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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 24 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 120 |
 Cavaliers | 33 | 25 | 38 | 14 | 110 |
CHATeam statsCLE| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 46-9150.5% | 19-4047.5% | 9-1181.8% | 47 | 36 | 9 |
| CLE | 44-9347.3% | 16-3348.5% | 6-966.7% | 43 | 30 | 14 |
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Charlotte Hornets120| 41 | 20, Career high (his best before, 14) | 8-11 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +11 | +9.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 14 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 | +7.0 | ||||||||
| 30 | 18 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −7 | +2.8 | |||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.7 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 24, Career high (his best before, 19) | 9-20 | 6-11, Career high (his best before, 5) | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +4.1 | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +22 | +6.6 | ||||||
| 22 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +17 | +4.9 | |||||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.8 | ||||||
| Team | 120 | 46-9150.5% | 19-4047.5% | 47 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 9-1181.8% | 10 | 10 | 9 | |||
Bench 54 points on 20 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Grant Williams, Nick Richards and Davis Bertans (injury/illness).
Cleveland Cavaliers110| 31 | 14 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.7 | |||||
| 29 | 11 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.9 | |||
| 25 | 14 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.7 | ||||
| 23 | 14 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +1.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −14.8 | ||||
| 23 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.7 | ||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.0 | |||||
| 16 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −12 | +0.7 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −1.8 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −2.7 | |||
| 12 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −1.8 | |||
| Team | 110 | 44-9347.3% | 16-3348.5% | 43 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 6-966.7% | 12 | 4 | 1 | |||
Bench 55 points on 23 for 53 shooting
Hornets120Cavaliers110ClickTap 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.
JT Thor scored a career-high 20 points (10 in the paint), and the Charlotte Hornets went on a 25-7 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-110.
The Cavaliers led 103-90 with 10:09 left in the fourth quarter. Nick Smith Jr.’s 3-pointer put the Hornets ahead for good with 3:37 left. He scored 11 points during the run, and they led 115-110 with 2:22 left.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Cavaliers 11-2. Amari Bailey scored 5 of the Hornets’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Bailey had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Hornets run, and the Hornets scored 2 points off them. With 3:48 left, Leaky Black stole the ball from Emoni Bates, and Smith’s 3-pointer off it put the Hornets ahead 110-108.
Smith scored a career-high 24 points with 6 3-pointers off the bench. The Hornets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Cavaliers, Georges Niang scored 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Hornets shot 50.5% from the field to the Cavaliers’ 47.3%. They scored the last 8 points of the game. The Cavaliers were outscored 18-2 in 7 minutes with Thompson, Jones, Mobley, Nance and Bates on the floor together.
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. The Hornets’ chance bottomed out at 4.3% (4th quarter, 10:55 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
111 points from the field on 91 shots: 9.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-12 | 58.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-11 | 18.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-13 | 38.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-27 | 51.9% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emoni Bates | 12 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Max Strus | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Isaiah Mobley | 5 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 14 | 5-14 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley | 23 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Damian Jones | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 35 | 8 | 4-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 9 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Strus | 19 | 7 | 3-8 | +4 |
| Georges Niang | 18 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Isaac Okoro | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Jarrett Allen | 5 | 2 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Bailey 4 AST)
Q4 3:37
21.1%
59→37
Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strus 11 AST)
Q4 9:04
14.4%
77→92
Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4 8:41
14.4%
92→77
Black 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (McGowens 4 AST)
Q4 9:20
13.6%
91→77
Bailey Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 4:32
12.9%
71→58
