Cleveland
Cavaliers
94
–
87
FINAL
Charlotte
Hornets
Date
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 33 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 94 |
| CHA | 20 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 87 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Evan Mobley
CLE
14
PTS
14
REB
0
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots10
Opp FG% When Defending22.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.11
Impact Composite88.3
Hustle: 19.0Defense: 67.6Impact: 1.7
Double-Double3 blocks10 contested shots+10 plus/minusheld opponents to 22.2% FGonly 5 pts allowed on 47.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
24
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
-3
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-20 (40.0%)
3PT2-8
FT6-7
TS%52.0%
eFG%45.0%
STL1
TOV8
ORTG90
DRTG95
NET-5
3 deflectionsonly 16 pts allowed on 62.3 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wade | 27:07 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 37:29 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8-20 | 40% | 2-8 | 25% | 6-7 | 86% | -3 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 30:39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-17 | 35% | 1-9 | 11% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| Jarrett Allen | 34:37 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -3 |
| Evan Mobley | 35:31 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrese Proctor | 9:45 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 13:17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 12:35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 20:50 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 18:11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 94 | 60 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 34-87 | 39% | 8-40 | 20% | 18-24 | 75% | — |
Lonzo Ball —
Thomas Bryant —
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sion James | 21:40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Brandon Miller | 33:59 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-20 | 40% | 3-11 | 27% | 5-5 | 100% | -19 |
| Kon Knueppel | 31:26 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-21 | 38% | 2-10 | 20% | 3-3 | 100% | +8 |
| Miles Bridges | 26:00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 39% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | -29 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 29:10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-6 | 33% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Collin Sexton | 15:27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| LaMelo Ball | 22:18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1-15 | 7% | 0-10 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 15:16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Grant Williams | 25:24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Josh Green | 19:20 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 87 | 47 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33-98 | 34% | 8-47 | 17% | 13-18 | 72% | — |
Tre Mann —
Pat Connaughton —
Tidjane Salaün —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE34/87 (39%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
4/10 (40%)
3PT
10/42 (24%)
ATB3 29%RA 64%Paint 42%Corner 3 14%Mid 0%
CHA33/98 (34%)
Paint
25/47 (53%)
Mid
2/8 (25%)
3PT
8/48 (17%)
ATB3 18%RA 59%Paint 35%Corner 3 10%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Miles Bridges
defended Evan Mobley
6.2 min • 2 pts • 14%
Best Defender
Sion James
held Jaylon Tyson
3.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Brandon Miller
vs Jaylon Tyson
2.6 min • 5 pts • 17%
| CHA Defense | Craig Porter Jr. | De'Andre Hunter | Dean Wade | Donovan Mitchell | Evan Mobley | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Larry Nance Jr. | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Tyrese Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diabaté | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 1pts 0% | 5.2m 3pts 100% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brandon Miller | — | — | 2.5m 4pts 100% | 3.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.6m 5pts 17% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kon Knueppel | — | — | 5.4m 3pts 25% | 1.4m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Grant Williams | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Miles Bridges | — | — | — | — | 6.2m 2pts 14% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sion James | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Josh Green | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| LaMelo Ball | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Collin Sexton | 1.1m 6pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.7m 4pts 33% | 3.7m 9pts 80% | 3.1m 2pts 25% | — | 3.5m 16pts 63% | 3.6m 7pts 20% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | 3.4m 3pts 13% | 3.1m 13pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = CLE leads
CHA Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
CLE Largest Lead
27
Q2 9:05
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 0:31 – Q1 2:07
-2 → -8
CLE 10-0 run
Q2 1:56 – Q2 4:10
-14 → -22
CHA 9-0 run
Q3 10:57 – Q4 1:30
-14 → -7
CLE 8-0 run
Q4 4:28 – Q4 6:42
-9 → -15