Cavaliers (118) vs Hornets (117) · Mar 7, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 7, 2025

53-10ClevelandCavaliers

118

14-48CharlotteHornets

117

Game Recap

The Cavaliers win their 13th straight as they defeated the Hornets, 118-117. The Cleveland Cavaliers have now won 13 games in a row, averaging 126.1 PPG during the streak. They are one of three teams to win 13 straight and avg. 125+ PPG across a single season.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	27	36	24	31	118
CHA	27	25	31	34	117

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Max StrusSF	21	0-3	0-3	3-3	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	-14
4Evan MobleyPF	33	6-13	1-5	6-7	10	4	1	2	1	0	19	+6
31Jarrett AllenC	31	4-10	0-0	6-6	11	0	5	1	1	0	14	-4
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	6-19	0-6	12-18	3	1	0	1	3	2	24	+1
10Darius GarlandPG	31	4-10	3-6	9-9	1	2	1	0	2	5	20	+4
2Ty Jerome	17	2-4	0-0	2-2	5	3	0	0	2	1	6	+9
12De'Andre Hunter	24	4-6	2-4	5-6	6	4	0	0	2	3	15	+17
5Sam Merrill	19	4-4	4-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	12	+5
32Dean Wade	11	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	-5
35Isaac Okoro	13	2-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	5	-14
8Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-7642.1%	11-3432.4%	43-5184.3%	45	16	7	4	13	19	118	-

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
3DaQuan JeffriesSF	21	2-3	1-1	1-2	2	1	1	1	0	2	6	+1
0Miles BridgesPF	38	15-32	4-10	12-13	8	2	2	0	1	4	46	+5
11Jusuf NurkićC	28	6-11	0-1	0-2	15	5	1	1	1	5	12	+18
10Josh GreenSG	30	1-4	0-3	1-2	3	1	1	0	2	2	3	-4
1LaMelo BallPG	22	4-13	3-10	2-2	1	7	1	0	1	6	13	-17
7Damion Baugh	26	3-7	0-2	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	4	6	+11
8Nick Smith Jr.	25	4-9	1-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	2	9	-2
14Moussa Diabaté	10	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	1	3	5	6	-16
30Seth Curry	13	2-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	+1
67Taj Gibson	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-4
31Tidjane Salaun	17	3-5	3-5	0-0	6	3	1	0	1	1	9	+2
22Malachi Flynn	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	44-9247.8%	13-3735.1%	16-2176.2%	43	29	7	3	12	33	117	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterclecha

(11:56) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Allen: Tip to Ball
+2 (11:37) Bridges 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:18) Mobley 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
22
(10:55) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:55) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:50) Garland 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mobley 1 AST)
52
+2 (10:41) Ball 1' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
54
+3 (10:27) Garland 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
84
+3 (10:13) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
87
(10:03) MISS Garland 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:01) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:48) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:46) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) Jeffries FLAGRANT.FOUL.TYPE1 (P1.T1) (I.Hwang)
+1 (9:40) Strus Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
97
+1 (9:40) Strus Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
107
+1 (9:40) Strus Free Throw Flagrant 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
117
(9:29) MISS Allen 13' Jump Shot
(9:26) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:12) Bridges 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
119
(8:57) MISS Mobley 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:55) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:45) MISS Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:42) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) MISS Strus 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:30) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:22) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:19) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:09) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:09) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(7:59) Garland P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+3 (7:51) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
1112
(7:36) MISS Garland 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:35) HORNETS Rebound
(7:16) MISS Bridges 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(7:15) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:10) Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:10) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(7:03) MISS Bridges 3' Running Layup
(7:03) Mitchell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:00) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:48) MISS Mitchell 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:48) Jeffries BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:46) Jeffries REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:42) Garland S.FOUL (P2.T2) (G.Petraitis)
(6:42) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (6:42) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1113
(6:42) MISS Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:39) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:28) Bridges 1' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (Baugh 1 AST)
1115
(6:06) MISS Jerome 3' Hook Shot
(6:06) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:06) Cavaliers Rebound
(6:02) Cavaliers Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
(5:46) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Diabaté REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (5:41) Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Diabaté 1 AST)
1118
(5:29) MISS Hunter 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:28) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:27) MISS Allen 1' Putback Layup
(5:27) Diabaté REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:23) Allen Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Brothers)
(5:23) Kenny Atkinson Foul:DOUBLE.TECHNICAL.FOUL (G.Petraitis)
(5:14) Diabaté Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:14) Allen STEAL (2 STL)
(5:02) Diabaté S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
(5:02) MISS Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:02) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (5:02) Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1218
(4:50) Garland P.FOUL (P3.T3) (T.Brothers)
(4:42) MISS Diabaté 9' Floating Jump Shot
(4:42) HORNETS Rebound
(4:42) Diabaté Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:32) Diabaté S.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Brothers)
+1 (4:32) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1318
(4:32) HORNETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+1 (4:32) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1418
(4:18) MISS Baugh 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:15) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:04) Mitchell 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1618
+2 (3:54) Curry 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Gibson 1 AST)
1620
(3:49) Hunter Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:49) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(3:47) MISS Bridges 2' Layup
(3:47) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:47) Baugh P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brothers)
(3:35) Baugh S.FOUL (P2.PN) (I.Hwang)
(3:35) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 3
(3:35) Cavaliers Rebound
(3:35) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 3
(3:35) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (3:35) Mitchell Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
1720
(3:18) MISS Bridges 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:16) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:07) Merrill 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jerome 1 AST)
2020
(3:07) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:50) Ball OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brothers)
(2:50) Ball Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:34) MISS Mobley 7' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(2:30) Curry REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:23) Smith Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2022
+2 (2:19) Mobley 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jerome 2 AST)
2222
(2:19) Gibson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (I.Hwang)
+1 (2:19) Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2322
(2:03) MISS Smith Jr. 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:59) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:54) Mobley 2' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Hunter 1 AST)
2522
(1:43) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:41) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:35) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:32) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:22) MISS Salaun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:20) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:13) MISS Mobley 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:11) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:00) MISS Salaun 3PT Jump Shot
(0:58) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:52) MISS Jerome 12' Running Jump Shot
(0:52) HORNETS Rebound
(0:52) Jerome L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (G.Petraitis)
(0:52) HORNETS Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (0:33) Ball 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2525
(0:17) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:15) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:06) Gibson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
2527
+2 (0:00) Mitchell 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2727

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

CHA

118Points117

32-76(42.1%)Field Goal(%)44-92(47.8%)

11-34(32.4%)3-Point(%)13-37(35.1%)

43-51(84.3%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)43(10)

16Assists29

7Steals7

4Blocks3

13Turnovers12

19Fouls33

40Pts In The Paint52

17Fast Break Pts4

22Pts Off Turnovers17

38Bench Pts37

13Largest Lead9

Game Details

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