Game ID: 22301187
Charlotte Hornets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 33 25 38 14 110CHA 24 33 31 32 120
CHA @ CLE ScoutingCHA @ CLE Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
CLE availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Okoro missed 3 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 14 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Porter Jr. missed 4 since 3/29, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 13)
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 34 min since (94% of 36)
BACK Strus back 3/27 after 12, 30 min since (92% of 33)
CLE availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Okoro missed 4 since 3/31, returns tonight: 25 min (95% of 26)
OUT Wade missed 15 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 3/29 after 6, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 16 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 25 min since (95% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 17 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 26 min since (98% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 18 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 4/10, out tonight
OUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 19 min (125% of 15)
OUT Thompson missed 3 since 4/07, returns tonight: 12 min (110% of 11)
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 26 min since (97% of 26)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 2 min since (13% of 13)
CLE availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restOUT Wade missed 19 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 4/10, returns tonight: 4 min (25% of 17)
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 27 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Porter Jr. back 4/06 after 4, 4 min since (34% of 13)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 12 min since (110% of 11)
CLE availability going into 4/22 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 20 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Okoro back 4/07 after 4, 25 min since (94% of 26)
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 4 min since (25% of 17)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 19 min since (125% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 12 min since (110% of 11)
CLE availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Wade missed 21 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Morris Sr. missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 10 min (63% of 15)
OUT Thompson missed 2 since 4/20, returns tonight: 10 min (94% of 11)
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 4 min since (25% of 17)
CLE availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 22 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 4/20 after 3, 13 min since (77% of 17)
BACK Morris Sr. back 4/14 after 2, 14 min since (94% of 15)
BACK Thompson back 4/14 after 3, 11 min since (102% of 11)
CHA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Richards missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 18 min (68% of 26)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 15 min since (139% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT McGowens missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 15)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (27% of 14)
OUT Black missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 18 min since (68% of 26)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 13 min since (99% of 13)
NEW Micić 27 to 35 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 19 min since (73% of 26)
BACK McGowens back 4/09 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/09 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 14)
BACK Bolden back 4/01 after 13, 11 min since (82% of 13)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 10 min since (88% of 11)
NEW Micić 27 to 32 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 19 min since (72% of 26)
BACK McGowens back 4/09 after 2, 6 min since (42% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/09 after 2, 4 min since (27% of 14)
BACK Black back 4/03 after 24, 10 min since (88% of 11)
CHA availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Richards back 4/07 after 3, 19 min since (72% of 26)
BACK McGowens back 4/09 after 2, 11 min since (72% of 15)
BACK Smith Jr. back 4/09 after 2, 16 min since (115% of 14)
BACK Black back 4/09 after 2, 10 min since (87% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. Without Wade (18 straight), Merrill (2 straight), Morris Sr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 20 and Bridges at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Charlotte minus-8 and the arc, Charlotte at 41 percent from three to Cleveland's 36. Call it Cleveland 117, Charlotte 110.
4/06 @ LAL 97-116 — CLE notes
CLE lost 97-116. CLE took 10 more shots (90 to 80), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to LAL's 56%, 11 of 35 from three. Garland led with 26 (11 of 25, 4 of 9 from three); LeVert added 21, Allen 12. Q1 was theirs, 33-36, but the other 3 periods went 80-64 against them. Merrill's -20 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ LAC 118-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 118-120. CLE shot 48% (42 of 88) to LAC's 49%, 11 of 30 from three. The glass went 36-48 against them. Garland led with 28 (10 of 22, 4 of 8 from three); Strus added 20, Mobley 20. Q2 was theirs, 40-26, but the other 3 periods went 94-78 against them. They led by as many as 26.
4/10 vs MEM 110-98 — CLE notes
CLE won 110-98. CLE shot 45% (37 of 82) to MEM's 39%, 15 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to MEM's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. Mitchell led with 29 (9 of 17, 5 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); LeVert added 18, J. Allen 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-16: CLE came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 20. CLE trailed 48-51 at the half and won the second half 62-47. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/12 vs IND 129-120 — CLE notes
CLE won 129-120. CLE shot 53% (50 of 95) to IND's 52%, 13 of 32 from three. Mitchell led with 33 (12 of 27, 4 of 10 from three); Allen added 29, Garland 16. The hinge was Q1, 35-26: from level to 9 ahead. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/14 vs CHA 110-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 110-120. CLE shot 47% (44 of 93) to CHA's 51%, 16 of 33 from three. CLE turned it over 14 times to CHA's 9, and CHA turned those into 10 steals. Niang led with 16 (6 of 9, 4 of 7 from three); Strus added 14, E. Mobley 14. Q1 was theirs, 33-24, but the other 3 periods went 96-77 against them. They led by as many as 13. Bates's -22 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/20 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (19 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 5 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-2. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
4/22 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Garland at 18 a game. Without Wade (20 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 106.
4/25 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 105, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Black (2 straight), Bitadze (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Allen at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Wade (21 straight), Morris Sr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 29 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Orlando minus-4. Call it Cleveland 107, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
4/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 98, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Allen at 18 a game. Without Wade (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 98 a night to Cleveland's 106 and the arc, Cleveland at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Orlando 108, Cleveland 104, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/07 vs OKC 118-121 — CHA notes
CHA lost 118-121. CHA shot 54% (45 of 83) to OKC's 52%, 17 of 40 from three. Williams led with 19 (7 of 10); Mann added 18, Micić 17. Q3 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 10 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 100-88 against them. Miller's -24 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs DAL 104-130 — CHA notes
CHA lost 104-130. CHA shot 44% (39 of 89) to DAL's 54%, 10 of 32 from three. The glass went 39-55 against them. Bridges led with 22 (8 of 15, 2 of 4 from three); Miller added 21, Bertans 13. Q3 was theirs, 36-28, the deficit cut from 22 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 102-68 against them. Micić's -26 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ ATL 115-114 — CHA notes
CHA won 115-114. CHA shot 51% (40 of 79) to ATL's 52%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 22 times to ATL's 16 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. Miller led with 27 (9 of 17, 5 of 11 from three); Bridges added 18, Mann 16. The hinge was Q4, 38-22: CHA came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 1. CHA trailed 55-61 at the half and won the second half 60-53.
4/12 @ BOS 98-131 — CHA notes
CHA lost 98-131. CHA shot 42% (32 of 76) to BOS's 52%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to BOS's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. CHA turned it over 19 times to BOS's 6, and BOS turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 33-53 against them. Mann led with 19 (6 of 10, 3 of 4 from three); Smith Jr. added 15. Q3 was theirs, 33-25, the deficit cut from 26 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 106-65 against them. McGowens's -26 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 @ CLE 120-110 — CHA notes
CHA won 120-110. CHA shot 51% (46 of 91) to CLE's 47%, 19 of 40 from three. CHA turned it over 9 times to CLE's 14. Smith Jr. led with 24 (9 of 20, 6 of 11 from three); Thor added 20, McGowens 18. The hinge was Q4, 32-14: CHA came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10. CHA trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 63-52. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoMaMcMiTh 6 13 -4 2 7 29 3 8 38 0 0 0 1 6 5 1 2 0 1
CHA Bolden, Mann, McGowens, Micić, Thor
in Bolden, Mann, McGowens, Micić, Thor
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMoOkJrSt 6 17 +4 3 9 33 3 4 75 2 2 100 1 8 6 0 0 1 1
CLE Allen, E. Mobley, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus
in Allen, E. Mobley, Okoro, Porter Jr., Strus
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BlBoMcMiJr 2 5 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
CHA Black, Bolden, McGowens, Micić, Smith Jr.
in Black
out Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlSrNiJrSt 3 9 +4 3 7 43 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0
CLE Allen, Morris Sr., Niang, Porter Jr., Strus
in Morris Sr., Niang
out E. Mobley, Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlMaPoJr 2 6 -1 1 3 33 1 3 33 1 1 100 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
CHA Bailey, Black, Mann, Pokusevski, Smith Jr.
in Bailey, Mann, Pokusevski
out Bolden, McGowens, Micić
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoSrNiOk 2 7 +1 2 2 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1
CLE Bates, E. Mobley, Morris Sr., Niang, Okoro
in Bates, E. Mobley, Okoro
out Allen, Porter Jr., Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlMaPoTh 5 17 +6 2 4 50 4 5 80 1 2 50 1 4 6 1 0 1 3
CHA Bailey, Black, Mann, Pokusevski, Thor
in Thor
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaSrNiOkTh 2 6 +3 2 3 67 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
CLE Bates, Morris Sr., Niang, Okoro, Thompson
in Thompson
out E. Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlMaPoTh 5 17 +6 2 4 50 4 5 80 1 2 50 1 4 6 1 0 1 3
CHA Bailey, Black, Mann, Pokusevski, Thor
in Thor
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaSrOkStTh 3 5 -9 1 2 50 1 3 33 2 3 67 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
CLE Bates, Morris Sr., Okoro, Strus, Thompson
in Strus
out Niang
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMcPoJrTh 2 4 0 2 3 67 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 1 1
CHA Bailey, McGowens, Pokusevski, Smith Jr., Thor
in McGowens, Smith Jr.
out Black, Mann
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaSrNiSt 2 4 0 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Bates, Morris Sr., Niang, Strus
in Allen, Niang
out Okoro, Thompson
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BlBoMcJrTh 4 12 +2 3 5 60 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0
CHA Black, Bolden, McGowens, Smith Jr., Thor
in Black, Bolden
out Bailey, Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMoNiOkSt 9 28 +3 6 8 75 5 8 62 1 1 100 1 4 9 1 0 2 1
CLE Allen, E. Mobley, Niang, Okoro, Strus
in E. Mobley, Okoro
out Bates, Morris Sr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoMaMcJrTh 6 20 -3 5 7 71 2 4 50 2 2 100 1 2 5 1 1 2 2
CHA Bolden, Mann, McGowens, Smith Jr., Thor
in Mann
out Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlMoNiOkSt 9 28 +3 6 8 75 5 8 62 1 1 100 1 4 9 1 0 2 1
CLE Allen, E. Mobley, Niang, Okoro, Strus
in E. Mobley, Okoro
out Bates, Morris Sr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BoMaMcJrTh 6 20 -3 5 7 71 2 4 50 2 2 100 1 2 5 1 1 2 2
CHA Bolden, Mann, McGowens, Smith Jr., Thor
in Mann
out Black
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlBaMoNiSt 2 5 -2 3 3 100 0 1 0 1 1 100 0 0 3 1 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Bates, E. Mobley, Niang, Strus
in Bates
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlMaMcTh 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Bailey, Black, Mann, McGowens, Thor
in Bailey, Black
out Bolden, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoSrNiSt 1 3 -2 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
CLE Bates, E. Mobley, Morris Sr., Niang, Strus
in Morris Sr.
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlBoPoJr 2 4 -1 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
CHA Bailey, Black, Bolden, Pokusevski, Smith Jr.
in Bolden
out Thor
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoMoSrOk 4 12 +6 3 9 33 2 2 100 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0
CLE Bates, E. Mobley, I. Mobley, Morris Sr., Okoro
in I. Mobley, Okoro
out Niang, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BlMcPoJrTh 4 12 +2 3 4 75 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 1
CHA Black, McGowens, Pokusevski, Smith Jr., Thor
in McGowens, Thor
out Bailey, Bolden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoJoNaOk 2 5 +3 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
CLE Bates, I. Mobley, Jones, Nance, Okoro
in Jones, Nance
out E. Mobley, Morris Sr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BlMcPoJrTh 4 12 +2 3 4 75 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 1
CHA Black, McGowens, Pokusevski, Smith Jr., Thor
in McGowens, Thor
out Bailey, Bolden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoJoNaSt 4 7 -5 1 2 50 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0
CLE Bates, I. Mobley, Jones, Nance, Strus
in Strus
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BlMaMcPoTh 1 2 0 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Black, Mann, McGowens, Pokusevski, Thor
in Mann
out Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoJoNaSt 4 7 -5 1 2 50 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0
CLE Bates, I. Mobley, Jones, Nance, Strus
in Strus
out Okoro
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBlBoJrTh 6 18 +16 3 5 60 3 5 60 3 4 75 2 6 2 4 3 0 1
CHA Bailey, Black, Bolden, Smith Jr., Thor
in Bailey, Bolden, Smith Jr.
out Mann, McGowens, Pokusevski
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaMoJoNaTh 7 2 -16 2 8 25 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 2
CLE Bates, I. Mobley, Jones, Nance, Thompson
in Thompson
out Strus
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DJ D. Jones
EB E. Bates
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IM I. Mobley
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MM M. Morris Sr.
MS M. Strus
PN P. Nance
TT T. Thompson
CHAAB A. Bailey
AP A. Pokusevski
BM B. McGowens
JT J. Thor
LB L. Black
MB M. Bolden
MI Micic
NS N. Smith Jr.
TM T. Mann
VM V. Micić
CLE/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Steve Clifford wins final game as Charlotte coach, Hornets beat playoff-bound Cavaliers 120-110
CLEVELAND -- — Nick Smith Jr . scored a season-high 24 points and Steve Clifford won his coaching farewell as the Charlotte Hornets rallied to beat the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers 120-110 on Sunday.
Max Strus had 14 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double for Cleveland, which rested All-Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell , point guard Darius Garland and sixth man Caris LeVert .
The Cavaliers finished fourth in the East and will have home-court advantage against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the playoffs. They locked up a top-four finish Friday by beating Indiana, but lost 12 of their final 19 regular-season games to wind up 48-34.
“Orlando is a young team and they’re going to be fighting for a lot, so we have to come in with the mentality to throw the first punch,” Cleveland center Jarrett Allen said. “We need to lock in, watch our film and do everything we can to prepare for the playoffs.”
Georges Niang scored 16 points, Allen posted 14 points and seven rebounds, and Evan Mobley had 14 points for Cleveland. Allen made all seven of his field goal attempts and went 20 of 21 from the field over the final two games.
Cavaliers forward Pete Nance — the son of former All-Star Larry Nance and brother of Pelicans center Larry Nance Jr . — made a 3-pointer for his first points in the NBA. Second-year pro Isaiah Mobley scored 11 and Craig Porter Jr. started at point guard before spraining his left ankle.
“The safety of our guys was the most important thing, so we stuck to our plan of giving the guys who play typical minutes for us no more than the first three quarters,” Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “We wanted to give our younger players some unique experiences today, and we did that.”
JT Thor had a career-high 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets, who ended the game on an 18-2 run and finished with the third-worst record in the East at 21-61. Bryce McGowens had 18 points and Marques Bolden added 14 points and four blocked shots.
The 62-year-old Clifford, who will likely remain with the franchise as an advisor, has spent seven total seasons with Charlotte, including the past two, and is its career leader in games coached (574) and wins (244).
“I thought our guys had a great attitude in the last game of the year,” Clifford said. “Over these last 25-35 games, we were out of it, but they stuck together, practiced well and played some good games. I'm really proud of all of them."
Hornets small forward Brandon Miller , who ranks second among NBA rookies with a 17.3 scoring average, did not play because of a right wrist sprain. Power forward Miles Bridges was not in uniform with a bruised right wrist.
Niang became the first Cavaliers player to appear in all 82 games since LeBron James in 2017-2018.
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