Cleveland. Ty Jerome scored 27 points in the first half and finished with 29, the most in his career, for the Cleveland Cavaliers who were never behind and who yesterday crushed the New Orleans Pelicans 128-100.
Jerome, who played in place of the injured Darius Garland, scored 20 points in the second quarter and made seven 3-pointers before halftime. Cleveland is off to the best start in franchise history with a 16-1 record.
Georges Niang added 20 points and Jaylon Tyson had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in his debut with the Cavaliers. Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Rookie forward Antonio Reeves scored 34 points, and Brandon Boston Jr. had 14 for the injury-plagued Pelicans.
Elfrid Payton was signed by New Orleans before the game and appeared in his first NBA game since May 15, 2022 with Phoenix. Coach Willie Green lined up the 30-year-old guard, who recorded 11 points, five rebounds, eight assists and four turnovers.
Cleveland, which thus recovered from a 120-117 loss suffered in Boston on Tuesday, had a lead of up to 34 points to remain undefeated in nine home games. Donovan Mitchell only played 20 minutes.
On the other hand, Joel Embiid, despite his 35 points, could not prevent the Philadelphia 76ers from falling 117-111 to the Memphis Grizzlies, which sank to last place overall in the NBA, and also suffered Paul’s injury. George.
The franchise’s star signing this season left the court at the beginning of the second half after injuring his left knee in the fight for a rebound.
Both George and Embiid missed the start of the tournament due to physical problems and yesterday they played for the first time alongside the team’s third figure, Tyrese Maxey. However, the star trio could not shape the course of the Sixers, who now have the worst record in the NBA with two wins and 12 losses.
More results: Milwaukee 122-106 Chicago, Houston 130-113 Indiana, Oklahoma 109-99 Portland, among others.
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