Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 14, 2025

FINAL / OT

8-18CharlotteHornets

119

15-12ClevelandCavaliers

111

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
CHA	33	24	31	23	8	119
CLE	29	18	32	32	0	111

Game Recap

The Hornets defeated the Cavaliers, 119-111 in OT. Cleveland didnt score a point in OT as they went 0-10 from the floor. Its just the 5th instance in the PXP era where a team went scoreless in OT. Charlotte moves to 8-18 as Cleveland moves to 15-12.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	43	11-19	3-7	4-4	4	3	1	1	2	5	+10	29
0Miles BridgesPF	39	7-19	3-8	3-4	10	6	1	0	2	1	+10	20
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	20	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	3	2	1	+1	7
24Brandon MillerSG	38	8-23	5-10	4-4	13	6	1	0	4	5	+1	25
4Sion JamesPG	37	3-9	3-6	0-0	7	3	0	1	1	4	+12	9
10Josh Green	14	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	1	+8	8
14Moussa Diabate	21	2-3	0-0	1-1	6	0	1	1	1	5	-6	5
25KJ Simpson	19	2-9	1-6	1-2	0	4	2	0	3	1	-9	6
9Drew Peterson	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
31Tidjane Salaun	13	2-3	0-1	2-4	2	2	0	1	1	1	+2	6
22Mason Plumlee	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	2	+9	4
2Grant Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9843.9%	17-4438.6%	16-2176.2%	53	28	9	7	16	26	-	119

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
12De'Andre HunterSF	26	1-7	0-3	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	3	-4	4
32Dean WadePF	31	5-9	3-6	1-2	8	2	1	0	0	2	-11	14
31Jarrett AllenC	22	3-8	0-0	3-5	3	1	0	0	1	2	-5	9
45Donovan MitchellSG	37	6-24	1-11	4-5	2	7	2	1	2	4	-12	17
10Darius GarlandPG	39	8-19	3-7	7-8	2	9	1	1	4	2	-8	26
20Jaylon Tyson	35	6-13	2-4	2-2	13	1	1	0	1	5	-4	16
35Nae'Qwan Tomlin	14	3-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
2Lonzo Ball	31	3-8	1-5	1-2	5	4	5	0	2	0	-1	8
3Thomas Bryant	14	3-4	1-1	3-3	6	1	0	1	1	3	+6	10
9Craig Porter Jr.	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-7	0
24Tyrese Proctor	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	+6	0

TOTAL	-	38-9540.0%	12-3831.6%	23-2979.3%	46	27	10	3	14	24	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHACLE

(12:00) Jump Ball Allen vs. Kalkbrenner: Tip to Knueppel
(11:37) MISS Miller 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:33) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:31) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:31) Hornets Rebound
(11:29) Hunter P.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
(11:14) MISS Bridges 4' Driving Layup
(11:10) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+1 (11:06) Allen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:06) Allen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(10:51) MISS Knueppel 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:49) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) Mitchell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:41) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:37) Miller 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
22
+3 (10:17) Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wade 1 AST)
25
(10:03) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:03) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:00) Mitchell 2' Running Layup (5 PTS)
27
(10:00) Kalkbrenner Violation:Defensive Goaltending (R.Mott)
(9:44) MISS Miller 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:39) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:35) MISS Mitchell 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:34) Miller REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:25) Knueppel Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Miller 1 AST)
47
(9:11) MISS Allen 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(9:11) Kalkbrenner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:08) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:05) Knueppel 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
67
(8:56) MISS Allen 3' Cutting Dunk Shot
(8:53) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) MISS Knueppel 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:49) Hornets Rebound
(8:49) Wade L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+3 (8:35) James 35' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Miller 2 AST)
97
+2 (8:21) Allen 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
99
(8:08) Garland P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
(8:00) Miller Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:00) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
(7:52) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:52) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:42) James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
129
(7:42) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:25) MISS Mitchell 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:23) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:06) James 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bridges 3 AST)
159
+3 (6:45) Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
1512
(6:34) Jump Ball Wade vs. Bridges: Tip to Miller
(6:19) MISS Bridges 31' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:14) Tomlin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS Tyson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:58) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:55) Kalkbrenner Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (5:45) Garland 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1515
+3 (5:35) Knueppel 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Bridges 4 AST)
1815
(5:22) MISS Garland 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:20) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:07) Miller 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 5 AST)
2115
+2 (4:47) Tyson 1' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
2117
+2 (4:32) Bridges 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (James 1 AST)
2317
+3 (4:15) Tomlin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tyson 1 AST)
2320
(4:15) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (3:59) Simpson 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 6 AST)
2620
+2 (3:37) Tomlin 1' Layup (5 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
2622
(3:37) Bridges Violation:Defensive Goaltending (N.Buchert)
(3:28) Diabate Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:28) Ball STEAL (1 STL)
(3:22) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:22) Simpson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:17) MISS Green 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:14) Bridges REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (3:11) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Simpson 1 AST)
2922
(2:44) MISS Tyson 3PT Jump Shot
(2:41) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:26) Knueppel 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)
3122
+2 (2:13) Mitchell 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
3124
(2:02) Simpson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:02) Ball STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:55) Tomlin 1' Running Dunk (7 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
3126
(1:45) MISS Knueppel 1' Driving Layup
(1:45) Bryant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:42) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS Mitchell 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:31) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:19) Mitchell P.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
(1:08) MISS Bridges 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:07) CAVALIERS Rebound
(1:07) Diabate L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
(0:50) MISS Hunter 3PT Jump Shot
(0:50) CAVALIERS Rebound
(0:50) Diabate L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
+1 (0:50) Ball Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3127
(0:50) MISS Ball Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:48) Peterson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:28) Simpson 14' Fadeaway Bank Shot (5 PTS)
3327
+2 (0:08) Tyson 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
3329
(0:00) MISS Diabate 2' Reverse Layup
(0:00) Hornets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

CHA

CLE

119Points111

43-98(43.9%)Field Goal(%)38-95(40.0%)

17-44(38.6%)3-Point(%)12-38(31.6%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)23-29(79.3%)

53(12)Rebounds(Offensive)46(13)

28Assists27

9Steals10

7Blocks3

16Turnovers14

26Fouls24

50Pts In The Paint50

14Fast Break Pts8

26Pts Off Turnovers18

29Bench Pts41

17Largest Lead5

Game Details

Sunday, December 14, 2025 · 3:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)