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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 33 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 94 |
 Hornets | 20 | 12 | 32 | 23 | 87 |
CLETeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 34-8739.1% | 8-4020.0% | 18-2475.0% | 60 | 20 | 20 |
| CHA | 33-9833.7% | 8-4717.0% | 13-1872.2% | 47 | 20 | 12 |
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Cleveland Cavaliers94| 37 | 24 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 6-7 | 0 | −3 | −7.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-3 | +10 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | ||||||
| 31 | 14 | 6-17 | 1-9 | 1-2 | 0 | +14 | −4.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +11 | +0.5 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.7 | |||||
| 18 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | −6.6 | |||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −3.6 | ||||
| Team | 94 | 34-8739.1% | 8-4020.0% | 60 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18-2475.0% | 17 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Lonzo Ball and Thomas Bryant (coach’s decision).
Charlotte Hornets87| 34 | 24 | 8-20 | 3-11 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 31 | 21 | 8-21 | 2-10 | 3-3 | 0 | +8 | −0.9 | |||||||
| 29 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-6 | +1 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −29 | −6.1 | ||||
| 22 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −5.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −5.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 2 | 1-15 | 0-10 | 0-0 | −16 | −10.1 | ||||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | +5.5 | |||||||
| 15 | 11 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.5 | ||||
| 15 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.5 | ||||||
| Team | 87 | 33-9833.7% | 8-4717.0% | 47 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 13-1872.2% | 17 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 41 shooting
Did not play: Tre Mann, Tidjane Salaün and Pat Connaughton (coach’s decision).
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The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 94-87.
The Cavaliers never trailed and led by as many as 27.
Donovan Mitchell had 24 points and 6 assists, and Jarrett Allen added 13 points (8 in the paint) and 9 rebounds.
For the Hornets, Brandon Miller scored 24 points (17 in the third quarter), and LaMelo Ball went 0 for 10 from 3. Kon Knueppel had 21 points and 11 rebounds.
The Cavaliers shot 39.1% from the field and 20.0% from 3 to the Hornets’ 33.7% and 17.0%. The Hornets gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Cavaliers missed. They outscored the Cavaliers 26-9 on the fast break. The Cavaliers were outscored 23-12 in 9 minutes with Mitchell, Allen, Hunter, Tomlin and Porter on the floor together.
Cleveland CavaliersCharlotte HornetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
76 points from the field on 87 shots: 19.4 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-18 | 38.9% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-14 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-26 | 23.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sion James | 13 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Kon Knueppel | 12 | 1 | 0-4 | −4 |
| Brandon Miller | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Josh Green | 9 | 2 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 10 | 3-8 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 27 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | 24 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
| Grant Williams | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Sion James | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 19 | 1 | 0-5 | −4 |
| Brandon Miller | 16 | 9 | 4-6 | +5 |
| Grant Williams | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Josh Green | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = CLE leads
CHA Largest Lead
0
Q1 12:00
CLE Largest Lead
27
Q2 2:55
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 8-0 run
Q1 11:29 – Q1 9:53
0 → -8
CLE 10-0 run
Q2 10:04 – Q2 7:50
-12 → -22
CHA 9-0 run
Q3 10:10 – Q3 8:25
-23 → -14
CHA 9-0 run
Q3 1:03 – Q4 10:30
-16 → -7
