Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 23, 2020

FINAL

0-1CharlotteHornets

114

1-0ClevelandCavaliers

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	23	21	36	34	114
CLE	24	41	28	28	121

Game Recap

Terry Rozier recorded a career-high 42 points, including an NBA opening night record 10 3pt FGM for the Hornets as they fall to the Cavaliers, 121-114. Collin Sexton led the way for the Cavaliers with 27 points in the victory, while Gordon Hayward tallied 28 points, four rebounds and seven assists in his Hornets debut.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Gordon HaywardSF	36	11-18	4-8	2-2	4	7	1	0	3	4	-2	28
25P.J. WashingtonPF	21	1-5	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	1	0	1	-17	4
40Cody ZellerC	18	3-6	0-2	0-1	3	0	3	1	1	1	-10	6
3Terry RozierSG	37	15-23	10-16	2-4	3	2	2	1	3	5	-4	42
4Devonte' GrahamPG	37	4-13	2-9	0-0	3	10	0	0	2	1	-7	10
2LaMelo Ball	15	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	3	2	0	3	2	+2	0
0Miles Bridges	22	3-10	0-5	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	1	+6	6
8Bismack Biyombo	24	5-5	0-0	1-5	4	0	0	1	2	1	0	11
11Cody Martin	21	2-3	0-0	1-1	5	4	0	0	0	1	+2	5
6Jalen McDaniels	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	-5	2
22Vernon Carey Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Caleb Martin	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Malik Monk	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Nick Richards	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9050.0%	16-4436.4%	8-1553.3%	32	29	10	4	15	17	-	114

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Isaac OkoroSF	33	4-5	1-2	2-2	3	5	0	0	2	1	+7	11
22Larry Nance Jr.PF	33	5-9	1-1	2-2	13	8	3	2	2	4	+3	13
3Andre DrummondC	27	7-18	0-1	0-0	14	4	1	0	5	2	-5	14
2Collin SextonSG	37	9-16	3-4	6-9	2	5	0	0	2	4	+6	27
10Darius GarlandPG	32	7-13	4-8	4-4	6	6	1	0	2	3	+4	22
16Cedi Osman	17	4-9	3-6	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	2	-4	11
6JaVale McGee	19	6-7	0-1	1-1	7	1	1	1	1	3	+12	13
32Dean Wade	15	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	3	+2	7
9Dylan Windler	9	1-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	2	0	1	0	-4	3
21Damyean Dotson	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	+14	0
24Marques Bolden	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Thon Maker	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Lamar Stevens	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-8752.9%	14-3046.7%	15-2075.0%	50	34	12	3	18	22	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHACLE

(11:55) Jump Ball Drummond vs. Zeller: Tip to Rozier
(11:43) MISS Graham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Drummond REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) Drummond Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:25) Zeller STEAL (1 STL)
(11:20) Graham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:20) Drummond STEAL (1 STL)
(11:18) Graham S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
(11:18) MISS Sexton Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:18) CAVALIERS Rebound
+1 (11:18) Sexton Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+2 (10:57) Hayward 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
21
(10:42) Garland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:42) Hayward STEAL (1 STL)
(10:30) MISS Rozier 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:28) Graham REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:25) MISS Graham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:08) Sexton 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
23
(10:08) Washington S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (10:08) Sexton Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
24
(9:53) MISS Zeller 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:40) Drummond 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
26
(9:32) MISS Rozier 5' Layup
(9:32) Nance Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:27) Rozier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:26) MISS Rozier 4' Putback Layup
(9:21) Sexton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:15) MISS Drummond 1' Driving Layup
(9:15) Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:15) MISS Drummond Tip Layup Shot
(9:15) CAVALIERS Rebound
+3 (9:04) Sexton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Nance Jr. 1 AST)
29
+2 (8:39) Zeller 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Graham 1 AST)
49
(8:39) Drummond S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
(8:39) MISS Zeller Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:35) Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:24) Nance Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Drummond 1 AST)
411
(7:59) MISS Washington 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:57) Drummond REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:48) MISS Drummond 3' Driving Layup
(7:46) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:39) MISS Hayward Driving Layup
(7:37) Zeller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:35) MISS Zeller 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:31) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:27) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:21) MISS Garland 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:21) Hornets Rebound
(7:21) Drummond L.B.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+3 (7:13) Hayward 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
711
+2 (6:54) McGee 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
713
(6:44) Hayward Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:44) McGee STEAL (1 STL)
(6:36) MISS Osman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:33) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:24) Osman Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:24) Zeller STEAL (2 STL)
(6:15) MISS Hayward 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:13) Osman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:12) Hayward S.FOUL (P1.T3) (A.Nagy)
+1 (6:12) Okoro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
714
+1 (6:12) Okoro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
715
+2 (5:56) Bridges 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
915
(5:46) MISS Garland 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:42) Hayward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:31) Rozier Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:31) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:27) Osman 1' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
917
+3 (5:13) Rozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hayward 1 AST)
1217
(4:48) MISS Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:46) Osman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:42) MISS Garland 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:39) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:36) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (4:24) Rozier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
1517
+2 (3:56) McGee 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Osman 1 AST)
1519
(3:42) Osman P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
(3:30) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:27) McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:24) Sexton 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
1521
+2 (3:16) Bridges 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Graham 2 AST)
1721
(3:03) MISS Osman 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:00) Co. Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:58) Bridges Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Graham 3 AST)
1921
(2:49) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (2:35) Sexton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Nance Jr. 2 AST)
1924
(2:15) MISS Ball 2' Driving Layup
(2:11) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:59) McGee Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:59) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:54) Biyombo Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Co. Martin 1 AST)
2124
(1:36) Ball P.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Nagy)
(1:23) MISS Windler 1' Driving Layup
(1:23) Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:21) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:21) Nance Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
(1:14) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:10) Osman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:00) MISS Windler 3PT Jump Shot
(0:57) Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:53) MISS Osman 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:48) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:42) MISS Washington 2' Driving Layup
(0:42) Nance Jr. BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:38) Osman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:34) MISS Osman 1' Driving Layup
(0:34) Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:29) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:21) Biyombo 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Graham 4 AST)
2324

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

CLE

114Points121

45-90(50.0%)Field Goal(%)46-87(52.9%)

16-44(36.4%)3-Point(%)14-30(46.7%)

8-15(53.3%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

32(8)Rebounds(Offensive)50(10)

29Assists34

10Steals12

4Blocks3

15Turnovers18

17Fouls22

56Pts In The Paint62

21Fast Break Pts21

27Pts Off Turnovers16

24Bench Pts34

1Largest Lead24

Game Details

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 300 (1.5%)