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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 27 | 27 | 36 | 33 | 123 |
 Cavaliers | 30 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 112 |
CHATeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 48-9152.7% | 13-3240.6% | 14-1782.4% | 46 | 32 | 18 |
| CLE | 43-8451.2% | 9-3129.0% | 17-2085.0% | 36 | 26 | 18 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Charlotte Hornets123| 35 | 30 | 13-24 | 4-9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +8.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 18 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 | +21 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 17 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 | +0.6 | |||||||
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| 27 | 25 | 9-13 | 4-7 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +9.4 | |||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −0.1 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0.0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 123 | 48-9152.7% | 13-3240.6% | 46 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 14-1782.4% | 11 | 13 | 1 | |||
Bench 45 points on 17 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Vernon Carey Jr. (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers112| 35 | 33 | 13-21 | 2-7 | 5-5 | 0 | −5 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 34 | 13 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.9 | |||||
| 32 | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | −7 | −0.9 | ||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 11 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | |||||
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| 25 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | −10 | −0.3 | ||||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.8 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.3 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.7 | ||
| Team | 112 | 43-8451.2% | 9-3129.0% | 36 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 17-2085.0% | 7 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Ed Davis (coach’s decision).
Hornets123Cavaliers112ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 25 points (10 in the first quarter), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 in the Cavaliers’ home opener at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Cody Martin’s 2 free throws put the Hornets ahead for good with 2:10 left in the third quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 94-91 on Evan Mobley’s tip dunk with 10:56 to play, but Miles Bridges answered with a 3-pointer, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
Bridges had 30 points and 3 steals, and LaMelo Ball added 17 points (10 in the paint), 6 assists and a career-high 5 steals on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Cavaliers, Collin Sexton scored 33 points on 13 for 21 shooting, and Ricky Rubio added 15 points and 10 assists.
The Hornets shot 52.7% from the field and 40.6% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 51.2% and 29.0%.
Charlotte HornetsCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
109 points from the field on 91 shots: 7.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-38 | 65.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-10 | 40.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-21 | 42.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 27 | 11 | 5-10 | +5 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Kevin Love | 11 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Ricky Rubio | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 4-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Cedi Osman | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Collin Sexton | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Kevin Love | 4 | 7 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 11 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 54 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Okoro | 23 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 20 | 10 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Collin Sexton | 13 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Cedi Osman | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
CLE win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Hayward 27' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Ball 5 AST)
Q4 10:04
12.8%
27→14
Oubre Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Hayward 6 AST)
Q3 3:14
9.8%
66→56
Hayward 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Martin 1 AST)
Q3 0:60
9.5%
47→37
Rubio 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Okoro 1 AST)
Q3 0:36
9.5%
37→47
Ball 10' Driving Bank Hook Shot (15 PTS)
Q3 0:08
9.5%
47→37
