Charlotte Hornets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
- Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dean Wade assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot
- Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 2-foot dunk
- Jarrett Allen misses dunk
- Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Darius Garland makes 29-foot three pointer
- Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists)
- Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
- Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot
- Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point jumper
- De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaylon Tyson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- De'Andre Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Thomas Bryant makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Darius Garland 's 2-foot driving layup
- Jarrett Allen misses 17-foot jumper
- Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
- Tidjane Salaun blocks Lonzo Ball 's 2-foot two point shot
- Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 1-foot layup
- De'Andre Hunter makes 15-foot two point shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
- De'Andre Hunter misses tip shot
- Sion James blocks De'Andre Hunter 's 1-foot two point shot
- Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jarrett Allen misses 12-foot jumper
- Jaylon Tyson misses driving layup
- De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point shot
- Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
- Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
- Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer
- Darius Garland misses 13-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Lonzo Ball makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
- Lonzo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
- Darius Garland makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot
- Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 14-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
- Donovan Mitchell misses 10-foot two point shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Thomas Bryant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
- Moussa Diabate blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point shot
- Kon Knueppel blocks Thomas Bryant 's 2-foot two point shot
- Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
- Darius Garland makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Darius Garland misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
- Lonzo Ball makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)
- Dean Wade makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)
- Darius Garland makes two point shot
- Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
- Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Darius Garland makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)
- Dean Wade makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Dean Wade misses dunk
- Darius Garland misses two point shot
- Jaylon Tyson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
- Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
- Darius Garland misses driving layup
- Jaylon Tyson misses 2-foot tip shot
- Jaylon Tyson misses 4-foot two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
- Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
- Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point shot
- Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses driving layup
- Kon Knueppel misses 10-foot two point shot
- Brandon Miller makes dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Brandon Miller assists)
- Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)
- Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point shot
- Sion James makes 34-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
- Sion James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Sion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Miles Bridges misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Miles Bridges makes 8-foot two point shot (Sion James assists)
- KJ Simpson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
- Josh Green misses 23-foot three point shot
- Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
- Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
- Thomas Bryant blocks Kon Knueppel 's 1-foot driving layup
- Miles Bridges misses two point shot
- KJ Simpson makes 13-foot two point shot
- Moussa Diabate misses 1-foot two point shot
- Mason Plumlee makes two point shot (Tidjane Salaun assists)
- Drew Peterson misses 30-foot three point shot
- Tidjane Salaun makes two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Tidjane Salaun misses 35-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller makes 13-foot two point shot
- Brandon Miller misses two point shot
- Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
- Brandon Miller misses two point shot
- Brandon Miller misses tip shot
- Brandon Miller makes two point shot
- KJ Simpson misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes 1-foot two point shot
- Josh Green makes dunk
- KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot
- KJ Simpson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses driving layup
- Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donovan Mitchell blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 1-foot two point shot
- Kon Knueppel misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point shot
- Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Miles Bridges misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Ryan Kalkbrenner makes dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
- Miles Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
- Kon Knueppel misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
- Sion James misses 1-foot pullup jump shot
- Kon Knueppel makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 4-foot hook shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
- Miles Bridges makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
- Kon Knueppel makes 29-foot three pointer (KJ Simpson assists)
- KJ Simpson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
- KJ Simpson misses 13-foot two point shot
- Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
- KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
- KJ Simpson misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Tidjane Salaun makes two point shot (Brandon Miller assists)
- Sion James misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk
- Brandon Miller misses 16-foot two point shot
- Miles Bridges misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Josh Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sion James misses 6-foot two point shot
- Miles Bridges misses driving layup
- Sion James misses driving layup
- Moussa Diabate makes two point shot
- Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
- Brandon Miller misses 6-foot two point shot
- Brandon Miller makes 28-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
- Brandon Miller misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)
- Kon Knueppel makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
- Miles Bridges misses finger roll layup
- Kon Knueppel makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Darius Garland blocks Sion James 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges misses 6-foot two point shot
- Kon Knueppel misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Brandon Miller makes 31-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)
- Kon Knueppel misses 15-foot jumper
- Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Miles Bridges makes driving layup
- Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
- Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kon Knueppel misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
HORNETS
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | CHA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Jarrett Allen (Kon Knueppel gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:37 | Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:33 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:31 | Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:31 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:29 | De'Andre Hunter personal foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:14 | Miles Bridges misses driving layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:10 | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:06 | Miles Bridges shooting foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:06 | Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:06 | Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:51 | Kon Knueppel misses 10-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:49 | Dean Wade defensive rebound | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:41 | Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Brandon Miller steals) | 0 | 2 | |
| 10:37 | Brandon Miller makes dunk (Kon Knueppel assists) | 2 | 2 | |
| 10:17 | Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dean Wade assists) | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:03 | Brandon Miller bad pass (Donovan Mitchell steals) | 2 | 5 | |
| 10:00 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot | 2 | 7 | |
| 10:00 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive goaltending violation | 2 | 7 | |
| 9:44 | Brandon Miller misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot | 2 | 7 | |
| 9:39 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | 2 | 7 | |
| 9:35 | Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot | 2 | 7 | |
| 9:34 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | 2 | 7 | |
| 9:25 | Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:11 | Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 2-foot dunk | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:08 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 4 | 7 | |
| 9:05 | Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 6 | 7 | |
| 8:56 | Jarrett Allen misses dunk | 6 | 7 | |
| 8:53 | Sion James defensive rebound | 6 | 7 | |
| 8:51 | Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point shot | 6 | 7 | |
| 8:49 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 6 | 7 | |
| 8:49 | Dean Wade loose ball foul | 6 | 7 | |
| 8:35 | Sion James makes 34-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists) | 9 | 7 | |
| 8:21 | Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists) | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:08 | Darius Garland personal foul | 9 | 9 | |
| 8:00 | Brandon Miller bad pass (Dean Wade steals) | 9 | 9 | |
| 7:52 | Jarrett Allen bad pass (Miles Bridges steals) | 9 | 9 | |
| 7:42 | Sion James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:42 | Cavaliers Full timeout | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:25 | Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:23 | Sion James defensive rebound | 12 | 9 | |
| 7:06 | Sion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 15 | 9 | |
| 6:45 | Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:34 | Jaylon Tyson enters the game for De'Andre Hunter | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:34 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Donovan Mitchell | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:34 | Miles Bridges vs. Dean Wade (Brandon Miller gains possession) | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:19 | Miles Bridges misses 30-foot three point jumper | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:14 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound | 15 | 12 | |
| 6:01 | Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 15 | 12 | |
| 5:58 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | 15 | 12 | |
| 5:55 | Ryan Kalkbrenner out of bounds lost ball turnover | 15 | 12 | |
| 5:55 | Lonzo Ball enters the game for Dean Wade | 15 | 12 | |
| 5:45 | Darius Garland makes 29-foot three pointer | 15 | 15 | |
| 5:35 | Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 18 | 15 | |
| 5:22 | Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot | 18 | 15 | |
| 5:20 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | 18 | 15 | |
| 5:07 | Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 21 | 15 | |
| 4:47 | Jaylon Tyson makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists) | 21 | 17 | |
| 4:32 | Miles Bridges makes 8-foot two point shot (Sion James assists) | 23 | 17 | |
| 4:15 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:15 | Hornets Full timeout | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:15 | Thomas Bryant enters the game for Darius Garland | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:15 | Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:15 | Josh Green enters the game for Sion James | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:15 | Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner | 23 | 20 | |
| 4:15 | KJ Simpson enters the game for Brandon Miller | 23 | 20 | |
| 3:59 | KJ Simpson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists) | 26 | 20 | |
| 3:37 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:37 | Miles Bridges defensive goaltending violation | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:28 | Moussa Diabate lost ball turnover (Lonzo Ball steals) | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:22 | Lonzo Ball bad pass (KJ Simpson steals) | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:17 | Josh Green misses 23-foot three point shot | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:14 | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | 26 | 22 | |
| 3:11 | Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists) | 29 | 22 | |
| 2:44 | Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper | 29 | 22 | |
| 2:41 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | 29 | 22 | |
| 2:26 | Kon Knueppel makes two point shot | 31 | 22 | |
| 2:13 | Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot | 31 | 24 | |
| 2:02 | KJ Simpson bad pass (Lonzo Ball steals) | 31 | 24 | |
| 1:55 | Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot dunk (Lonzo Ball assists) | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:45 | Thomas Bryant blocks Kon Knueppel 's 1-foot driving layup | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:42 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:36 | Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point jumper | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:31 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:19 | Donovan Mitchell personal foul | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:19 | De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:19 | Drew Peterson enters the game for Kon Knueppel | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:08 | Miles Bridges misses two point shot | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:07 | Cavaliers defensive team rebound | 31 | 26 | |
| 1:07 | Moussa Diabate loose ball foul | 31 | 26 | |
| 50.9 | De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper | 31 | 26 | |
| 50.9 | Cavaliers offensive team rebound | 31 | 26 | |
| 50.9 | Moussa Diabate loose ball foul | 31 | 26 | |
| 50.9 | Lonzo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 27 | |
| 50.9 | Brandon Miller enters the game for Miles Bridges | 31 | 27 | |
| 50.9 | Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Green | 31 | 27 | |
| 50.9 | Lonzo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2 | 31 | 27 | |
| 48.6 | Drew Peterson defensive rebound | 31 | 27 | |
| 28.0 | KJ Simpson makes 13-foot two point shot | 33 | 27 | |
| 8.5 | Jaylon Tyson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 33 | 29 | |
| 0.0 | Moussa Diabate misses 1-foot two point shot | 33 | 29 | |
| 0.0 | Hornets offensive team rebound | 33 | 29 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 33 | 29 | |
Regular Season Series
CHA leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
3:30 PM, December 14, 2025
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432
- Referees:
- Rodney Mott
- Michael Smith
- Nick Buchert
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 15 | 11 | .577 | - | L1 |
| Atlanta | 15 | 12 | .556 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Miami | 14 | 12 | .538 | 1 | L5 |
| Charlotte | 8 | 18 | .308 | 7 | W1 |
| Washington | 4 | 20 | .167 | 10 | W1 |

