On Saturday evening, King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers ran into Boogie Cousins and the New Orleans Pelicans. The home team received a triple-double and a double-double from their All-Star big men en route to a double-digit win over the visiting Cavs. Here's the latest Cavs vs. Pelicans game recap with top performers, game stats, a standings update, and what's next for each of these NBA teams.

CLE vs. NO recap

In tonight's matchup, new orleans took control out of the gate with a 35-22 first quarter. The two teams each scored 30 points in the second but the home team held a 65-52 advantage.

Cleveland started to chip away a bit in the third as they outscored the Pelicans 31-24, but the fourth quarter was all New Orleans, as they went 34-18 to close out a huge win.

In tonight's impressive win, four New Orleans Pelicans players combined for 112 points. Leading the way was Anthony Davis who shot 11-for-22 and had 30 points to go with 14 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins had 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists for a triple-double. Jrue Holiday had 29 points on 12-for-17 shooting to go with seven assists, while E'Twaun Moore had 24 points for the game. That left 11 points for the rest of the New Orleans players to add.

The Cleveland Cavs' LeBron James finished with 18 points, eight assists, and five rebounds in a losing effort tonight.

Kevin Love provided 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Dwyane Wade came off the bench to score 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting. Other than that, no Cavs' players achieved double-digits for their box score as starters Tristan Thompson, J.R. Smith, and Iman Shumpert combined for just 15 points between the three of them.

For the game tonight, New Orleans was on point with their shooting as they connected on 49-of-92 shots, or 53.3 percent.

Their three-point rate was nearly 42 percent for the game, while they outrebounded Cleveland 45-37 to control the boards. New Orleans also had just 11 turnovers while the visiting team had a game-high 17.

Standings & what's next?

The Cleveland Cavaliers fall to 3-3 for the season with the latest loss, and 1-2 on the road. Its been a rough start early on as they lost Derrick Rose to a minor ankle injury and are still awaiting the first appearance of All-Star Isaiah Thomas at some point this season.

They'll try to bounce back on Sunday night as they host the New York Knicks at 7 p.m. Eastern Time.

Tonight's 22-point victory puts the New Orleans Pelicans at 3-3 for their season with a 1-1 home record. Next up for the Pelicans will be another home game on Monday night as they host the Orlando Magic at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
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