CLEVELAND (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 28 points while starting for New Orleans star Zion Williamson — out with an illness — and the Pelicans pulled away in the second half to beat the undermanned Cavaliers 123-104.
Williamson didn’t travel with the Pelicans, who have been battling a flu bug that has been making its way though the team.
Murphy started for the first time this season and helped offset not having Williamson by making six 3-pointers.
The Pelicans have won five of six.
CJ McCollum scored 18 and Brandon Ingram added 17 for New Orleans.
Dean Wade scored 20 for the Cavs, who played without their top three scorers — Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley.