Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Charlotte Hornets

FINAL

Feb 20, 2026

36-21ClevelandCavaliers

118

26-31CharlotteHornets

113

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	30	29	31	28	118
CHA	20	33	36	24	113

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Hornets, 118-113. The Cavs win their 7th straight and move to 36-21 while the Hornets fall to 26-31.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Sam MerrillSF	24	4-6	2-4	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	-14	10
32Dean WadePF	26	3-3	2-2	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	-16	8
31Jarrett AllenC	32	11-15	0-0	4-5	14	2	0	1	1	0	-2	26
45Donovan MitchellSG	34	9-22	2-7	12-13	3	4	2	0	3	5	-4	32
1James HardenPG	34	6-14	2-3	4-4	4	8	1	0	2	3	+3	18
8Dennis Schroder	20	2-4	0-1	4-4	0	3	3	0	2	0	+16	8
20Jaylon Tyson	16	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	+14	5
14Keon Ellis	23	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	3	2	1	1	3	+19	4
3Thomas Bryant	15	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	1	2	1	+5	2
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	12	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	3	+4	5
Darius Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Tristan Enaruna	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Larry Nance Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Tyrese Proctor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-7753.2%	10-2147.6%	26-2892.9%	39	24	10	3	12	21	-	118

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	37	11-20	7-15	4-5	6	2	1	0	0	4	+2	33
4Sion JamesPF	29	1-2	1-2	2-2	6	7	3	1	0	1	+5	5
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	35	5-7	0-0	2-2	13	1	0	1	0	2	+12	12
24Brandon MillerSG	23	6-19	4-12	2-2	2	4	0	1	5	4	+1	18
1LaMelo BallPG	26	4-17	2-10	8-8	2	6	0	0	2	4	+6	18
10Josh Green	19	3-7	2-6	3-3	2	2	1	1	0	0	-4	11
16PJ Hall	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	-13	2
23Tre Mann	12	1-4	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	3	3	-9	3
21Pat Connaughton	19	2-3	1-2	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	1	-5	5
12Antonio Reeves	5	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	3
31Tidjane Salaun	16	1-7	1-6	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	-15	3
26Xavier Tillman	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
0Miles Bridges	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Moussa Diabate	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	36-9239.1%	20-5635.7%	21-2295.5%	45	26	5	4	14	23	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLECHA

(11:57) Jump Ball Kalkbrenner vs. Allen: Tip to Wade
+2 (11:45) Allen 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
20
(11:28) MISS Knueppel 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:24) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (11:23) Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (James 1 AST)
23
(11:14) Kalkbrenner S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kogut)
+1 (11:14) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
33
+1 (11:14) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
43
+3 (10:51) Miller 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (James 2 AST)
46
(10:37) Miller S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Barnaky)
(10:37) MISS Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:37) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (10:37) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
56
(10:23) Miller Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:23) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:17) Allen 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
76
+2 (10:07) Kalkbrenner 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
78
+2 (9:50) Merrill 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
98
(9:31) Mitchell S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (9:31) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
99
+1 (9:31) Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
910
(9:15) MISS Allen 3' Layup
(9:15) James BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:11) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:11) Allen 2' Layup (8 PTS)
1110
(8:49) MISS Miller 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:47) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:36) MISS Merrill 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:34) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:25) MISS Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:21) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:16) Knueppel 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
1113
(8:08) Knueppel P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
(8:02) MISS Allen 7' Driving Layup
(8:00) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:38) MISS Miller 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:35) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:27) MISS Mitchell 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:23) James REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:14) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
+1 (7:14) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1114
+1 (7:14) Ball Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1115
+3 (7:02) Harden 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1415
(6:37) MISS Knueppel 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:34) James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:32) MISS Ball 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:29) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:20) MISS Harden 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:18) James REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:06) MISS Ball 1' Driving Layup
(6:03) Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:03) MISS Ball Tip Layup Shot
(6:02) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:54) Allen Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:54) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (5:33) Hall 4' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
1417
(5:19) MISS Tyson 3PT Jump Shot
(5:17) Cavaliers Rebound
(5:13) Knueppel S.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Kogut)
+1 (5:13) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1517
+1 (5:13) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1617
(4:53) Hall Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (4:38) Allen 6' Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Ellis 1 AST)
1817
(4:38) Mann S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (4:38) Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
1917
(4:25) MISS Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:23) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:17) Schroder 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2117
(3:56) Miller Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (3:42) Mitchell 6' Driving Layup (3 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
2317
(3:26) MISS Miller 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:23) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:21) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
2320
(3:09) Tyson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:51) MISS Miller 4' Driving Layup
(2:51) Bryant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:49) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:39) Bryant 10' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
2520
(2:12) Connaughton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:12) Mitchell STEAL (2 STL)
(2:09) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:09) James STEAL (1 STL)
(2:05) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:02) Tyson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:00) Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:00) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(1:52) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:41) Miller Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(1:41) Ellis STEAL (1 STL)
(1:34) James S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (1:34) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
2620
+1 (1:34) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
2720
+1 (1:34) Mitchell Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
2820
(1:13) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T6)
(1:13) Schroder STEAL (1 STL)
(1:09) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:09) James STEAL (2 STL)
(1:02) MISS Reeves 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:57) Cavaliers Rebound
(0:57) Miller L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Ricks)
+1 (0:57) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2920
+1 (0:57) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3020
(0:36) MISS Salaun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:33) Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:24) MISS Mitchell 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:22) Hall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Reeves 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Hall REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Hall 2' Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) HORNETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

CHA

118Points113

41-77(53.2%)Field Goal(%)36-92(39.1%)

10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)20-56(35.7%)

26-28(92.9%)Free Throw(%)21-22(95.5%)

39(11)Rebounds(Offensive)45(23)

24Assists26

10Steals5

3Blocks4

12Turnovers14

21Fouls23

50Pts In The Paint28

8Fast Break Pts3

18Pts Off Turnovers13

24Bench Pts27

14Largest Lead4

Game Details

Friday, February 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,691 (97.5%)