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Mitchell scores 24 as Cavaliers use fast start to beat Hornets 94-87

By AP•Jan 22, 2026

Game Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Charlotte Hornets: Game Highlights

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, Evan Mobley added 14 points and 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers jumped out to 21-point first-quarter lead and held on to beat the Charlotte Hornets 94-87 Wednesday night for their fifth road win in the last six games.

Jaylon Tyson scored 14 points and Jarod Allen added 13 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers, who held the Hornets to 32 points in the first half on 26% shooting.

Brandon Miller finished with 24 points and Kon Knueppel had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead Charlotte, which made just 8 of 46 3-point attempts and was outrebounded 60-47.

The Cavs bolted to a big lead in the first quarter after making 11 of 15 shots from the field to open the game.

Cleveland's stifling on-ball pressure defense repeatedly forced Charlotte into uncharacteristic turnovers and hurried shots.

Mitchell set the tone for the Cavaliers with 14 points in the first half, and Cleveland's defense never allowed Charlotte to get into any rhythm in the first two quarters. The Hornets tied a season low with 12 points in the second quarter and trailed 56-32 lead at the break.

The Hornets got their transition game going in the third quarter and cut the lead to 12 points behind back-to-back alley-oop passes from LaMelo Ball to Miller. Charlotte cut its deficit to four with 13 seconds left on a 3-pointer by Miller and driving layup by Knueppel, but ran out of time.

Ball strategy backfires

Hornets coach Charles Lee again brought LaMelo Ball off the bench on the first night of a back-to-back in an effort to preserve his body, but the move backfired as the No. 3 pick in the 2020 draft had one of the worst nights of his career. Ball finished with four points on 1-of-15 shooting, going 0 of 10 from beyond the 3-point line.

Up next

Cavaliers: Host the Kings on Friday.

Hornets: Visit the Magic on Thursday.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

CLE leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

CHA at CLE

Sun, Dec 14

119 - 111

Final

CHA at CLE

Tue, Dec 23

132 - 139

Final

CLE at CHA

Thu, Jan 22

94 - 87

Final

CLE at CHA

Sat, Feb 21

118 - 113

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

CLE

CHA

34-87FG33-98

39Field Goal %34

8-403PT8-47

20Three Point %17

18-24FT13-18

17Offensive Rebounds17

43Defensive Rebounds30

20Assists20

6Steals12

8Blocks4

20Turnovers12

1Technical Fouls1

21Points Conceded Off Turnovers20

9Fast Break Points26

21Fouls23

27Largest Lead0

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	Jarrett Allen vs. Moussa Diabate (Sion James gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Brandon Miller misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:35	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	0
11:29	Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	0	2
11:09	Miles Bridges misses 7-foot two point shot	0	2
11:07	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	0	2
10:58	Evan Mobley makes 6-foot two point shot	0	4
10:46	Jarrett Allen blocks Sion James 's 4-foot floating jump shot	0	4
10:43	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	4
10:37	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	0	6
10:16	Kon Knueppel misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	0	6
10:13	Dean Wade defensive rebound	0	6
10:03	Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	6
9:59	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	0	6
9:53	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot driving dunk (Dean Wade assists)	0	8
9:53	Hornets Full timeout	0	8
9:40	Moussa Diabate makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	2	8
9:18	Jaylon Tyson makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	2	10
8:57	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	10
8:54	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	2	10
8:47	Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	2	13
8:23	Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	13
8:20	Dean Wade defensive rebound	2	13
8:07	Miles Bridges personal foul	2	13
8:07	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	2	13
8:00	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	2	13
7:57	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	2	13
7:55	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	2	13
7:55	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	3	13
7:55	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	4	13
7:34	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	4	13
7:34	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	4	14
7:34	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	4	15
7:11	Brandon Miller misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	4	15
7:08	Dean Wade defensive rebound	4	15
6:59	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup	4	17
6:50	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	4	17
6:48	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	4	17
6:41	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	4	19
6:41	Hornets Full timeout	4	19
6:41	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Kon Knueppel	4	19
6:41	Josh Green enters the game for Moussa Diabate	4	19
6:41	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Jarrett Allen	4	19
6:41	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	4	19
6:19	LaMelo Ball makes two point shot	6	19
6:10	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot two point shot	6	21
6:10	Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul	6	21
6:10	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Dean Wade	6	21
6:10	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 1	6	22
5:55	Brandon Miller bad pass turnover (Evan Mobley steals)	6	22
5:50	LaMelo Ball blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin 's 2-foot running layup	6	22
5:48	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	6	22
5:44	De'Andre Hunter makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)	6	25
5:35	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	25
5:32	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	6	25
5:27	De'Andre Hunter bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	6	25
5:22	Brandon Miller blocks De'Andre Hunter 's 28-foot three point jumper	6	25
5:21	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	8	25
5:21	De'Andre Hunter shooting foul	8	25
5:21	Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 1	8	25
5:17	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	8	25
5:09	Craig Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	28
4:57	LaMelo Ball misses 6-foot fade away jump shot	8	28
4:54	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	8	28
4:39	De'Andre Hunter misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	28
4:36	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	8	28
4:34	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	28
4:34	Hornets defensive team rebound	8	28
4:34	Grant Williams enters the game for Miles Bridges	8	28
4:23	Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	28
4:20	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	8	28
4:20	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	8	28
4:20	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	8	28
4:12	Jarrett Allen blocks LaMelo Ball 's 1-foot driving layup	8	28
4:11	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	8	28
4:11	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 8-foot hook shot	8	28
4:11	Hornets offensive team rebound	8	28
4:10	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (De'Andre Hunter steals)	8	28
4:05	De'Andre Hunter misses running pullup jump shot	8	28
4:02	Josh Green defensive rebound	8	28
3:51	Grant Williams offensive foul	8	28
3:51	Cavaliers Coach's Challenge	8	28
3:51	Grant Williams offensive foul turnover	8	28
3:51	(03:51) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Cavaliers] retain their timeout	8	28
3:51	Kon Knueppel enters the game for LaMelo Ball	8	28
3:51	Collin Sexton enters the game for Brandon Miller	8	28
3:34	Donovan Mitchell misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	8	28
3:24	Collin Sexton shooting foul	8	28
3:24	Hornets Full timeout	8	28
3:24	(03:24) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Hornets] charged with a timeout	8	28
3:24	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	8	29
3:24	De'Andre Hunter misses free throw 2 of 2	8	29
3:10	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	8	29
3:07	Kon Knueppel misses driving layup	8	29
3:07	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	8	29
3:07	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes tip shot	10	29
3:07	De'Andre Hunter shooting foul	10	29
3:07	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes free throw 1 of 1	11	29
2:54	De'Andre Hunter lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	11	29
2:49	Kon Knueppel makes running layup (Josh Green assists)	13	29
2:30	Craig Porter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	13	29
2:25	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	13	29
2:25	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes tip in dunk	13	31
2:14	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three pointer (Grant Williams assists)	16	31
1:58	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Grant Williams steals)	16	31
1:53	Kon Knueppel makes 1-foot layup (Grant Williams assists)	18	31
1:53	Cavaliers Full timeout	18	31
1:41	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	31
1:31	Grant Williams defensive rebound	18	31
1:27	Collin Sexton makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	20	31
1:14	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	31
1:14	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	20	31
1:11	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	31
1:07	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	20	31
1:00	Collin Sexton misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	31
59.2	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	20	31
55.4	Josh Green personal foul	20	31
55.4	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	20	32
55.4	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	20	33
32.7	Kon Knueppel misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	33
28.9	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	20	33
27.1	Craig Porter Jr. blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 3-foot driving layup	20	33
24.2	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	20	33
3.2	Jarrett Allen misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot	20	33
3.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	20	33
3.0	shot clock turnover	20	33
2.6	Kon Knueppel misses 32-foot three point jumper	20	33
0.8	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	20	33
0.2	De'Andre Hunter misses heave jump shot	20	33
0.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	20	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	33

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Josh Green	20	33
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	20	33
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	20	33
12:00	Evan Mobley enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	20	33
12:00	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Jarrett Allen	20	33
11:43	Larry Nance Jr. misses 3-foot floating jump shot	20	33
11:40	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	20	33
11:40	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes tip in dunk	20	35
11:28	Collin Sexton misses 23-foot three point jumper	20	35
11:25	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	35
11:24	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover	20	35
11:07	Brandon Miller misses 22-foot jumper	20	35
11:05	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	20	35
10:52	Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	20	35
10:48	Grant Williams defensive rebound	20	35
10:44	Collin Sexton makes 25-foot running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	23	35
10:32	Evan Mobley misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	35
10:29	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	23	35
10:23	Grant Williams misses 27-foot running jump shot	23	35
10:21	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive rebound	23	35
10:12	LaMelo Ball personal foul	23	35
10:04	Evan Mobley makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	23	37
9:39	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	23	37
9:37	Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound	23	37
9:28	Larry Nance Jr. makes 2-foot dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	23	39
9:09	Miles Bridges enters the game for Grant Williams	23	39
9:09	Sion James enters the game for Collin Sexton	23	39
9:09	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	23	39
9:01	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	23	39
9:01	Hornets offensive team rebound	23	39
9:01	shot clock turnover	23	39
8:47	Tyrese Proctor misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	39
8:44	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	23	39
8:40	Donovan Mitchell makes 28-foot three pointer	23	42
8:22	LaMelo Ball misses 28-foot three point jumper	23	42
8:18	Sion James offensive rebound	23	42
8:16	Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point jumper	23	42
8:15	Hornets offensive team rebound	23	42
8:15	Larry Nance Jr. loose ball foul	23	42
8:15	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	23	42
8:15	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	23	42
8:04	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	42
8:00	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	23	42
7:50	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer (Larry Nance Jr. assists)	23	45
7:38	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes alley oop layup (Brandon Miller assists)	25	45
7:33	Jaylon Tyson offensive foul	25	45
7:33	Jaylon Tyson offensive foul turnover	25	45
7:33	Dean Wade enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	25	45
7:23	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul	25	45
7:23	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive foul turnover	25	45
7:11	Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper	25	45
7:08	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	25	45
6:53	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	25	45
6:50	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	25	45
6:41	Evan Mobley makes 2-foot driving dunk	25	47
6:41	Hornets Full timeout	25	47
6:41	Cavaliers delay of game violation	25	47
6:41	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	25	47
6:41	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	25	47
6:31	Tyrese Proctor personal foul	25	47
6:19	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	25	47
6:15	Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound	25	47
6:08	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	25	47
6:05	Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound	25	47
5:56	Ryan Kalkbrenner shooting foul	25	47
5:56	Dean Wade makes free throw 1 of 2	25	48
5:56	Grant Williams enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	25	48
5:56	Dean Wade makes free throw 2 of 2	25	49
5:45	Grant Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	49
5:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	25	49
5:23	Dean Wade makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	25	51
5:19	Jaylon Tyson personal foul	25	51
5:19	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	25	51
5:19	Evan Mobley enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	25	51
5:19	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	25	51
5:03	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot driving dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	27	51
4:47	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Sion James steals)	27	51
4:41	Collin Sexton makes running layup	29	51
4:19	Tyrese Proctor misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	51
4:16	Grant Williams defensive rebound	29	51
4:01	Collin Sexton misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	29	51
3:58	Dean Wade defensive rebound	29	51
3:51	Craig Porter Jr. bad pass turnover (Grant Williams steals)	29	51
3:45	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot running jump shot	29	51
3:41	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	29	51
3:37	Evan Mobley misses running layup	29	51
3:33	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	29	51
3:33	Evan Mobley misses tip shot	29	51
3:31	Tyrese Proctor offensive rebound	29	51
3:29	Tyrese Proctor makes 24-foot three point jumper	29	54
3:16	Kon Knueppel kicked ball turnover	29	54
3:16	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Collin Sexton	29	54
3:16	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	29	54
3:16	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	29	54
2:55	Evan Mobley makes 1-foot dunk (Dean Wade assists)	29	56
2:47	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	56
2:45	Dean Wade defensive rebound	29	56
2:32	Evan Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	56
2:32	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	29	56
2:32	LaMelo Ball loose ball foul	29	56
2:32	Cavaliers Full timeout	29	56
2:32	Josh Green enters the game for Miles Bridges	29	56
2:32	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Sion James	29	56
2:27	Evan Mobley misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	56
2:24	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	29	56
2:18	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	29	56
2:14	Josh Green offensive rebound	29	56
2:12	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper	29	56
2:09	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	29	56
1:55	Grant Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	56
1:53	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	29	56
1:38	Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	56
1:34	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	29	56
1:28	Jarrett Allen misses alley oop layup	29	56
1:25	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	29	56
1:21	Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot running jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	32	56
1:05	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	56
1:01	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	32	56
52.9	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	32	56
50.0	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	32	56
38.9	Kon Knueppel kicked ball violation	32	56
38.9	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	32	56
38.9	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	32	56
30.2	Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper	32	56
27.5	Josh Green defensive rebound	32	56
8.3	Sion James misses 7-foot fade away jump shot	32	56
6.8	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	32	56
0.0	Moussa Diabate blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 6-foot driving layup	32	56
0.0	Josh Green defensive rebound	32	56
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	32	56

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Grant Williams	32	56
12:00	Miles Bridges enters the game for Josh Green	32	56
11:45	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	32	56
11:45	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	32	56
11:33	Evan Mobley misses 10-foot two point shot	32	56
11:30	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	32	56
11:24	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	32	56
11:12	Evan Mobley shooting foul	32	56
11:12	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2	32	56
11:12	Hornets offensive team rebound	32	56
11:12	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	33	56
11:01	Jaylon Tyson out of bounds lost ball turnover	33	56
10:41	Miles Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper	33	56
10:40	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	33	56
10:40	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	33	56
10:40	Jarrett Allen technical foul	33	56
10:40	Brandon Miller makes technical free throw	34	56
10:40	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 2	35	56
10:40	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 2 of 2	35	56
10:38	Dean Wade defensive rebound	35	56
10:27	Donovan Mitchell makes 23-foot pullup jump shot	35	58
10:10	Kon Knueppel makes 3-foot two point shot	37	58
9:51	Moussa Diabate blocks Jaylon Tyson 's 4-foot driving layup	37	58
9:49	Dean Wade offensive rebound	37	58
9:49	Donovan Mitchell out of bounds lost ball turnover	37	58
9:32	Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot	39	58
9:19	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	39	58
9:18	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	39	58
9:18	Moussa Diabate loose ball foul	39	58
9:18	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	39	58
9:18	(09:18) [Cavaliers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	39	58
9:10	Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	39	58
9:07	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	39	58
8:56	Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	42	58
8:53	Cavaliers Full timeout	42	58
8:37	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	42	58
8:34	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	42	58
8:25	Brandon Miller makes 7-foot fade away jump shot	44	58
8:01	Jarrett Allen makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	44	60
7:45	Brandon Miller misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	44	60
7:43	Dean Wade defensive rebound	44	60
7:31	Jarrett Allen makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)	44	62
7:23	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	47	62
7:10	Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)	47	64
6:41	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	47	64
6:36	Hornets offensive team rebound	47	64
6:36	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	47	64
6:36	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	47	64
6:36	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Jarrett Allen	47	64
6:36	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	47	64
6:24	Evan Mobley shooting foul	47	64
6:24	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	48	64
6:24	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	48	64
6:24	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Dean Wade	48	64
6:24	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	49	64
6:05	Jaylon Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	49	64
5:59	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	49	64
5:59	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes dunk	49	66
5:47	Josh Green makes 8-foot floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	51	66
5:36	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	51	66
5:36	Evan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 2	51	67
5:36	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	51	67
5:31	Josh Green defensive rebound	51	67
5:31	Josh Green out of bounds bad pass turnover	51	67
5:22	De'Andre Hunter misses 28-foot three point jumper	51	67
5:19	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	51	67
5:10	Evan Mobley blocks Miles Bridges 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot	51	67
5:06	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	51	67
5:06	Moussa Diabate bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	51	67
5:03	Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists)	51	69
4:55	Josh Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	51	69
4:50	Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound	51	69
4:49	Brandon Miller personal foul	51	69
4:49	Grant Williams enters the game for Miles Bridges	51	69
4:45	LaMelo Ball personal foul	51	69
4:45	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	51	69
4:45	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	51	69
4:34	De'Andre Hunter out of bounds bad pass turnover	51	69
4:18	Brandon Miller misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	69
4:13	Josh Green offensive rebound	51	69
4:10	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	51	69
4:09	Hornets offensive team rebound	51	69
4:09	Nae'Qwan Tomlin loose ball foul	51	69
4:09	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2	51	69
4:09	Hornets offensive team rebound	51	69
4:09	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 2 of 2	51	69
4:07	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	51	69
3:48	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	69
3:45	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	51	69
3:43	De'Andre Hunter bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	51	69
3:38	Brandon Miller makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	53	69
3:24	Craig Porter Jr. bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	53	69
3:20	Brandon Miller makes 2-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	55	69
3:20	Cavaliers Full timeout	55	69
3:09	LaMelo Ball personal foul	55	69
3:09	Jarrett Allen misses free throw 1 of 2	55	69
3:09	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	55	69
3:09	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	55	70
2:58	Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)	58	70
2:35	Donovan Mitchell makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Craig Porter Jr. assists)	58	72
2:23	LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	72
2:19	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	58	72
2:15	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot running jump shot	58	72
2:12	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	58	72
2:07	Brandon Miller makes 1-foot running dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	60	72
1:56	Grant Williams shooting foul	60	72
1:56	Craig Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	60	73
1:56	Collin Sexton enters the game for Josh Green	60	73
1:56	Craig Porter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2	60	73
1:54	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	60	73
1:32	Moussa Diabate bad pass turnover (Donovan Mitchell steals)	60	73
1:28	De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot running jump shot	60	73
1:26	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	60	73
1:12	Craig Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (De'Andre Hunter assists)	60	76
1:03	Collin Sexton makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	62	76
49.1	Jarrett Allen misses 5-foot two point shot	62	76
46.2	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	62	76
32.5	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	62	76
28.2	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	62	76
8.6	Craig Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	62	76
8.6	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	62	76
8.6	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	62	76
8.6	Josh Green enters the game for Collin Sexton	62	76
8.6	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	62	76
2.7	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	62	76
0.0	Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul	62	76
0.0	(00:00) [Cavaliers] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	62	76
0.0	Josh Green makes free throw 1 of 2	63	76
0.0	Evan Mobley enters the game for Craig Porter Jr.	63	76
0.0	Josh Green makes free throw 2 of 2	64	76
0.0	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Grant Williams steals)	64	76
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	64	76

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CHA	CLE
12:00	Collin Sexton enters the game for Sion James	64	76
12:00	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	64	76
12:00	Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	64	76
12:00	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Jarrett Allen	64	76
11:46	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	64	76
11:42	Josh Green offensive rebound	64	76
11:41	Tyrese Proctor personal foul	64	76
11:29	Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot	64	76
11:26	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	64	76
11:16	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	76
11:16	Hornets defensive team rebound	64	76
11:16	Larry Nance Jr. loose ball foul	64	76
11:00	Grant Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	64	76
10:57	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	64	76
10:53	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Grant Williams assists)	67	76
10:35	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Collin Sexton steals)	67	76
10:30	Collin Sexton makes running layup	69	76
10:23	Evan Mobley out of bounds bad pass turnover	69	76
10:10	Larry Nance Jr. personal foul	69	76
10:10	Kon Knueppel technical foul	69	76
10:10	Donovan Mitchell makes technical free throw	69	77
10:10	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	69	77
9:56	Evan Mobley blocks Grant Williams 's 3-foot driving layup	69	77
9:54	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	69	77
9:50	Larry Nance Jr. makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	69	80
9:40	Tyrese Proctor personal foul	69	80
9:40	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	69	80
9:29	Collin Sexton misses driving floating jump shot	69	80
9:27	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	69	80
9:20	Tyrese Proctor misses 23-foot three point jumper	69	80
9:17	Nae'Qwan Tomlin offensive rebound	69	80
9:08	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 23-foot three point jumper	69	80
9:05	Grant Williams defensive rebound	69	80
9:01	Evan Mobley blocks Collin Sexton 's 3-foot running layup	69	80
8:58	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	69	80
8:57	Kon Knueppel makes 5-foot floating jump shot	71	80
8:37	Tyrese Proctor misses 5-foot fade away jump shot	71	80
8:35	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	71	80
8:30	Collin Sexton misses 26-foot three point jumper	71	80
8:27	Josh Green offensive rebound	71	80
8:27	Sion James enters the game for Collin Sexton	71	80
8:15	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Grant Williams assists)	73	80
8:08	Cavaliers Full timeout	73	80
8:08	Miles Bridges enters the game for Grant Williams	73	80
8:08	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Evan Mobley	73	80
8:08	Dean Wade enters the game for Tyrese Proctor	73	80
8:08	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	73	80
7:56	Jaylon Tyson misses layup	73	80
7:56	Hornets defensive team rebound	73	80
7:45	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	73	80
7:42	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	73	80
7:32	Donovan Mitchell makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	73	82
7:15	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Larry Nance Jr. steals)	73	82
7:09	Sion James personal foul	73	82
7:09	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	73	82
6:58	Jaylon Tyson makes 2-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	73	84
6:44	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	73	84
6:42	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	73	84
6:42	Ryan Kalkbrenner personal foul	73	84
6:42	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Josh Green	73	84
6:30	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	73	84
6:26	Brandon Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover	73	84
6:06	Jaylon Tyson makes 11-foot jump bank shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	73	86
6:06	Hornets Full timeout	73	86
6:06	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Sion James	73	86
6:06	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	73	86
6:06	Evan Mobley enters the game for Larry Nance Jr.	73	86
5:41	Miles Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper	73	86
5:38	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	73	86
5:30	Kon Knueppel personal foul	73	86
5:22	Evan Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper	73	86
5:20	Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound	73	86
5:18	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	73	86
5:18	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	73	87
5:18	Brandon Miller lane violation	73	87
5:18	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	73	88
5:09	Kon Knueppel misses two point shot	73	88
5:06	Dean Wade defensive rebound	73	88
4:50	Moussa Diabate blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot dunk	73	88
4:50	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	73	88
4:45	Miles Bridges makes 2-foot running dunk (Brandon Miller assists)	75	88
4:27	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	75	88
4:24	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	75	88
4:08	Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	77	88
4:08	Evan Mobley shooting foul	77	88
4:08	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 1	78	88
3:54	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	78	88
3:54	Donovan Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2	78	88
3:54	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	78	88
3:54	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	78	89
3:45	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper	78	89
3:44	Hornets offensive team rebound	78	89
3:39	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	78	89
3:36	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	78	89
3:24	Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	78	89
3:22	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	78	89
3:22	LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	78	89
3:22	Grant Williams enters the game for Miles Bridges	78	89
3:00	Evan Mobley out of bounds lost ball turnover	78	89
2:44	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	78	89
2:43	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	78	89
2:42	Donovan Mitchell bad pass turnover (Kon Knueppel steals)	78	89
2:36	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	78	89
2:34	LaMelo Ball offensive rebound	78	89
2:27	Kon Knueppel misses two point shot	78	89
2:27	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	78	89
2:25	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	78	89
2:05	Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot	78	89
2:03	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	78	89
2:00	Dean Wade blocks Kon Knueppel 's 4-foot running layup	78	89
1:57	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	78	89
1:57	Evan Mobley personal foul	78	89
1:57	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	79	89
1:57	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	80	89
1:44	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	89
1:41	Grant Williams defensive rebound	80	89
1:30	Brandon Miller bad pass turnover (Dean Wade steals)	80	89
1:28	Jaylon Tyson makes 1-foot running dunk (Dean Wade assists)	80	91
1:14	Brandon Miller makes 2-foot two point shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	82	91
58.3	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	82	91
55.9	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	82	91
46.1	Brandon Miller makes 27-foot three pointer	85	91
46.1	Cavaliers Full timeout	85	91
27.1	Dean Wade offensive foul	85	91
27.1	Dean Wade offensive foul turnover	85	91
27.1	Hornets Full timeout	85	91
21.2	Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	85	91
19.4	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	85	91
12.8	Kon Knueppel makes driving layup	87	91
11.9	Kon Knueppel personal take foul	87	91
11.9	Jaylon Tyson makes free throw 1 of 2	87	92
11.9	Jaylon Tyson misses free throw 2 of 2	87	92
9.9	Hornets defensive team rebound	87	92
9.9	Hornets Full timeout	87	92
9.9	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Moussa Diabate	87	92
2.6	Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper	87	92
2.3	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	87	92
2.3	Sion James personal take foul	87	92
2.3	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	87	93
2.3	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	87	94
0.0	Grant Williams misses heave jump shot	87	94
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	87	94
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	87	94
0.0	End of Game	87	94

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 22, 2026

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

17,619

Referees

Sean Wright, J.B. DeRosa, Mousa Dagher

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

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