Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets
Friday, March 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22400904
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 27 25 31 34 117CLE 27 36 24 31 118
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.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 5 13 +2 5 10 50 2 5 40 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 2 1 1 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrCuDiJr :51 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Curry, Diabaté, Smith Jr.
in Baugh, Curry, Diabaté, Smith Jr.
out Ball, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrCuGiJr 1 2 -5 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Curry, Gibson, Smith Jr.
in Gibson
out Diabaté
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCuGiSaJr 3 7 0 3 7 43 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 2
CHA Ball, Curry, Gibson, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Ball, Salaün
out Baugh, Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaGrJeNuSa :51 2 -3 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić, Salaün
in Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
out Curry, Gibson, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 1 3 -4 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Bridges
out Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 4 11 +4 4 10 40 0 3 0 1 3 33 2 4 6 1 2 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Baugh
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrJr 1 2 -1 1 2 50 0 1 0 2 2 100 0 1 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 FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiGrSaJr 2 3 -3 1 3 33 1 1 100 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Green, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Salaün
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJeSaJr 2 4 -1 2 2 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0
CHA Ball, Diabaté, Jeffries, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Jeffries
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 3 6 0 1 4 25 0 2 0 4 4 100 0 4 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 FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrJeNu 2 8 +7 3 4 75 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Jeffries, Nurkić
in Baugh
out Ball
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrJe 1 2 -2 1 3 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, Jeffries
in Diabaté
out Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiJeJr :52 3 +1 1 2 50 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Diabaté, Jeffries, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrCuSaJr 4 12 +3 5 7 71 2 4 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 1 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Curry, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Curry, Salaün
out Diabaté, Jeffries
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaCuNuSaJr 1 3 0 1 1 100 1 1 100 0 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 FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrCuNuSa 3 10 +5 4 6 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 2
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Curry, Nurkić, Salaün
in Baugh, Bridges
out Ball, Smith Jr.
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrNuSaJr 1 2 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Nurkić, Salaün, Smith Jr.
in Smith Jr.
out Curry
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrNuJr 3 6 +2 3 8 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Nurkić, Smith Jr.
in Green
out Salaün
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrNuJr :48 0 -1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Green, Nurkić, Smith Jr.
in Ball
out Baugh
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrJr :50 2 -1 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, Smith Jr.
in Diabaté
out Nurkić
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrGrNuJr :53 2 0 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
CHA Baugh, Bridges, Green, Nurkić, Smith Jr.
in Baugh, Nurkić
out Ball, Diabaté
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 5 11 -2 3 9 33 2 5 40 3 3 100 0 5 5 2 1 1 2 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuJeSt 2 1 -4 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Jerome, Strus
in Hunter, Jerome
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlHuJeMeMi :57 4 +2 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Hunter, Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell
in Merrill, Mitchell
out Garland, Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJeMeMiMo 4 15 +6 6 11 55 2 5 40 2 4 50 0 5 5 4 0 0 0 1
CLE Hunter, Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mobley
out Allen
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMeMiMoWa 1 7 +4 2 2 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Wade
in Wade
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoOkWa 1 2 -4 1 1 100 0 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 FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaOkStWa 4 6 +1 2 7 29 1 4 25 0 0 0 1 5 6 2 0 0 1 3
CLE Allen, Garland, Okoro, Strus, Wade
in Allen, Garland, Strus
out Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuOkSt 2 6 +3 2 3 67 1 2 50 2 2 100 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Okoro, Strus
in Hunter
out Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMiMo 2 5 +1 2 4 50 1 2 50 0 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 FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMiMoSt 5 7 -7 1 9 11 0 4 0 5 6 83 2 3 5 0 1 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Mitchell, Mobley, Strus
in Strus
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuJeSt 2 4 +2 1 2 50 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Jerome, Strus
in Hunter, Jerome
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuJeMe 1 4 -2 1 1 100 0 0 0 2 2 100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Jerome, Merrill
in Merrill
out Strus
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
HuJeMeMiMo 4 9 0 3 5 60 1 1 100 2 2 100 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1
CLE Hunter, Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley
in Mitchell, Mobley
out Allen, Garland
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
JeMeMiMoOk 1 3 0 1 2 50 1 2 50 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
CLE Jerome, Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro
in Okoro
out Hunter
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
MeMiMoOkWa 3 5 -5 2 5 40 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
CLE Merrill, Mitchell, Mobley, Okoro, Wade
in Wade
out Jerome
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaMeOkWa 1 0 -2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
CLE Allen, Garland, Merrill, Okoro, Wade
in Allen, Garland
out Mitchell, Mobley
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMiSt 1 2 -2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
CLE Allen, Garland, Hunter, Mitchell, Strus
in Hunter, Mitchell, Strus
out Merrill, Okoro, Wade
Lineup MIN PTS PM FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
AlGaHuMiMo 5 15 +9 3 7 43 1 2 50 10 10 100 2 5 7 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
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