 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 43 <PTS> 26 <FG> 11 21 52 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 10 <AST> 12 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 2 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> triple <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 16 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 6 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Korver <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan McRae <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kay Felder <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none