Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 22, 2025

FINAL

9-20CharlotteHornets

132

16-14ClevelandCavaliers

139

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	36	27	32	37	132
CLE	33	37	34	35	139

Game Recap

Darius Garland (5-6 on 3-pointers) and Donovan Mitchell (6-11 on 3s) lead the way as the Cavs top the Hornets, 139-132.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	30	6-11	5-9	3-3	1	2	0	0	3	2	-19	20
0Miles BridgesPF	29	6-14	0-3	5-7	6	4	0	1	1	0	-11	17
22Mason PlumleeC	10	2-4	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	0	3	2	-10	5
24Brandon MillerSG	26	8-13	2-4	2-3	1	3	2	1	3	3	-18	20
1LaMelo BallPG	24	8-16	6-10	1-1	4	9	0	0	3	1	-7	23
4Sion James	20	2-5	0-2	3-4	1	3	0	0	1	2	-6	7
14Moussa Diabate	28	2-6	0-0	1-2	14	2	6	0	3	4	+8	5
10Josh Green	19	3-4	3-4	1-2	1	1	2	0	1	1	+3	10
23Tre Mann	17	5-13	3-5	0-0	5	3	0	1	1	1	+12	13
31Tidjane Salaun	21	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	-11	2
33Liam McNeeley	5	2-3	1-2	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	+12	7
21Pat Connaughton	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+12	3
TOTAL	-	46-9448.9%	21-4250.0%	19-2576.0%	44	29	10	3	19	18	-	132

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Jaylon TysonSF	20	0-6	0-1	0-0	1	3	3	0	2	1	-11	0
32Dean WadePF	27	4-7	4-7	2-2	7	2	0	0	0	0	+18	14
31Jarrett AllenC	19	4-4	0-0	4-4	5	2	1	2	2	4	+4	12
45Donovan MitchellSG	28	10-18	6-11	4-4	4	5	0	0	3	5	+10	30
10Darius GarlandPG	30	9-15	5-6	4-4	4	10	2	0	3	4	+13	27
5Sam Merrill	25	2-7	0-4	0-0	1	5	1	0	0	0	+6	4
12De'Andre Hunter	25	9-13	4-5	5-5	5	1	1	0	2	3	+9	27
2Lonzo Ball	23	2-5	2-4	0-0	2	7	1	0	1	1	+11	6
3Thomas Bryant	19	4-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-13	10
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	12	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	5
9Craig Porter Jr.	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-7	2
24Tyrese Proctor	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
TOTAL	-	48-8755.2%	24-4454.5%	19-19100%	30	36	9	2	13	20	-	139

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHACLE

(11:57)
(11:47) Mitchell Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:30) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:26) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) Plumlee S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (11:20) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:20) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
+3 (11:04) Ball 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
32
+3 (10:52) Garland 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
35
+3 (10:33) Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
65
+3 (10:22) Garland 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
68
+2 (10:08) Plumlee 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
88
(10:08) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Williams)
+1 (10:08) Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
98
(10:01) Miller S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+1 (10:01) Garland Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
99
+1 (10:01) Garland Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
910
(9:45) Tyson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+1 (9:45) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1010
(9:45) MISS Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:43) Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:39) Plumlee Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:33) MISS Garland 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:26) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:26) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:22) Mitchell 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
1013
+3 (9:05) Ball 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1313
+3 (8:48) Mitchell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1316
(8:37) MISS Ball 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:33) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) MISS Mitchell 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:22) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:17) Miller 1' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
1516
+2 (8:07) Allen 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
1518
(7:57) Ball Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:57) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(7:53) Miller S.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Mitchell)
+1 (7:53) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1519
(7:53) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (7:53) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1520
+2 (7:40) Knueppel 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1720
+2 (7:25) Allen 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
1722
(7:15) MISS Ball 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:13) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:13) Ball P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Sago)
(6:57) MISS Hunter 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:54) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:45) MISS Bridges 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:43) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:39) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:39) Diabate STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:35) James 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
1922
(6:23) MISS Merrill 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:21) Hornets Rebound
(6:02) MISS Knueppel 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:59) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:51) MISS Garland 10' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(5:49) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:44) Bridges 1' Running Layup (3 PTS)
2122
+2 (5:24) Hunter 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
2124
(5:24) Diabate Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Williams)
(5:02) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Sago)
(5:02) MISS James Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:02) Hornets Rebound
+1 (5:02) James Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2224
+3 (4:55) Hunter 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Garland 3 AST)
2227
(4:39) Knueppel Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (4:22) Bryant 6' Hook Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
2229
(4:14) Hunter P.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Mitchell)
(4:08) Diabate Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(4:08) Merrill STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:02) Hunter 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
2231
+3 (3:49) Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 1 AST)
2531
(3:33) MISS Hunter 7' Layup
(3:30) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:14) James 6' Driving Hook Shot (5 PTS)
2731
(2:59) MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:46) Mann 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
3031
(2:43) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:28) MISS Mitchell 1' Driving Layup
(2:28) Mann BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:27) Hornets Rebound
(2:14) Jump Ball Hunter vs. Mann: Tip to Mitchell
(2:14) Mann Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:14) Hunter STEAL (1 STL)
(2:08) MISS Hunter 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:57) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:54) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:50) MISS Mann 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:47) Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:45) Bryant S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
(1:45) MISS Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:45) Hornets Rebound
+1 (1:45) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3131
(1:37) Diabate P.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Sago)
+1 (1:37) Hunter Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
3132
+1 (1:37) Hunter Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
3133
+2 (1:22) Salaun 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
3333
(1:12) MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:08) Salaun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:49) Knueppel 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (James 2 AST)
3633
(0:29) MISS Mitchell 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:27) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:05) MISS Mann 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:04) Diabate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(0:03) MISS Diabate 1' Tip Layup Shot
(0:03) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) CAVALIERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

CLE

132Points139

46-94(48.9%)Field Goal(%)48-87(55.2%)

21-42(50.0%)3-Point(%)24-44(54.5%)

19-25(76.0%)Free Throw(%)19-19(100.0%)

44(17)Rebounds(Offensive)30(5)

29Assists36

10Steals9

3Blocks2

19Turnovers13

18Fouls20

40Pts In The Paint42

22Fast Break Pts18

17Pts Off Turnovers33

47Bench Pts56

6Largest Lead19

Game Details

Monday, December 22, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)

tv: Peacock