Cleveland
Cavaliers
118
–
113
FINAL
Charlotte
Hornets
Date
Friday, February 20, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 118 |
| CHA | 20 | 33 | 36 | 24 | 113 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Donovan Mitchell
CLE
32
PTS
3
REB
4
AST
-4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite67.9
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 49.8Impact: -0.4
32 points4 deflectionsheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 10 pts allowed on 36.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jarrett Allen
CLE
26
PTS
14
REB
2
AST
-2
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-15 (73.3%)
3PT0-0
FT4-5
TS%75.6%
eFG%73.3%
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG147
DRTG148
NET-1
Double-Double73.3% FG9 contested shotsonly 18 pts allowed on 36.4 possessions
Box Score
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 34:18 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9-22 | 41% | 2-7 | 29% | 12-13 | 92% | -4 |
| Jarrett Allen | 32:04 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11-15 | 73% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -2 |
| James Harden | 34:22 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-4 | 100% | +3 |
| Dean Wade | 26:01 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Sam Merrill | 24:16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Schröder | 20:04 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +16 |
| Thomas Bryant | 15:42 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 16:42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Keon Ellis | 23:44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +19 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 12:47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 39 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 41-77 | 53% | 10-21 | 48% | 26-28 | 93% | — |
Tyrese Proctor —
Larry Nance Jr. —
Craig Porter Jr. —
Tristan Enaruna —
Darius Brown —
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller | 23:29 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6-19 | 32% | 4-12 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Sion James | 29:43 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 35:51 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| LaMelo Ball | 26:60 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4-17 | 24% | 2-10 | 20% | 8-8 | 100% | +6 |
| Kon Knueppel | 37:04 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11-20 | 55% | 7-15 | 47% | 4-5 | 80% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Green | 19:48 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | -4 |
| Tre Mann | 12:37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 16:57 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Pat Connaughton | 19:53 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| PJ Hall | 11:34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Antonio Reeves | 5:48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 45 | 23 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 36-92 | 39% | 20-56 | 36% | 21-22 | 95% | — |
Xavier Tillman —
Moussa Diabaté —
Miles Bridges —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CLE41/77 (53%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
7/15 (47%)
3PT
10/21 (48%)
RA 64%ATB3 44%Paint 47%Mid 38%Corner 3 60%
CHA36/92 (39%)
Paint
14/32 (44%)
Mid
3/7 (43%)
3PT
20/56 (36%)
ATB3 32%RA 48%Corner 3 42%Paint 36%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Ryan Kalkbrenner
defended Jarrett Allen
10.9 min • 8 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Kon Knueppel
held Sam Merrill
3.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kon Knueppel
vs Donovan Mitchell
2.2 min • 15 pts • 83%
| CHA Defense | Dean Wade | Dennis Schröder | Donovan Mitchell | James Harden | Jarrett Allen | Jaylon Tyson | Keon Ellis | Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Sam Merrill | Thomas Bryant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 33% | 10.9m 8pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% |
| Kon Knueppel | 4.3m 5pts 67% | — | 2.2m 15pts 83% | 2.8m 7pts 67% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| LaMelo Ball | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 2pts 20% | 1.1m 12pts 75% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Sion James | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 2pts 0% | 4.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Brandon Miller | — | — | 2.3m 3pts 25% | 2.1m 6pts 40% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — |
| Josh Green | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Connaughton | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Tidjane Salaün | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Tre Mann | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| PJ Hall | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% |
| Antonio Reeves | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 2pts 0% | 3.7m 3pts 33% | 1.7m 4pts 67% | — | 2.4m 3pts 33% | — | 3.1m 2pts 0% | 4.3m 9pts 75% | 2.1m 5pts 67% | 1.6m 10pts 80% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CHA leads, negative = CLE leads
CHA Largest Lead
4
Q1 4:46
CLE Largest Lead
14
Q2 5:16
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CLE 9-0 run
Q1 6:47 – Q1 8:18
+2 → -6
CLE 10-0 run
Q1 9:21 – Q2 0:30
-5 → -13
CLE 8-0 run
Q2 4:09 – Q2 5:16
-9 → -14
CHA 8-0 run
Q3 0:43 – Q3 1:56
-4 → +2