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Donovan Mitchell scores 32 points as Cavaliers beat Hornets 118-113 for 7th straight victory

By AP•Feb 21, 2026

Game Recap

Donovan Mitchell gets a steal then the assist

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter and the streaking Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday night for their seventh straight victory and 12th win in 13 games.

Jared Allen had 25 points and 14 rebounds and James Harden added 18 points and eight assists for the Cavaliers.

Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel finished with 33 points on seven 3-pointers, giving him 193 made 3s for the season — the second most in NBA history by a rookie. Keegan Murray holds the record with 206 set in the 2022-23 season.

LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller each had 18 points and rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte.

Miller's and-one layup off a no-look feed from Ball cut Cleveland's lead to four with a minute remaining, but Mitchell made a short jumper and four free throws in the final 40 seconds to seal the win.

The Cavaliers built a 14-point lead in the second quarter and looked like they were preparing to break the game open, but Knueppel began to heat up, finishing with four 3s and 16 points in the first half to cut Cleveland's lead in to six. Charlotte took the lead late in the third quarter behind three more Knueppel 3s.

But Mitchell began to take over with his physical play. He got to the line 13 times and made 12 free throws.

Charlotte played without suspended forwards Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate and Grant Williams, who sat out with knee injury management forcing them to play younger, less experienced players in the frontcourt.

The Cavaliers outscored the Hornets 50-28 in the paint.

The Hornets have now lost three of their last four games after winning nine straight games just before the All-Star break.

Up next

Cavaliers: At Oklahoma City on Sunday.

Hornets: At Washington on Sunday night.

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11Offensive Rebounds23

28Defensive Rebounds22

24Assists26

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1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Ryan Kalkbrenner (Dean Wade gains possession)	0	0
11:45	Jarrett Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	0	2
11:28	Kon Knueppel misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:24	Sion James offensive rebound	0	2
11:23	Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	3	2
11:14	Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul	3	2
11:14	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
11:14	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
10:51	Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	6	4
10:37	Brandon Miller shooting foul	6	4
10:37	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2	6	4
10:37	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	6	4
10:37	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	6	5
10:23	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	6	5
10:17	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	6	7
10:07	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	8	7
9:50	Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (Jarrett Allen assists)	8	9
9:31	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	8	9
9:31	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
9:31	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
9:15	Sion James blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot layup	10	9
9:11	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	10	9
9:11	Jarrett Allen makes layup	10	11
8:49	Brandon Miller misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	10	11
8:47	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	10	11
8:36	Sam Merrill misses 28-foot three point jumper	10	11
8:34	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	10	11
8:25	Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	11
8:21	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	10	11
8:16	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	13	11
8:08	Kon Knueppel personal foul	13	11
8:02	Jarrett Allen misses driving layup	13	11
8:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	13	11
7:38	Brandon Miller misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	13	11
7:35	Dean Wade defensive rebound	13	11
7:27	Donovan Mitchell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	13	11
7:23	Sion James defensive rebound	13	11
7:14	Sam Merrill shooting foul	13	11
7:14	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	14	11
7:14	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	14	11
7:14	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	14	11
7:14	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	15	11
7:02	James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer	15	14
6:37	Kon Knueppel misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	14
6:34	Sion James offensive rebound	15	14
6:32	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	14
6:29	James Harden defensive rebound	15	14
6:20	James Harden misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	15	14
6:18	Sion James defensive rebound	15	14
6:06	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	15	14
6:03	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	15	14
6:03	LaMelo Ball misses tip shot	15	14
6:02	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	15	14
5:54	Jarrett Allen traveling turnover	15	14
5:54	Hornets Full timeout	15	14
5:54	Brandon Miller enters the game for LaMelo Ball	15	14
5:54	PJ Hall enters the game for Sion James	15	14
5:54	Tre Mann enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	15	14
5:54	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade	15	14
5:33	PJ Hall makes 4-foot floating jump shot (Josh Green assists)	17	14
5:19	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	14
5:17	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	17	14
5:17	Keon Ellis enters the game for Sam Merrill	17	14
5:13	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	17	14
5:13	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	17	15
5:13	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Kon Knueppel	17	15
5:13	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	17	16
4:53	PJ Hall back court turnover	17	16
4:38	Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot hook shot (Keon Ellis assists)	17	18
4:38	Tre Mann shooting foul	17	18
4:38	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 1	17	19
4:29	Sion James enters the game for Tre Mann	17	19
4:25	Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	19
4:23	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	17	19
4:17	Dennis Schroder makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	17	21
3:56	Brandon Miller out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	21
3:56	Thomas Bryant enters the game for James Harden	17	21
3:56	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	17	21
3:42	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists)	17	23
3:26	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	23
3:23	Josh Green offensive rebound	17	23
3:21	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	20	23
3:09	Jaylon Tyson out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	23
2:51	Thomas Bryant blocks Brandon Miller 's 4-foot driving layup	20	23
2:49	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	20	23
2:39	Thomas Bryant makes 10-foot hook shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	20	25
2:12	Pat Connaughton bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	20	25
2:09	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Sion James steals)	20	25
2:05	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	25
2:02	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	20	25
2:00	Dennis Schroder bad pass turnover (Josh Green steals)	20	25
1:52	Cavaliers Full timeout	20	25
1:52	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Josh Green	20	25
1:41	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	20	25
1:34	Sion James shooting foul	20	25
1:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3	20	26
1:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3	20	27
1:34	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3	20	28
1:13	Brandon Miller bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	20	28
1:09	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Sion James steals)	20	28
1:02	Antonio Reeves misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	28
57.8	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	20	28
57.8	Brandon Miller loose ball foul	20	28
57.8	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	20	29
57.8	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Sion James	20	29
57.8	Tre Mann enters the game for Brandon Miller	20	29
57.8	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	20	30
36.9	Tidjane Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	30
33.5	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	20	30
24.7	Donovan Mitchell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	20	30
22.1	PJ Hall defensive rebound	20	30
0.0	Antonio Reeves misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	20	30
0.0	PJ Hall offensive rebound	20	30
0.0	PJ Hall misses 1-foot tip shot	20	30
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	20	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	30

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Antonio Reeves	20	30
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for PJ Hall	20	30
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Pat Connaughton	20	30
12:00	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	20	30
11:43	Tidjane Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	30
11:39	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	20	30
11:30	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer (Dennis Schroder assists)	20	33
11:10	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	33
11:04	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	20	33
11:03	Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	23	33
10:49	Thomas Bryant misses 15-foot jumper	23	33
10:44	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	23	33
10:39	Keon Ellis personal foul	23	33
10:25	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	33
10:17	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	23	33
10:15	Tre Mann misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	23	33
10:15	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	23	33
10:12	Tidjane Salaun shooting foul	23	33
10:12	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 1 of 2	23	34
10:12	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes free throw 2 of 2	23	35
10:03	Tre Mann offensive foul	23	35
10:03	Tre Mann offensive foul turnover	23	35
9:48	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	23	35
9:46	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	23	35
9:40	Tidjane Salaun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)	26	35
9:26	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	26	37
9:10	Tre Mann misses driving layup	26	37
9:10	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	26	37
9:03	Kon Knueppel makes two point shot	28	37
8:56	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point shot	28	37
8:56	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	28	37
8:56	Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul	28	37
8:41	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	31	37
8:40	Cavaliers Full timeout	31	37
8:40	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Thomas Bryant	31	37
8:40	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Dennis Schroder	31	37
8:40	James Harden enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	31	37
8:25	James Harden makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	31	39
8:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 4-foot floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	33	39
7:51	Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	33	42
7:27	Tre Mann misses driving dunk	33	42
7:24	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	33	42
7:22	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	42
7:20	James Harden defensive rebound	33	42
7:08	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	33	45
6:48	LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover (James Harden steals)	33	45
6:44	Keon Ellis makes running layup (James Harden assists)	33	47
6:44	Hornets Full timeout	33	47
6:44	Brandon Miller enters the game for LaMelo Ball	33	47
6:44	Sion James enters the game for Kon Knueppel	33	47
6:44	Josh Green enters the game for Tre Mann	33	47
6:24	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	35	47
6:08	Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists)	35	49
5:48	Tidjane Salaun misses two point shot	35	49
5:46	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	35	49
5:35	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 27-foot three point jumper	35	49
5:32	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	35	49
5:25	Brandon Miller offensive foul	35	49
5:25	Brandon Miller offensive foul turnover	35	49
5:25	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	35	49
5:25	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	35	49
5:25	Sam Merrill enters the game for Keon Ellis	35	49
5:25	Dean Wade enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	35	49
5:10	James Harden misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	35	49
5:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	35	49
4:59	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	35	49
4:56	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	35	49
4:52	Sion James misses 27-foot three point jumper	35	49
4:50	Hornets offensive team rebound	35	49
4:50	Jaylon Tyson loose ball foul	35	49
4:37	Pat Connaughton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	38	49
4:26	Jaylon Tyson makes 9-foot jump bank shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	38	51
4:02	Sion James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	41	51
3:46	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	41	51
3:45	Josh Green defensive rebound	41	51
3:33	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)	44	51
3:32	Cavaliers Full timeout	44	51
3:32	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	44	51
3:11	Sam Merrill makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists)	44	53
3:01	Kon Knueppel makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	46	53
2:53	Sam Merrill misses 29-foot three point jumper	46	53
2:50	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	46	53
2:38	Josh Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	46	53
2:36	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	46	53
2:25	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	46	53
2:24	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	46	53
2:23	Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot hook shot	46	55
2:10	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	46	55
2:10	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	46	55
2:00	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (Dean Wade steals)	46	55
1:55	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot running jump shot	46	55
1:51	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	46	55
1:38	Josh Green makes two point shot (Pat Connaughton assists)	48	55
1:38	Dean Wade shooting foul	48	55
1:38	Josh Green makes free throw 1 of 1	49	55
1:23	Josh Green blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup	49	55
1:20	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	49	55
1:18	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot	49	55
1:14	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	49	55
1:02	Pat Connaughton shooting foul	49	55
1:02	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	49	56
1:02	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	49	57
44.3	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	49	57
44.3	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	49	57
44.3	Dean Wade personal foul	49	57
44.3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 1 of 2	50	57
44.3	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	50	57
44.3	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 2 of 2	51	57
36.9	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	57
33.8	Sion James defensive rebound	51	57
16.0	James Harden personal foul	51	57
16.0	Cavaliers Full timeout	51	57
16.0	(00:16) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Cavaliers] charged with a timeout	51	57
16.0	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	51	57
16.0	Xavier Tillman enters the game for Pat Connaughton	51	57
16.0	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	52	57
16.0	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	53	57
0.8	James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot	53	59
0.0	Sion James misses heave jump shot	53	59
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	53	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	53	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Josh Green	53	59
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	53	59
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Xavier Tillman	53	59
11:44	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)	56	59
11:44	Sam Merrill shooting foul	56	59
11:44	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 1 of 1	56	59
11:41	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	56	59
11:34	Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer (James Harden assists)	56	62
11:17	LaMelo Ball makes two point shot	58	62
11:08	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	62
11:07	Hornets defensive team rebound	58	62
11:07	Sam Merrill loose ball foul	58	62
10:50	Brandon Miller misses two point shot	58	62
10:45	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	58	62
10:34	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	61	62
10:17	James Harden bad pass turnover (Sion James steals)	61	62
10:10	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper	61	62
10:06	Sion James offensive rebound	61	62
10:04	LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	64	62
9:54	LaMelo Ball personal foul	64	62
9:49	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	64	62
9:49	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	64	62
9:49	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	64	62
9:49	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	64	63
9:31	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	64	63
9:31	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	65	63
9:31	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	66	63
9:21	LaMelo Ball personal foul	66	63
9:12	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	66	65
9:02	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	66	65
8:59	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	66	65
8:58	Jarrett Allen blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 1-foot two point shot	66	65
8:58	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	66	65
8:51	Ryan Kalkbrenner misses 2-foot tip shot	66	65
8:48	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	66	65
8:47	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes tip shot	68	65
8:42	Dean Wade makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	68	67
8:26	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	71	67
8:15	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	71	67
8:12	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	71	67
8:12	Jarrett Allen makes tip in dunk	71	69
7:59	LaMelo Ball misses two point shot	71	69
7:59	Hornets offensive team rebound	71	69
7:50	Donovan Mitchell vs. Brandon Miller (Sion James gains possession)	71	69
7:42	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	71	69
7:42	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	71	69
7:42	Brandon Miller personal foul	71	69
7:42	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	71	69
7:30	Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	71	72
7:10	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	74	72
6:42	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	74	72
6:38	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	74	72
6:38	Jarrett Allen makes tip shot	74	74
6:28	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	77	74
6:08	James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	77	76
5:41	LaMelo Ball misses 34-foot three point jumper	77	76
5:40	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	77	76
5:40	Hornets Full timeout	77	76
5:40	PJ Hall enters the game for LaMelo Ball	77	76
5:40	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Sion James	77	76
5:40	Tre Mann enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	77	76
5:40	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Sam Merrill	77	76
5:40	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade	77	76
5:40	Keon Ellis enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	77	76
5:23	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)	77	78
5:04	Pat Connaughton misses 26-foot three point jumper	77	78
5:02	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	77	78
4:56	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	78
4:53	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	77	78
4:38	PJ Hall shooting foul	77	78
4:38	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	77	79
4:38	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Kon Knueppel	77	79
4:38	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	77	80
4:14	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	77	80
4:09	PJ Hall offensive rebound	77	80
4:08	Tre Mann makes 28-foot three point jumper (PJ Hall assists)	80	80
3:51	Dennis Schroder makes driving layup	80	82
3:32	Keon Ellis shooting foul	80	82
3:32	Josh Green makes free throw 1 of 2	81	82
3:32	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for James Harden	81	82
3:32	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	81	82
3:32	Josh Green makes free throw 2 of 2	82	82
3:16	Thomas Bryant misses driving layup	82	82
3:14	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	82	82
3:05	Antonio Reeves bad pass turnover (Keon Ellis steals)	82	82
3:02	Keon Ellis makes 1-foot running dunk	82	84
2:40	Pat Connaughton bad pass turnover (Thomas Bryant steals)	82	84
2:35	Jaylon Tyson misses running layup	82	84
2:32	Tre Mann defensive rebound	82	84
2:28	Antonio Reeves makes 23-foot running jump shot (Josh Green assists)	85	84
2:10	Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup	85	84
2:08	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	85	84
2:08	Thomas Bryant misses two point shot	85	84
2:06	PJ Hall defensive rebound	85	84
1:46	Pat Connaughton makes layup (Tre Mann assists)	87	84
1:35	Thomas Bryant out of bounds bad pass turnover	87	84
1:35	Cavaliers Full timeout	87	84
1:21	Tre Mann lost ball turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	87	84
1:21	Tre Mann personal foul	87	84
1:21	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 1 of 2	87	85
1:21	Dennis Schroder makes free throw 2 of 2	87	86
1:04	Tre Mann bad pass turnover (Dennis Schroder steals)	87	86
1:00	Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Keon Ellis assists)	87	88
45.9	Thomas Bryant blocks PJ Hall 's 2-foot dunk	87	88
43.3	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	87	88
42.2	Sion James enters the game for Antonio Reeves	87	88
42.2	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Tre Mann	87	88
37.3	Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	87	88
34.4	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	87	88
14.3	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	87	88
14.3	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	88	88
14.3	James Harden enters the game for Thomas Bryant	88	88
14.3	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Pat Connaughton	88	88
14.3	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	89	88
3.5	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	89	90
0.0	Kon Knueppel misses heave jump shot	89	90
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	89	90
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	89	90

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	89	90
12:00	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Josh Green	89	90
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for PJ Hall	89	90
12:00	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for James Harden	89	90
12:00	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	89	90
11:44	Dennis Schroder misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	89	90
11:41	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	89	90
11:36	Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper	89	90
11:31	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	89	90
11:28	Dennis Schroder out of bounds lost ball turnover	89	90
11:13	Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper	89	90
11:09	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	89	90
11:02	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists)	89	93
10:46	Nae'Qwan Tomlin shooting foul	89	93
10:46	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	90	93
10:46	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	91	93
10:32	Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot hook shot (Thomas Bryant assists)	91	95
10:16	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	91	95
10:13	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	91	95
10:11	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	91	95
10:09	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	91	95
10:09	Ryan Kalkbrenner loose ball foul	91	95
9:58	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	91	95
9:55	Thomas Bryant offensive rebound	91	95
9:46	Keon Ellis bad pass turnover (Kon Knueppel steals)	91	95
9:30	Kon Knueppel makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	93	95
9:19	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	93	97
9:02	LaMelo Ball makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	95	97
8:56	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	95	97
8:56	James Harden enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	95	97
8:45	Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper	95	97
8:41	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	95	97
8:33	James Harden makes 24-foot three pointer (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)	95	100
8:10	Keon Ellis personal foul	95	100
8:10	Hornets Full timeout	95	100
8:10	Brandon Miller enters the game for Pat Connaughton	95	100
8:10	Dean Wade enters the game for Dennis Schroder	95	100
7:58	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	95	100
7:55	James Harden defensive rebound	95	100
7:47	James Harden misses driving floating jump shot	95	100
7:45	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	95	100
7:45	Nae'Qwan Tomlin personal foul	95	100
7:45	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	95	100
7:31	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	95	100
7:28	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	95	100
7:18	James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	95	100
7:14	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	95	100
7:04	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	95	100
6:59	Dean Wade defensive rebound	95	100
6:52	Thomas Bryant offensive foul	95	100
6:52	Thomas Bryant offensive foul turnover	95	100
6:52	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Thomas Bryant	95	100
6:33	Brandon Miller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	98	100
6:11	James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	98	102
5:56	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	98	102
5:54	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	98	102
5:48	Brandon Miller makes driving layup	100	102
5:48	James Harden shooting foul	100	102
5:48	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Keon Ellis	100	102
5:48	Sam Merrill enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	100	102
5:48	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1	101	102
5:28	Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot hook shot	101	102
5:25	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	101	102
5:24	Jarrett Allen makes layup	101	104
5:06	Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	104
5:03	Dean Wade defensive rebound	101	104
4:43	Dean Wade makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	101	107
4:17	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	101	107
4:15	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	101	107
4:04	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover	101	107
3:46	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	101	107
3:39	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	101	107
3:37	Tidjane Salaun shooting foul	101	107
3:37	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	101	108
3:37	Hornets Full timeout	101	108
3:37	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	101	108
3:37	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	101	109
3:13	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	101	109
3:09	Dean Wade defensive rebound	101	109
2:47	James Harden misses 9-foot jump bank shot	101	109
2:45	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	101	109
2:45	Jarrett Allen misses tip shot	101	109
2:45	James Harden offensive rebound	101	109
2:36	Brandon Miller blocks James Harden 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	101	109
2:35	Hornets defensive team rebound	101	109
2:22	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	109
2:20	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	101	109
2:06	Kon Knueppel makes 9-foot two point shot	103	109
1:43	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	103	109
1:41	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	103	109
1:38	Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	103	112
1:28	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	103	112
1:28	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	104	112
1:28	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	105	112
1:09	James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover	105	112
58.0	Brandon Miller makes 2-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	107	112
58.0	James Harden shooting foul	107	112
58.0	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1	108	112
41.8	Donovan Mitchell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	108	114
31.7	Brandon Miller misses driving layup	108	114
30.4	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	108	114
30.4	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes dunk	110	114
26.6	Kon Knueppel personal foul	110	114
26.6	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	110	114
23.2	LaMelo Ball personal take foul	110	114
23.2	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	110	115
23.2	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	110	115
23.2	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	110	116
16.7	Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer (LaMelo Ball assists)	113	116
15.3	Kon Knueppel personal take foul	113	116
15.3	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	113	117
15.3	PJ Hall enters the game for LaMelo Ball	113	117
15.3	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	113	118
15.3	Hornets Full timeout	113	118
15.3	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	113	118
15.3	LaMelo Ball enters the game for PJ Hall	113	118
11.8	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	113	118
9.6	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	113	118
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	113	118
0.0	End of Game	113	118

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, February 21, 2026

Coverage

FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,691

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Marat Kogut, Tyler Ricks

CLE wins series 3-1

Regular Season Series

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	57	22	.722	L1
Cleveland	50	29	.633	W3
Milwaukee	31	48	.392	L1
Chicago	30	49	.380	W1
Indiana	18	61	.228	L3

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	45	34	.570	L1
Orlando	43	36	.544	W3
Charlotte	43	37	.538	L1
Miami	41	38	.519	L1
Washington	17	62	.215	L7

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