Game ID: 22400904
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 27 25 31 34 117CLE 27 36 24 31 118
CHA vs CLE ScoutingCHA vs 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.
CHA availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 41 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Jeffries missed 4 since 2/20, returns tonight: 17 min (75% of 23)
OUT Okogie missed 12 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 5 since 2/19, returns tonight: 4 min (38% of 11)
BACK Mar. Williams back 2/19 after 4, 25 min since (94% of 27)
BACK Simpson back 2/25 after 5, 36 min since (152% of 23)
BACK Diabaté back 2/20 after 2, 22 min since (123% of 18)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 32 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 32 min (101% of 32)
OUT Gra. Williams missed 42 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 2 since 2/25, returns tonight: 15 min (74% of 21)
OUT Payton missed 2 since 2/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Okogie missed 13 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 2/25, out tonight
BACK Simpson back 2/25 after 5, 33 min since (141% of 23)
BACK Jeffries back 2/27 after 4, 17 min since (75% of 23)
BACK Diabaté back 2/20 after 2, 20 min since (113% of 18)
BACK Gibson back 2/27 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 33 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 43 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 14 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 3 since 2/25, returns tonight: 15 min (82% of 18)
OUT Moore Jr. missed 2 since 2/27, out tonight
BACK Ball back 3/01 after 2, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Simpson back 2/25 after 5, 33 min since (141% of 23)
BACK Jeffries back 2/27 after 4, 14 min since (62% of 23)
BACK Salaün back 3/01 after 2, 15 min since (74% of 21)
BACK Gibson back 2/27 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 34 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 44 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 15 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 3 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
BACK Ball back 3/01 after 2, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Jeffries back 2/27 after 4, 15 min since (65% of 23)
BACK Salaün back 3/01 after 2, 15 min since (73% of 21)
BACK Nurkić back 3/03 after 3, 15 min since (82% of 18)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 33 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 45 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 16 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 4 since 2/27, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 3 since 3/01, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 11)
BACK Ball back 3/01 after 2, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Jeffries back 2/27 after 4, 18 min since (79% of 23)
BACK Salaün back 3/01 after 2, 16 min since (75% of 21)
BACK Nurkić back 3/03 after 3, 13 min since (74% of 18)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 34 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/08 · back-to-backOUT Gra. Williams missed 46 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 17 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Moore Jr. missed 5 since 2/27, returns tonight: 11 min (63% of 18)
OUT Flynn missed 2 since 3/05, returns tonight: 19 min (172% of 11)
BACK Ball back 3/01 after 2, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Jeffries back 2/27 after 4, 19 min since (82% of 23)
BACK Salaün back 3/01 after 2, 16 min since (78% of 21)
BACK Nurkić back 3/03 after 3, 18 min since (101% of 18)
BACK Gibson back 2/27 after 5, 4 min since (39% of 11)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 32 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 47 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Mar. Williams missed 2 since 3/07, returns tonight: 29 min (108% of 27)
OUT Simpson missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 18 since 2/01, out tonight
BACK Ball back 3/01 after 2, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Salaün back 3/01 after 2, 17 min since (80% of 21)
BACK Nurkić back 3/03 after 3, 18 min since (101% of 18)
BACK Moore Jr. back 3/08 after 5, 11 min since (63% of 18)
BACK Gibson back 3/07 after 3, 8 min since (72% of 11)
BACK Flynn back 3/08 after 2, 19 min since (172% of 11)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 32 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 48 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 6 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 19 since 2/01, out tonight
BACK Mar. Williams back 3/10 after 2, 29 min since (108% of 27)
BACK Nurkić back 3/03 after 3, 16 min since (90% of 18)
BACK Moore Jr. back 3/08 after 5, 9 min since (53% of 18)
BACK Gibson back 3/07 after 3, 8 min since (72% of 11)
BACK Flynn back 3/08 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
NEW Smith Jr. 23 to 28 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Gra. Williams missed 49 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Baugh missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 7 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT Salaün missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 20 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Gibson missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Mar. Williams back 3/10 after 2, 27 min since (102% of 27)
BACK Moore Jr. back 3/08 after 5, 11 min since (62% of 18)
BACK Flynn back 3/08 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
CLE availability going into 2/28 · 2 days' restOUT Garland missed 2 since 2/23, returns tonight: 32 min (103% of 31)
BACK Wade back 2/21 after 11, 17 min since (84% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 2/20 after 14, 19 min since (105% of 18)
CLE availability going into 3/02 · 1 day's restBACK Garland back 2/28 after 2, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Wade back 2/21 after 11, 18 min since (86% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 2/20 after 14, 18 min since (97% of 18)
CLE availability going into 3/04 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 2 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Garland back 2/28 after 2, 35 min since (115% of 31)
BACK Wade back 2/21 after 11, 18 min since (89% of 20)
CLE availability going into 3/05 · back-to-backOUT Tomlin missed 3 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Garland back 2/28 after 2, 34 min since (110% of 31)
CLE availability going into 3/07 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 4 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Garland back 2/28 after 2, 33 min since (108% of 31)
NEW Jerome 20 to 25 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 5 since 2/28, out tonight
BACK Garland back 2/28 after 2, 33 min since (107% of 31)
CLE availability going into 3/11 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 6 since 2/28, out tonight
CLE availability going into 3/14 · 2 days' restOUT Tomlin missed 7 since 2/28, out tonight
CLE availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 3/11, returns tonight: 34 min (109% of 32)
OUT Tomlin missed 8 since 2/28, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 118, shooting 41 percent and 29 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Gra. Williams (45 straight), Simpson (3 straight), Okogie (16 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Mobley at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 42 percent from three to Charlotte's 29 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 10. Call it Cleveland 119, Charlotte 108, Cleveland by 11.
2/27 @ DAL 96-103 — CHA notes
CHA lost 96-103. CHA shot 41% (40 of 98) to DAL's 41%, 7 of 27 from three. CHA turned it over 15 times to DAL's 7, and DAL turned those into 12 steals. Williams led with 26 (10 of 18, 6 of 7 at the line); Bridges added 20, Smith Jr. 12. Q2 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 78-71 against them. Smith Jr.'s -10 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/01 vs WAS 100-113 — CHA notes
CHA lost 100-113. CHA shot 44% (41 of 93) to WAS's 45%, 14 of 42 from three, and got to the line 6 times to WAS's 17. Williams led with 24 (11 of 14); Ball added 20, Bridges 18. Q2 was theirs, 34-30, but the other 3 periods went 83-66 against them. Bridges's -19 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 vs GSW 101-119 — CHA notes
CHA lost 101-119. CHA shot 40% (34 of 86) to GSW's 42%, 11 of 40 from three, and went to the line 33 times to GSW's 24 — 22 points from the stripe to their 21. CHA turned it over 17 times to GSW's 8, and GSW turned those into 10 steals. Bridges led with 35 (11 of 20, 4 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Ball added 25, Williams 12. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 91-73 against them. Smith Jr.'s -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/05 vs MIN 110-125 — CHA notes
CHA lost 110-125. CHA shot 44% (42 of 95) to MIN's 49%, 12 of 42 from three. CHA turned it over 13 times to MIN's 5, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 57-43 for them. Ball led with 28 (11 of 28, 4 of 12 from three); Bridges added 23, Curry 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Jeffries's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/07 vs CLE 117-118 — CHA notes
CHA lost 117-118. CHA took 16 more shots (92 to 76), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to CLE's 42%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to CLE's 51. Bridges led with 46 (15 of 32, 4 of 10 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Ball added 13, Nurkić 12. Q3 was theirs, 31-24, the deficit cut from 11 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 94-86 against them. Ball's -17 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Bridges at 28 and Ball at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Gra. Williams (46 straight), Simpson (4 straight), Okogie (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 123, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 21 and C. Johnson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Evbuomwan (4 straight), Clowney (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the line, where Brooklyn takes 25 free throws a game to Charlotte's 18 and the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-4. Call it Charlotte 112, Brooklyn 110, Brooklyn keeping it close.
3/10 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 27 and Herro at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jović (8 straight), Burks (2 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 30 and Ball at 22 a game. Without Gra. Williams (47 straight), Mar. Williams (2 straight), Simpson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-4 and the defense, Miami allowing 108 a night to Charlotte's 115. Call it Miami 113, Charlotte 106.
3/12 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 123, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Young at 24 and LeVert at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Johnson (21 straight), Mathews (4 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 33 and Ball at 20 a game. Without Gra. Williams (48 straight), Simpson (6 straight), Okogie (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Atlanta at 38 percent from three to Charlotte's 29 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 113 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Atlanta 119, Charlotte 112.
3/14 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 126, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Vassell at 20 and Fox at 20 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 32 and Ball at 20 a game. Without Gra. Williams (49 straight), Baugh (2 straight), Simpson (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 126 and the arc, San Antonio at 39 percent from three to Charlotte's 32. Call it San Antonio 117, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
2/28 @ BOS 123-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 123-116. CLE shot 48% (45 of 94) to BOS's 48%, 17 of 39 from three. Mitchell led with 41 (13 of 26, 5 of 12 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Garland added 20, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q4, 28-18: CLE came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7. CLE trailed 64-74 at the half and won the second half 59-42. Jerome was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
3/02 vs POR 133-129 — CLE notes
CLE won 133-129 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 43% (42 of 97) to POR's 44%, 19 of 46 from three. CLE turned it over 13 times to POR's 19. Hunter led with 32 (8 of 15, 5 of 9 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Jerome added 25, Mobley 20. The hinge was Q4, 40-30: CLE came in trailing by 10 and left it level. CLE trailed 42-54 at the half and won the second half 91-75. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/04 @ CHI 139-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 139-117. CLE shot 47% (46 of 98) to CHI's 44%, 17 of 48 from three, and went to the line 33 times to CHI's 17 — 30 points from the stripe to their 12. Mitchell led with 28 (7 of 17, 1 of 6 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Allen added 25, Garland 19. The hinge was Q4, 43-23: a lead of 2 became 22. CLE trailed 57-58 at the half and won the second half 82-59. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
3/05 vs MIA 112-107 — CLE notes
CLE won 112-107. CLE shot 47% (41 of 87) to MIA's 43%, 14 of 40 from three. D. Mitchell led with 26 (8 of 17, 4 of 11 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Mobley added 16, Hunter 16. The hinge was Q1, 36-32: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Hunter was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/07 @ CHA 118-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-117. CLE shot 42% (32 of 76) to CHA's 48%, 11 of 34 from three, and went to the line 51 times to CHA's 21 — 43 points from the stripe to their 16. Mitchell led with 24 (6 of 19, 0 of 6 from three, 12 of 18 at the line); Garland added 20, Mobley 19. The hinge was Q2, 36-25: from level to 11 ahead.
3/09 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Trent Jr. (2 straight), Portis (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 32 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-9 a night and Cleveland plus-3 and the line, where Cleveland takes 32 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 26. Call it Milwaukee 119, Cleveland 118, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/11 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Mobley at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 21 and C. Johnson at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Evbuomwan (6 straight), Etienne (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-1 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the line, where Cleveland takes 32 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 24. Call it Cleveland 120, Brooklyn 108, Cleveland by 12.
3/14 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 29 and Bane at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Jackson Jr. (5 straight), Aldama (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Garland at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Memphis's 21. Call it Memphis 117, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
3/16 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 22 and Garland at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Mitchell (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 30 and Wagner at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Anthony (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-2 a night and Orlando minus-11 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 14 times a game to Orlando's 10. Call it Cleveland 115, Orlando 107.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 5 13 +2 3 5 60 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 5 4 2 1 1 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 5 11 -2 1 4 25 2 5 40 3 3 100 0 5 2 1 1 2 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCuGiSaJr 3 7 0 2 3 67 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 2
CHA Ball, Curry, Gibson, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Ball, Salaün
out Baugh, Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJeMeMiMo 4 15 +6 4 6 67 2 5 40 2 4 50 0 5 4 0 0 0 1
CLE Hunter, Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mobley
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 1 3 -4 0 1 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Bridges
out Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMeMiMoWa 1 7 +4 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 4 11 +4 4 7 57 0 3 0 1 3 33 2 4 1 2 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Baugh
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoOkWa 1 2 -4 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Wade
in Okoro
out Jerome
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 4 11 +4 4 7 57 0 3 0 1 3 33 2 4 1 2 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Baugh
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaOkStWa 4 6 +1 1 3 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 3
CLE Allen, Garland, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Garland, Strus
out Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrJr 1 2 -1 1 1 100 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, Smith Jr.
in Ball, Diabaté, Smith Jr.
out Baugh, Jeffries, Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaOkStWa 4 6 +1 1 3 33 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 3
CLE Allen, Garland, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Garland, Strus
out Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiGrSaJr 2 3 -3 0 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Green, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Salaün
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuOkSt 2 6 +3 1 1 100 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Okoro, Strus
in Hunter
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJeSaJr 2 4 -1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Jeffries, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Jeffries
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMiMo 2 5 +1 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Okoro, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 3 6 0 1 2 50 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 4 1 0 0 1 4
CHA Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Bridges, Green, Nurkić
out Diabaté, Salaün, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 5 7 -7 1 5 20 0 4 0 5 6 83 2 3 0 1 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 2 8 +7 3 4 75 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Baugh
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 5 7 -7 1 5 20 0 4 0 5 6 83 2 3 0 1 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrJe 1 2 -2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, Jeffries
in Diabaté
out Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuJeSt 2 4 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Jerome, Strus
in Hunter, Jerome
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrCuSaJr 4 12 +3 3 3 100 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Curry, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Curry, Salaün
out Diabaté, Jeffries
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJeMeMiMo 4 9 0 2 4 50 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 2 3 0 0 1 1
CLE Hunter, Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCuNuSaJr 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Ball, Curry, Nurkić, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Ball, Nurkić
out Baugh, Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMeMiMoOk 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Okoro
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrCuNuSa 3 10 +5 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Curry, Nurkić, Salaün
in Baugh, Bridges
out Ball, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoOkWa 3 5 -5 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Wade
in Wade
out Jerome
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrNuSaJr 1 2 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Nurkić, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Curry
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMeOkWa 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Merrill, Okoro, Wade
in Allen, Garland
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrNuJr 3 6 +2 3 7 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Nurkić, Smith Jr.
in Green
out Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMiSt 1 2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Mitchell, Strus
in Hunter, Mitchell, Strus
out Merrill, Okoro, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrNuJr 3 6 +2 3 7 43 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Nurkić, Smith Jr.
in Green
out Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMiMo 5 15 +9 2 5 40 1 2 50 10 10 100 2 5 1 2 1 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mobley
out Strus
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHADB D. Baugh
DJ D. Jeffries
JG J. Green
JN J. Nurkić
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
NS N. Smith Jr.
NU Nurkic
SC S. Curry
SA Salaun
TG T. Gibson
TS T. Salaün
CLEDG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
CHA/CLE 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
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for their 13th straight victory, 118-117 over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.
Darius Garland added 20 points to help the Cavaliers improve to 53-10. Evan Mobley scored 19 points, De’Andre Hunter had 15, Jarrett Allen 14 and Sam Merrill 12.
Miles Bridges scored 46 points for Charlotte. His shot from halfcourt at the buzzer was off the mark. The Hornets have lost nine straight to fall to 14-48.
Cleveland led 67-54 early in the second half and was up 87-83 after three quarters. Charlotte rallied with a 21-8 run for a 104-95 lead with 5:41 to play.
The Cavaliers responded by outscoring the Hornets 25-15 to end the game. Hunter’s contested follow shot with 43 seconds left gave Cleveland the lead for good at 112-110.
Jusuf Nurkic added 12 points and 15 rebounds for Charlotte
Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland has had three winning streaks of 12 or more games this season, the first time that has happened since the 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks .
Hornets: Charlotte is 9-24 at home.
Key moment After Cleveland took the lead for good at 112-110, Hunter’s defensive pressure forced Bridges into a fumble on his drive into the lane with 21.6 seconds left.
Key stat Cleveland was 43 of 51 on free throws. And Donovan Mitchell, who accounted for six of the eight misses, converted nine straight before missing his last two (with 4.8 seconds left) to finish 12 of 18 overall.
Up next The Cavaliers are at Milwaukee on Sunday. The Hornets host Brooklyn on Saturday.