Charlotte
Hornets
132
–
139
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Monday, December 22, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 36 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 132 |
| CLE | 33 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 139 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
30
PTS
4
REB
5
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.37
Impact Composite37.5
Hustle: 3.0Defense: 32.9Impact: 1.6
30 points55.6% FG6-11 from 3+10 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 42.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Darius Garland
CLE
27
PTS
4
REB
10
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-15 (60.0%)
3PT5-6
FT4-4
TS%80.5%
eFG%76.7%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG137
DRTG119
NET+18
Double-Double60.0% FG5-6 from 33 deflections+13 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 51.0 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 10:00 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -10 |
| LaMelo Ball | 24:23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 6-10 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Miles Bridges | 29:33 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-7 | 71% | -11 |
| Kon Knueppel | 30:49 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 5-9 | 56% | 3-3 | 100% | -19 |
| Brandon Miller | 26:44 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -18 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tidjane Salaün | 21:29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Tre Mann | 17:20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Pat Connaughton | 5:33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 28:24 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +8 |
| Sion James | 20:43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -6 |
| Liam McNeeley | 5:33 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Josh Green | 19:31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 132 | 44 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 46-94 | 49% | 21-42 | 50% | 19-25 | 76% | — |
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | 27:53 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28:43 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10-18 | 56% | 6-11 | 55% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Darius Garland | 30:24 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9-15 | 60% | 5-6 | 83% | 4-4 | 100% | +13 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 20:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Jarrett Allen | 19:48 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 12:44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 2:26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 2:55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 25:40 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-13 | 69% | 4-5 | 80% | 5-5 | 100% | +9 |
| Lonzo Ball | 23:49 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Sam Merrill | 25:56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Thomas Bryant | 19:39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 139 | 30 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48-87 | 55% | 24-44 | 55% | 19-19 | 100% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA46/94 (49%)
Paint
20/44 (45%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
21/42 (50%)
ATB3 50%RA 52%Paint 43%Corner 3 50%Mid 50%
CLE48/87 (55%)
Paint
21/33 (64%)
Mid
6/14 (43%)
3PT
24/44 (55%)
ATB3 53%RA 73%Paint 41%Corner 3 60%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Thomas Bryant
defended Moussa Diabaté
3.6 min • 2 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Jaylon Tyson
held LaMelo Ball
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Donovan Mitchell
vs Kon Knueppel
2.2 min • 10 pts • 50%
| CLE Defense | Brandon Miller | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Mason Plumlee | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Pat Connaughton | Sion James | Tidjane Salaün | Tre Mann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 2.1m 8pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 7pts 75% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Donovan Mitchell | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 10pts 50% | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Lonzo Ball | 2.6m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Dean Wade | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| De'Andre Hunter | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.3m 11pts 80% | — |
| Sam Merrill | — | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — | 3.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Jaylon Tyson | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.2m 5pts 17% | 2.0m 4pts 50% | 2.8m 9pts 67% | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 2.8m 3pts 100% | 4.0m 16pts 60% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 6pts 67% | 4.1m 2pts 20% | 3.8m 12pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = CHA leads
CLE Largest Lead
19
Q4 6:27
CHA Largest Lead
6
Q2 0:43
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 8:11 – Q1 9:14
+6 → +1
CHA 9-0 run
Q1 8:11 – Q1 10:15
+6 → 0
CHA 8-0 run
Q1 10:38 – Q2 0:43
0 → -6
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 3:13 – Q2 4:25
-3 → +2