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Ty Jerome scores career-high 29 points, Cavaliers rout injury-riddled Pelicans 128-100
CLEVELAND (AP) Ty Jerome scored 27 points in the first half and finished with a career-high 29 as the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 128-100 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.
Jerome, starting in place of injured point guard Darius Garland, had 20 points in the second quarter and buried seven 3-pointers before halftime. Cleveland is off to the best start in franchise history at 16-1.
Georges Niang added 20 points and first-round pick Jaylon Tyson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his first pro start for the Cavaliers. Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Rookie forward Antonio Reeves, who averaged 2.9 points per game, scored 34 points, and Brandon Boston Jr. had 14 points for the injury-riddled Pelicans.
Pelicans: Elfrid Payton was signed earlier in the day and appeared in his first NBA game since May 15, 2022 with Phoenix. Coach Willie Green started the 30-year-old point guard, who posted 11 points, five rebounds, eight assists and four turnovers.
Cavaliers: Cleveland bounced back from a 120-117 loss in Boston on Tuesday and led by as many as 34 points to remain unbeaten through nine home games. Donovan Mitchell only played 20 minutes and Evan Mobley logged just 18.
Jerome drained three long 3-pointers in a 62-second span in the second quarter, turning Cleveland’s single-digit lead into a 67-51 advantage. The combined distance of the 3s was 101 feet.
New Orleans’ top-six scorers -- averaging a combined 110.5 points -- were out with injuries, forcing it to use all three of its two-way players. Forward Brandon Ingram sat out his first game with a bilateral ankle sprain.
The Pelicans host Golden State on Friday, and the Cavaliers continue their three-game homestand Sunday against Toronto.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Jarrett Allen (Ty Jerome gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Evan Mobley offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point floating jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:23 |  | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:20 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:13 | | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point tip dunk | 0-4 |
| 10:47 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Brandon Boston Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:30 | | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 10:21 | | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 10:14 | | Ty Jerome misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Ty Jerome offensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:09 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point running finger roll layup (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 2-4 |
| 9:26 | | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:14 | | Jarrett Allen shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-7 |
| 9:14 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 8:50 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Mitchell steals) | ||
| 8:30 | | Javonte Green blocks Evan Mobley's two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 8:30 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:01 | | +2 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes two point driving reverse layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 6-9 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-11 |
| 7:24 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Elfrid Payton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Donovan Mitchell shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 7:20 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-11 |
| 7:20 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-11 |
| 7:07 | | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 8-14 |
| 6:57 | | Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-14 |
| 6:57 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 6:41 | | Georges Niang misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Antonio Reeves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point driving finger roll layup (Brandon Boston Jr. assists) | 12-14 |
| 5:38 | | Antonio Reeves shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 5:38 | | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 5:30 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving layup | 12-18 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point driving hook shot | 14-18 |
| 4:49 | | +2 | Luke Travers makes two point cutting dunk (Jarrett Allen assists) | 14-20 |
| 4:29 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Cain steals) | ||
| 4:10 | | Antonio Reeves misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Craig Porter Jr. blocks Yves Missi's two point putback layup | ||
| 4:05 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 14-23 |
| 3:55 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:40 | | Jamal Cain misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Georges Niang personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | Ty Jerome personal foul (Antonio Reeves draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-23 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Antonio Reeves makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-23 |
| 3:07 | | Georges Niang misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | +2 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-23 |
| 2:35 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 18-25 |
| 2:35 | | Jamal Cain shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-26 |
| 2:18 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:17 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-26 |
| 1:53 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:37 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 20-29 |
| 1:14 | | +2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point reverse layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 22-29 |
| 0:52 | | Luke Travers misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point running layup (Elfrid Payton assists) | 24-29 |
| 0:34 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Georges Niang steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:01 | | Elfrid Payton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Elfrid Payton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Trey Jemison III misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:47 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Antonio Reeves defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Evan Mobley blocks Trey Jemison III's two point running layup | ||
| 11:29 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 11:19 | | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point running layup (Georges Niang assists) | 24-31 |
| 11:06 | | Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Elfrid Payton assists) | 27-31 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup | 27-33 |
| 10:27 | | Antonio Reeves misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Antonio Reeves offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point tip layup | 29-33 |
| 10:08 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 29-36 |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Javonte Green makes three point jump shot (Jamal Cain assists) | 32-36 |
| 9:20 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-38 |
| 9:03 | | +2 | Elfrid Payton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 34-38 |
| 8:51 | | Evan Mobley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point tip layup | 34-40 |
| 8:36 | | Elfrid Payton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Javonte Green offensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point tip dunk | 36-40 |
| 8:18 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 36-42 |
| 8:04 | | Elfrid Payton turnover (bad pass) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point running dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 36-44 |
| 8:00 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Antonio Reeves misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 36-47 |
| 7:06 | | Tristan Thompson personal foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Antonio Reeves makes two point driving finger roll layup | 38-47 |
| 6:44 | | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Robinson-Earl steals) | ||
| 6:35 | | +3 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Cain assists) | 41-47 |
| 6:13 | | Luke Travers turnover (bad pass) (Karlo Matkovic steals) | ||
| 5:54 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point pullup jump shot | 41-50 |
| 5:21 | | Brandon Boston Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:20 | | Brandon Boston Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Tristan Thompson shooting foul (Brandon Boston Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-50 |
| 5:20 | | +1 | Brandon Boston Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-50 |
| 5:01 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point stepback jump shot (Tristan Thompson assists) | 43-53 |
| 4:43 | | Javonte Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:42 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Yves Missi misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Tristan Thompson blocks Yves Missi's two point putback layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Javonte Green offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Javonte Green makes two point putback layup | 45-53 |
| 4:31 | | Brandon Boston Jr. personal foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | Ty Jerome misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:16 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Brandon Boston Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:39 | | Ty Jerome misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Tristan Thompson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:36 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 |