Charlotte
Hornets
119
–
111
FINAL
Cleveland
Cavaliers
Date
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 33 | 11 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 119 |
| CLE | 29 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kon Knueppel
CHA
29
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots8
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending57.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite58.5
Hustle: 26.5Defense: 30.6Impact: 1.5
57.9% FG5 deflections8 contested shots3 loose balls recovered+10 plus/minusonly 27 pts allowed on 80.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandon Miller
CHA
25
PTS
13
REB
6
AST
+1
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-23 (34.8%)
3PT5-10
FT4-4
TS%50.5%
eFG%45.7%
STL1
TOV4
ORTG109
DRTG108
NET+1
Double-Double5-10 from 3held opponents to 31.6% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 66.7 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Green | 14:57 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Tidjane Salaün | 13:57 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +2 |
| Brandon Miller | 38:56 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8-23 | 35% | 5-10 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 20:30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| KJ Simpson | 19:04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | 22% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kon Knueppel | 43:50 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11-19 | 58% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-4 | 100% | +10 |
| Mason Plumlee | 10:27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Miles Bridges | 39:26 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-4 | 75% | +10 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 21:51 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Drew Peterson | 4:53 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Sion James | 37:09 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 53 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 43-98 | 44% | 17-44 | 39% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
Grant Williams —
| CLE | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Proctor | 6:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Darius Garland | 39:25 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8-19 | 42% | 3-7 | 43% | 7-8 | 88% | -8 |
| Dean Wade | 31:33 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 26:32 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 35:29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Donovan Mitchell | 37:55 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-24 | 25% | 1-11 | 9% | 4-5 | 80% | -12 |
| Jarrett Allen | 22:54 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | -5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14:13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | +6 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 14:10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Lonzo Ball | 31:54 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 46 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 38-95 | 40% | 12-38 | 32% | 23-29 | 79% | — |
Craig Porter Jr. —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA43/98 (44%)
Paint
25/48 (52%)
Mid
5/16 (31%)
3PT
17/44 (39%)
RA 63%ATB3 35%Paint 30%Corner 3 47%Mid 25%
CLE38/95 (40%)
Paint
25/53 (47%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
12/38 (32%)
RA 49%ATB3 29%Paint 41%Corner 3 40%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Donovan Mitchell
defended Sion James
6.3 min • 6 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Jaylon Tyson
held Miles Bridges
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dean Wade
vs Miles Bridges
3.0 min • 6 pts • 67%
| CLE Defense | Brandon Miller | Josh Green | KJ Simpson | Kon Knueppel | Mason Plumlee | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Sion James | Tidjane Salaün |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 3.5m 5pts 33% | 1.5m 1pts 0% | — | 3.1m 4pts 25% | — | 1.5m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 50% | — |
| Jaylon Tyson | 1.9m 7pts 60% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 3.3m 4pts 67% | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 5pts 67% | — |
| Donovan Mitchell | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 33% | — | — | 6.3m 6pts 20% | — |
| Dean Wade | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 6pts 67% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Lonzo Ball | 4.3m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| De'Andre Hunter | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.3m 2pts 25% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrett Allen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1m 6pts 43% | — | — |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Tyrese Proctor | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | 2.4m 4pts 25% | — | 2.6m 7pts 50% | — | 2.1m 9pts 75% | 1.3m 8pts 60% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = CLE leads, negative = CHA leads
CLE Largest Lead
5
Q1 2:00
CHA Largest Lead
17
Q3 5:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
CHA 9-0 run
Q3 4:11 – Q3 5:20
-8 → -15
CLE 8-0 run
Q3 11:50 – Q4 1:15
-9 → -4
CHA 8-0 run
Q4 11:55 – OT 4:43
0 → -5
CHA 9-0 run
Q4 11:55 – OT 4:43
0 → -6