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CHA

Hornets

132-139

Final

CLE

Cavaliers

Mitchell scores 30 points as the Cavaliers beat the Hornets 139-132 to end a 3-game losing streak

By AP•Dec 23, 2025

Game Recap

Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel sinks his 100th 3-pointer in just 29 games played.

CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points and De’Andre Hunter had 15 of his 27 in the second half, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 139-132 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.

Darius Garland added 27 points and 10 assists for Cleveland, which pulled away in the second half to snap a three-game losing streak. The Cavaliers also had lost three straight at home and are 2-5 at Rocket Arena since Nov. 30.

LaMelo Ball led Charlotte with 23 points and nine assists, making six 3-pointers. Rookie Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller each had 20 points, while Moussa Diabate grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds.

Hunter gave the Cavaliers a big boost early in the third quarter, remaining on the court after being bloodied by a flagrant foul to his face by Diabate. He made both free throws, then a 3-pointer on the subsequent possession to push their lead to 98-85.

Dean Wade chipped in 14 points and seven rebounds for Cleveland, which took its largest advantage at 131-112. Lonzo Ball had six points and seven assists in the middle contest of a three-game homestand that precedes the Cavaliers’ Christmas Day game at New York.

Mitchell ended the first half by banking in a 28-footer at the horn, giving him 18 points and the Cavaliers a 70-63 advantage. Garland scored 17 points, while Knueppel and Ball each had 15 for Charlotte.

There were 12 lead changes and 10 ties before intermission, but neither team went up by double digits.

Hornets center Mason Plumlee exited with right groin soreness in the third and did not return. He started in place of rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner, who was a game-day scratch because of a sprained left elbow.

Up next

Hornets: Host Washington on Tuesday.

Cavaliers: Host New Orleans on Tuesday.

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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.

Series tied 1-1

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

CHA

CLE

46-94FG48-87

49Field Goal %55

21-423PT24-44

50Three Point %55

19-25FT19-19

17Offensive Rebounds5

27Defensive Rebounds25

29Assists36

10Steals9

3Blocks2

19Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls1

31Points Conceded Off Turnovers17

22Fast Break Points18

18Fouls20

6Largest Lead19

Match Leaders

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHA
12:00	Mason Plumlee vs. Jarrett Allen	0	0
11:47	Donovan Mitchell traveling turnover	0	0
11:30	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:26	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Mason Plumlee shooting foul	0	0
11:20	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	1	0
11:20	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	2	0
11:04	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	3
10:52	Darius Garland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)	5	3
10:33	LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	5	6
10:22	Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer	8	6
10:08	Mason Plumlee makes alley oop layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	8	8
10:08	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	8	8
10:08	Mason Plumlee makes free throw 1 of 1	8	9
10:01	Brandon Miller shooting foul	8	9
10:01	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	9	9
10:01	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	10	9
9:45	Jaylon Tyson shooting foul	10	9
9:45	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	10	10
9:45	Miles Bridges misses free throw 2 of 2	10	10
9:43	Mason Plumlee offensive rebound	10	10
9:39	Mason Plumlee out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	10
9:33	Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	10
9:31	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	10	10
9:26	Miles Bridges bad pass turnover (Darius Garland steals)	10	10
9:22	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	13	10
9:05	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer	13	13
8:48	Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)	16	13
8:37	LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	13
8:33	Dean Wade defensive rebound	16	13
8:27	Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point jumper	16	13
8:22	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	16	13
8:17	Brandon Miller makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	16	15
8:07	Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)	18	15
7:57	LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover (Jarrett Allen steals)	18	15
7:53	Brandon Miller shooting foul	18	15
7:53	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	19	15
7:53	Hornets Full timeout	19	15
7:53	Sion James enters the game for Mason Plumlee	19	15
7:53	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Brandon Miller	19	15
7:53	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	20	15
7:40	Kon Knueppel makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	20	17
7:25	Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	22	17
7:15	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	22	17
7:13	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	22	17
7:13	LaMelo Ball personal foul	22	17
7:13	Sam Merrill enters the game for Dean Wade	22	17
7:13	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	22	17
6:57	De'Andre Hunter misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	22	17
6:54	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	22	17
6:45	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	17
6:43	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	22	17
6:39	Jarrett Allen bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	22	17
6:35	Sion James makes 1-foot running dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	22	19
6:23	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	19
6:21	Hornets defensive team rebound	22	19
6:21	Josh Green enters the game for LaMelo Ball	22	19
6:02	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	19
5:59	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	22	19
5:51	Darius Garland misses 10-foot two point shot	22	19
5:49	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	22	19
5:44	Miles Bridges makes running layup	22	21
5:24	De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	24	21
5:24	Moussa Diabate defensive goaltending violation	24	21
5:02	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	24	21
5:02	Sion James misses free throw 1 of 2	24	21
5:02	Hornets offensive team rebound	24	21
5:02	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	24	21
5:02	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	24	21
5:02	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	24	22
4:55	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	27	22
4:39	Kon Knueppel steps out of bounds turnover	27	22
4:22	Thomas Bryant makes 5-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	29	22
4:14	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	29	22
4:14	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	29	22
4:14	Tre Mann enters the game for Kon Knueppel	29	22
4:08	Moussa Diabate bad pass turnover (Sam Merrill steals)	29	22
4:02	De'Andre Hunter makes two point shot (Sam Merrill assists)	31	22
3:49	Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	31	25
3:33	De'Andre Hunter misses layup	31	25
3:30	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	31	25
3:14	Sion James makes 6-foot two point shot	31	27
2:59	Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	27
2:56	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	31	27
2:46	Tre Mann makes 29-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	31	30
2:43	Cavaliers Full timeout	31	30
2:28	Tre Mann blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot driving layup	31	30
2:27	Hornets defensive team rebound	31	30
2:14	Tre Mann vs. De'Andre Hunter (Donovan Mitchell gains possession)	31	30
2:14	Tre Mann lost ball turnover (De'Andre Hunter steals)	31	30
2:08	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	30
2:05	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	31	30
1:57	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	31	30
1:54	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	31	30
1:50	Tre Mann misses driving floating jump shot	31	30
1:47	Tre Mann offensive rebound	31	30
1:45	Thomas Bryant shooting foul	31	30
1:45	Josh Green misses free throw 1 of 2	31	30
1:45	Hornets offensive team rebound	31	30
1:45	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	31	30
1:45	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Tre Mann	31	30
1:45	Josh Green makes free throw 2 of 2	31	31
1:37	Moussa Diabate personal foul	31	31
1:37	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	32	31
1:37	Tre Mann enters the game for Josh Green	32	31
1:37	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	33	31
1:22	Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Tre Mann assists)	33	33
1:12	Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	33
1:08	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	33	33
49.2	Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	33	36
29.1	Donovan Mitchell misses 10-foot two point shot	33	36
27.0	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	33	36
5.1	Tre Mann misses two point shot	33	36
4.2	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	33	36
3.8	Moussa Diabate misses tip shot	33	36
3.1	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	33	36
0.0	Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	36
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	33	36
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	36

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHA
12:00	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Sam Merrill	33	36
12:00	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Sion James	33	36
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Moussa Diabate	33	36
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Tre Mann	33	36
11:49	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	33	36
11:44	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	33	36
11:41	Lonzo Ball misses running pullup jump shot	33	36
11:38	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	33	36
11:32	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	33	36
11:31	Brandon Miller bad pass turnover (Lonzo Ball steals)	33	36
11:27	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses running layup	33	36
11:26	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	33	36
11:17	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	33	39
11:05	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)	36	39
10:39	Kon Knueppel makes 32-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)	36	42
10:22	Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 26-foot three point jumper	36	42
10:18	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	36	42
10:13	LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	36	42
10:13	Dean Wade enters the game for Thomas Bryant	36	42
10:00	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer	39	42
9:34	Mason Plumlee makes driving layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	39	44
9:21	Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot	41	44
9:04	LaMelo Ball makes 30-foot three pointer (Brandon Miller assists)	41	47
8:47	Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer (Dean Wade assists)	44	47
8:29	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	44	47
8:28	Dean Wade defensive rebound	44	47
8:21	De'Andre Hunter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	47	47
8:03	Mason Plumlee offensive foul	47	47
8:03	Mason Plumlee offensive foul turnover	47	47
8:03	Jarrett Allen enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	47	47
8:03	Darius Garland enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	47	47
7:44	Darius Garland misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	47	47
7:42	Jarrett Allen offensive rebound	47	47
7:35	Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	49	47
7:33	Hornets Full timeout	49	47
7:33	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Lonzo Ball	49	47
7:33	Josh Green enters the game for Kon Knueppel	49	47
7:33	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Mason Plumlee	49	47
7:22	Josh Green bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	49	47
7:05	Jaylon Tyson bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	49	47
6:58	Brandon Miller makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot	49	49
6:50	Josh Green personal foul	49	49
6:50	Sam Merrill enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	49	49
6:50	Miles Bridges enters the game for LaMelo Ball	49	49
6:50	Sion James enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	49	49
6:42	Darius Garland misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	49	49
6:38	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	49	49
6:25	Moussa Diabate traveling turnover	49	49
6:02	Dean Wade misses 22-foot three point jumper	49	49
6:00	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	49	49
5:42	Brandon Miller makes 31-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)	49	52
5:33	Sam Merrill makes 1-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)	51	52
5:20	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	51	52
5:19	Hornets offensive team rebound	51	52
5:19	Jarrett Allen loose ball foul	51	52
5:09	Brandon Miller bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	51	52
5:05	Jaylon Tyson bad pass turnover (Josh Green steals)	51	52
5:00	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	51	52
4:58	Josh Green offensive rebound	51	52
4:51	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	51	52
4:48	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	51	52
4:40	Jarrett Allen makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)	53	52
4:23	Sion James misses driving layup	53	52
4:23	Hornets offensive team rebound	53	52
4:23	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	53	52
4:23	Tre Mann enters the game for Josh Green	53	52
4:16	Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper	53	52
4:13	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	53	52
4:08	Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper	53	52
4:04	Dean Wade defensive rebound	53	52
3:57	Darius Garland makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	55	52
3:48	Kon Knueppel steps out of bounds turnover	55	52
3:40	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	55	52
3:33	Miles Bridges misses running layup	55	52
3:30	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	55	52
3:30	Moussa Diabate misses tip shot	55	52
3:29	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	55	52
3:29	Tre Mann makes 26-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)	55	55
3:29	Jarrett Allen loose ball foul	55	55
3:29	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	55	55
3:29	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Dean Wade	55	55
3:29	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 1	55	56
3:15	Darius Garland makes two point shot	57	55
3:15	Darius Garland technical foul	57	55
3:15	Kon Knueppel makes technical free throw	57	56
3:15	Dean Wade enters the game for Jarrett Allen	57	57
2:59	Kon Knueppel offensive charge	57	57
2:59	Kon Knueppel offensive foul turnover	57	57
2:59	Cavaliers Full timeout	57	57
2:59	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	57	57
2:41	Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	60	57
2:24	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	60	57
2:21	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	60	57
2:11	Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	60	57
2:09	Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound	60	57
2:07	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	63	57
1:51	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	63	57
1:48	Darius Garland defensive rebound	63	57
1:41	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	63	57
1:39	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	63	57
1:23	Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	63	60
1:06	Brandon Miller enters the game for Tre Mann	63	60
56.6	Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	65	60
35.8	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	65	60
33.3	Darius Garland defensive rebound	65	60
28.8	Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot	65	60
27.7	Darius Garland offensive rebound	65	60
27.7	Darius Garland makes tip shot	67	60
7.5	LaMelo Ball makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	67	62
7.5	Darius Garland shooting foul	67	62
7.5	Sion James enters the game for Moussa Diabate	67	62
7.5	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Brandon Miller	67	62
7.5	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	67	63
4.7	Sion James personal foul	67	63
4.7	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Dean Wade	67	63
4.7	Josh Green enters the game for LaMelo Ball	67	63
0.0	Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer	70	63
0.0	(00:00) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	70	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	70	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHA
12:00	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Sam Merrill	70	63
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	70	63
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Sion James	70	63
12:00	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	70	63
12:00	Brandon Miller enters the game for Josh Green	70	63
11:42	Mason Plumlee bad pass turnover (Jaylon Tyson steals)	70	63
11:39	Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	72	63
11:39	Brandon Miller shooting foul	72	63
11:39	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	73	63
11:20	Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot	73	63
11:19	Mason Plumlee offensive rebound	73	63
11:18	Mason Plumlee misses tip shot	73	63
11:16	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	73	63
11:15	Jarrett Allen blocks Miles Bridges 's 2-foot two point shot	73	63
11:14	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	73	63
11:12	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	73	66
10:54	Jaylon Tyson misses 9-foot floating jump shot	73	66
10:52	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	73	66
10:48	LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot	73	66
10:48	Hornets offensive team rebound	73	66
10:48	Donovan Mitchell loose ball foul	73	66
10:34	Jarrett Allen blocks Mason Plumlee 's 5-foot two point shot	73	66
10:34	Hornets offensive team rebound	73	66
10:34	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Mason Plumlee	73	66
10:33	Moussa Diabate misses alley oop layup	73	66
10:32	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	73	66
10:29	Hornets Full timeout	73	66
10:29	(10:29) [Hornets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Hornets] retain their timeout	73	66
10:29	Brandon Miller blocks Jaylon Tyson's running layup	73	66
10:29	Darius Garland offensive rebound	73	66
10:23	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	73	66
10:20	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (Darius Garland steals)	73	66
10:16	Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper	76	66
10:02	LaMelo Ball misses 18-foot two point shot	76	66
10:00	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	76	66
9:55	LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	76	69
9:55	Jarrett Allen personal foul	76	69
9:55	Dean Wade lane violation	76	69
9:55	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Jarrett Allen	76	69
9:55	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 1	76	69
9:55	Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound	76	69
9:44	Donovan Mitchell traveling turnover	76	69
9:31	Brandon Miller makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	76	71
9:31	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	76	71
9:31	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1	76	72
9:11	Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper	76	72
9:11	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	76	72
9:04	Brandon Miller misses two point shot	76	72
9:01	Dean Wade defensive rebound	76	72
8:56	Thomas Bryant makes dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	78	72
8:40	Kon Knueppel misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot	78	72
8:37	Dean Wade defensive rebound	78	72
8:29	Darius Garland makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	80	72
8:06	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	80	74
7:54	Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot	80	74
7:54	Darius Garland offensive rebound	80	74
7:53	Cavaliers Full timeout	80	74
7:53	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Dean Wade	80	74
7:53	Sion James enters the game for Brandon Miller	80	74
7:44	Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot	80	74
7:42	Sion James defensive rebound	80	74
7:27	Darius Garland shooting foul	80	74
7:27	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	80	75
7:27	Sam Merrill enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	80	75
7:27	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	80	76
7:18	De'Andre Hunter traveling turnover	80	76
6:59	Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	76
6:53	Thomas Bryant defensive rebound	80	76
6:47	Darius Garland makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	83	76
6:33	Moussa Diabate makes 4-foot hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	83	78
6:24	Jaylon Tyson misses layup	83	78
6:22	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	83	78
6:19	Miles Bridges makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	83	80
6:07	De'Andre Hunter bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	83	80
5:59	Darius Garland shooting foul	83	80
5:59	Sion James makes free throw 1 of 2	83	81
5:59	Lonzo Ball enters the game for Jaylon Tyson	83	81
5:59	Josh Green enters the game for Miles Bridges	83	81
5:59	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for LaMelo Ball	83	81
5:59	Tre Mann enters the game for Kon Knueppel	83	81
5:59	Brandon Miller enters the game for Moussa Diabate	83	81
5:59	Sion James makes free throw 2 of 2	83	82
5:32	Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	83	82
5:30	Tre Mann defensive rebound	83	82
5:24	Tre Mann misses two point shot	83	82
5:22	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	83	82
5:12	Thomas Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	86	82
4:57	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	86	82
4:57	Brandon Miller misses free throw 1 of 2	86	82
4:57	Hornets offensive team rebound	86	82
4:57	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Sion James	86	82
4:57	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	86	83
4:40	Sam Merrill makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)	88	83
4:30	Tre Mann misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot	88	83
4:28	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	88	83
4:18	De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)	90	83
3:51	Tre Mann misses driving floating jump shot	90	83
3:51	Hornets offensive team rebound	90	83
3:51	shot clock turnover	90	83
3:51	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Darius Garland	90	83
3:42	Lonzo Ball bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	90	83
3:39	Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot running dunk	90	85
3:21	Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	93	85
3:12	Moussa Diabate flagrant foul type 1	93	85
3:12	Moussa Diabate offensive foul turnover	93	85
3:12	(03:12) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	93	85
3:12	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2	94	85
3:12	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2	95	85
2:54	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	98	85
2:42	Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper	98	85
2:41	Hornets offensive team rebound	98	85
2:32	Brandon Miller makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)	98	87
2:16	Sam Merrill misses 5-foot two point shot	98	87
2:14	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	98	87
2:07	Brandon Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)	98	90
2:07	Tidjane Salaun loose ball foul	98	90
1:50	Donovan Mitchell makes 31-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)	101	90
1:36	Tidjane Salaun misses driving floating jump shot	101	90
1:35	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	101	90
1:35	Sion James enters the game for Tre Mann	101	90
1:16	Thomas Bryant misses 22-foot three point jumper	101	90
1:14	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	101	90
58.9	Josh Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)	101	93
47.3	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	101	93
39.9	Donovan Mitchell lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	101	93
36.4	Josh Green out of bounds bad pass turnover	101	93
30.9	Thomas Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	104	93
10.0	Brandon Miller makes 21-foot pullup jump shot	104	95
2.4	Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	104	95
1.4	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	104	95
0.0	De'Andre Hunter misses 14-foot fade away jump shot	104	95
0.0	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	104	95
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	104	95

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	CLE	CHA
12:00	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Thomas Bryant	104	95
12:00	Dean Wade enters the game for Sam Merrill	104	95
12:00	Miles Bridges enters the game for Josh Green	104	95
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Moussa Diabate	104	95
12:00	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Brandon Miller	104	95
11:47	Donovan Mitchell makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)	106	95
11:47	Kon Knueppel shooting foul	106	95
11:47	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	107	95
11:34	Donovan Mitchell personal foul	107	95
11:22	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	107	97
11:13	De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot two point shot	109	97
11:13	Sion James shooting foul	109	97
11:13	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 1	110	97
11:01	Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot	110	99
11:01	Nae'Qwan Tomlin defensive goaltending violation	110	99
10:42	De'Andre Hunter makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	112	99
10:32	Lonzo Ball shooting foul	112	99
10:32	Miles Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2	112	99
10:32	Hornets offensive team rebound	112	99
10:32	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	112	100
10:19	Miles Bridges blocks Lonzo Ball's dunk	112	100
10:17	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	112	100
10:12	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot	112	100
10:10	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	112	100
10:03	Dean Wade makes 26-foot running jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)	115	100
9:45	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	115	100
9:43	De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound	115	100
9:28	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)	118	100
9:28	Hornets Full timeout	118	100
9:28	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Sion James	118	100
9:28	Brandon Miller enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	118	100
9:14	Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	118	103
9:01	Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	118	103
8:58	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	118	103
8:52	Miles Bridges makes alley oop layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	118	105
8:52	Donovan Mitchell shooting foul	118	105
8:52	Darius Garland enters the game for De'Andre Hunter	118	105
8:52	Jarrett Allen enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	118	105
8:52	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 1	118	106
8:39	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	118	106
8:39	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 2	119	106
8:39	Jarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 2	120	106
8:23	Moussa Diabate misses driving layup	120	106
8:21	Dean Wade defensive rebound	120	106
8:01	Jarrett Allen lost ball turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	120	106
7:57	Brandon Miller makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	120	108
7:41	Darius Garland bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	120	108
7:36	LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot	120	108
7:30	Lonzo Ball defensive rebound	120	108
7:21	Cavaliers Full timeout	120	108
7:21	Sam Merrill enters the game for Nae'Qwan Tomlin	120	108
7:21	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	120	108
7:17	Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)	123	108
7:05	Miles Bridges makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	123	110
6:45	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	123	110
6:41	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	123	110
6:36	Darius Garland shooting foul	123	110
6:36	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	123	111
6:36	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	123	112
6:22	Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer (Sam Merrill assists)	126	112
6:07	Sion James out of bounds lost ball turnover	126	112
5:55	Moussa Diabate shooting foul	126	112
5:55	Dean Wade makes free throw 1 of 2	127	112
5:55	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Moussa Diabate	127	112
5:55	Dean Wade makes free throw 2 of 2	128	112
5:41	Brandon Miller misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	128	112
5:39	Dean Wade defensive rebound	128	112
5:33	Dean Wade makes 24-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists)	131	112
5:33	Hornets Full timeout	131	112
5:33	Josh Green enters the game for Miles Bridges	131	112
5:33	Liam McNeeley enters the game for Sion James	131	112
5:33	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Kon Knueppel	131	112
5:33	Tre Mann enters the game for Brandon Miller	131	112
5:14	Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	131	112
5:12	Tre Mann offensive rebound	131	112
5:03	Tre Mann makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	131	114
4:47	Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper	131	114
4:43	Hornets defensive team rebound	131	114
4:27	Tidjane Salaun misses 29-foot three point jumper	131	114
4:25	Pat Connaughton offensive rebound	131	114
4:08	Liam McNeeley makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Green assists)	131	116
3:47	Darius Garland misses two point shot	131	116
3:45	Pat Connaughton defensive rebound	131	116
3:39	Pat Connaughton makes 26-foot running jump shot (Tre Mann assists)	131	119
3:39	Cavaliers Full timeout	131	119
3:39	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Lonzo Ball	131	119
3:24	Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Darius Garland assists)	133	119
3:03	Tre Mann makes 1-foot two point shot	133	121
2:55	Tre Mann personal foul	133	121
2:55	Darius Garland makes free throw 1 of 2	134	121
2:55	Craig Porter Jr. enters the game for Sam Merrill	134	121
2:55	Jaylon Tyson enters the game for Jarrett Allen	134	121
2:55	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Dean Wade	134	121
2:55	Nae'Qwan Tomlin enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	134	121
2:55	Darius Garland makes free throw 2 of 2	135	121
2:36	Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)	135	124
2:26	Cavaliers Full timeout	135	124
2:26	Tyrese Proctor enters the game for Darius Garland	135	124
2:17	Tyrese Proctor makes 4-foot two point shot (Thomas Bryant assists)	137	124
2:00	Tre Mann misses 5-foot pullup jump shot	137	124
1:59	Tre Mann offensive rebound	137	124
1:59	Tre Mann misses tip shot	137	124
1:58	Tre Mann offensive rebound	137	124
1:49	Liam McNeeley misses 25-foot three point jumper	137	124
1:48	Cavaliers defensive team rebound	137	124
1:25	Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	137	124
1:25	Hornets defensive team rebound	137	124
1:18	Tre Mann makes 33-foot three pointer	137	127
1:00	Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot	139	127
45.0	Tre Mann misses 31-foot three point jumper	139	127
42.1	Liam McNeeley offensive rebound	139	127
40.8	Liam McNeeley makes 28-foot three point jumper	139	130
16.4	Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot	139	130
11.4	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	139	130
10.3	Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul	139	130
10.3	Liam McNeeley makes free throw 1 of 2	139	131
10.3	Liam McNeeley makes free throw 2 of 2	139	132
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	139	132
0.0	End of Game	139	132

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 23, 2025

Coverage

Peacock, FanDuel SN OH

Attendance

19,432

Referees

James Williams, Natalie Sago, Sha'Rae Mitchell

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

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

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