Brandon Ingram and Trey Murphy III have joined Zion Williamson and the rest of the team's core on the injury report

After their first loss to start the regular season, the Cavs will be without seven players when they face the Pelicans.

Georges Niang caught fire in the third, knocking down four threes en route to 14 points in the period, finishing with 20. The Cavaliers outscored the Pelicans 36-18 in the quarter, ballooning their lead to 32 by the start of the fourth.