Cleveland
Cavaliers
118
–
117
FINAL
Charlotte
Hornets
Date
Friday, March 7, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 27 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 118 |
| CHA | 27 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 117 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
24
PTS
3
REB
1
AST
+1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.15
Impact Composite64.6
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 54.8Impact: 0.2
held opponents to 33.3% FGonly 7 pts allowed on 47.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Evan Mobley
CLE
19
PTS
10
REB
4
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-13 (46.2%)
3PT1-5
FT6-7
TS%59.1%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
BLK2
TOV1
ORTG127
DRTG115
NET+12
Double-Double10 contested shotsheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 36.2 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 31:55 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | -4 |
| Sam Merrill | 19:07 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-4 | 100% | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Evan Mobley | 33:45 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-5 | 20% | 6-7 | 86% | +6 |
| Max Strus | 21:39 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -14 |
| Dean Wade | 11:16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| De'Andre Hunter | 24:46 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 5-6 | 83% | +17 |
| Darius Garland | 31:20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-6 | 50% | 9-9 | 100% | +4 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 35:57 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6-19 | 32% | 0-6 | 0% | 12-18 | 67% | +1 |
| Isaac Okoro | 13:16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Ty Jerome | 17:01 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 45 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 32-76 | 42% | 11-34 | 32% | 43-51 | 84% | — |
Craig Porter Jr. —
Jaylon Tyson —
Tristan Thompson —
Javonte Green —
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidjane Salaün | 17:39 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| LaMelo Ball | 22:50 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4-13 | 31% | 3-10 | 30% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| Damion Baugh | 26:06 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| DaQuan Jeffries | 21:49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| Seth Curry | 13:41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jusuf Nurkić | 28:16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +18 |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 25:23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Miles Bridges | 38:57 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15-32 | 47% | 4-10 | 40% | 12-13 | 92% | +5 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 10:41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Taj Gibson | 4:32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Josh Green | 30:06 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 43 | 10 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 44-92 | 48% | 13-37 | 35% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
Malachi Flynn —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE32/76 (42%)
Paint
20/35 (57%)
Mid
3/12 (25%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
ATB3 30%RA 63%Paint 39%Corner 3 40%Mid 25%
CHA44/92 (48%)
Paint
26/47 (55%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
15/40 (38%)
RA 63%ATB3 36%Paint 44%Corner 3 42%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jusuf Nurkić
defended Jarrett Allen
5.6 min • 2 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Josh Green
held Donovan Mitchell
4.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Miles Bridges
vs Evan Mobley
3.3 min • 10 pts • 57%
| CHA Defense | Darius Garland | De'Andre Hunter | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Isaac Okoro | Jarrett Allen | Max Strus | Sam Merrill | Ty Jerome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 1.3m 6pts 29% | 4.9m 6pts 33% | 2.5m 2pts 25% | — | 3.3m 10pts 57% | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 6pts 75% | — | 5.6m 2pts 25% | — | — | — |
| Josh Green | 1.2m 1pts 0% | — | — | 4.9m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Nick Smith Jr. | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 7pts 60% |
| Damion Baugh | 4.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| LaMelo Ball | 3.1m 2pts 17% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Tidjane Salaün | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% |
| DaQuan Jeffries | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.2m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Seth Curry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 100% | — |
| Moussa Diabaté | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 6pts 75% | — | — | — |
| Taj Gibson | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 11pts 100% | 3.0m 2pts 25% | 4.4m 6pts 67% | 2.7m 6pts 60% | 3.8m 6pts 33% | 4.0m 11pts 50% | 3.8m 5pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = CLE leads
CHA Largest Lead
9
Q4 6:21
CLE Largest Lead
13
Q3 0:59
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 2:48 – Q1 5:32
-2 → +4
CHA 11-0 run
Q1 2:48 – Q1 6:19
-2 → +7
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 9:23 – Q2 10:48
-7 → -12
CHA 8-0 run
Q4 4:57 – Q4 6:21
+3 → +9