Game ID: 22501218
Charlotte Hornets @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
CLE 29 18 32 32 0 111CHA 33 24 31 23 8 119
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 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 7 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Ball missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 24 min (115% of 21)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/30 after 3, 17 min since (101% of 16)
NEW Tomlin 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Proctor 10 to 17 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 8 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Ball back 12/03 after 2, 24 min since (115% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/30 after 3, 14 min since (88% of 16)
NEW Tyson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Proctor 10 to 17 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 9 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Ball back 12/03 after 2, 23 min since (111% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/30 after 3, 17 min since (102% of 16)
NEW Tyson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/12 · 5 days' restOUT Allen missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 10 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 3 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Ball back 12/03 after 2, 23 min since (111% of 21)
BACK Porter Jr. back 11/30 after 3, 17 min since (100% of 16)
NEW Tyson 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Tomlin 14 to 20 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 6 since 11/30, returns tonight: 23 min (83% of 28)
OUT Merrill missed 11 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Proctor missed 4 since 12/03, returns tonight: 6 min (63% of 10)
BACK Ball back 12/03 after 2, 23 min since (113% of 21)
NEW Tyson 24 to 32 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/17 · 2 days' restOUT Merrill missed 12 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Allen back 12/14 after 6, 23 min since (83% of 28)
BACK Ball back 12/03 after 2, 26 min since (123% of 21)
BACK Proctor back 12/14 after 4, 6 min since (63% of 10)
NEW Tyson 24 to 33 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Mobley missed 2 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 13 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Allen back 12/14 after 6, 25 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Proctor back 12/14 after 4, 6 min since (63% of 10)
NEW Tyson 24 to 33 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Mobley missed 3 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Merrill missed 14 since 11/19, returns tonight: 26 min (104% of 25)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Allen back 12/14 after 6, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Proctor back 12/14 after 4, 13 min since (129% of 10)
NEW Tyson 24 to 32 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Mobley missed 4 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Allen back 12/14 after 6, 25 min since (90% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 12/22 after 14, 26 min since (104% of 25)
BACK Proctor back 12/14 after 4, 11 min since (103% of 10)
CHA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 14 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Simpson missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 4 min (22% of 16)
OUT Green missed 13 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Salaün back 12/01 after 13, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Mann back 11/23 after 2, 16 min since (124% of 13)
CHA availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Miller missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 30 min (98% of 30)
OUT Williams missed 15 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 14 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Simpson back 12/03 after 4, 4 min since (22% of 16)
BACK Salaün back 12/01 after 13, 20 min since (130% of 16)
CHA availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Williams missed 16 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 15 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 3 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Miller back 12/05 after 2, 30 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Simpson back 12/03 after 4, 16 min since (99% of 16)
BACK Salaün back 12/01 after 13, 21 min since (134% of 16)
CHA availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Sexton missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 17 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Green missed 16 since 11/07, returns tonight: 17 min (111% of 16)
OUT Mann missed 4 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Peterson missed 7 since 11/26, returns tonight: 6 min (58% of 11)
BACK Miller back 12/05 after 2, 30 min since (98% of 30)
BACK Simpson back 12/03 after 4, 20 min since (127% of 16)
BACK Salaün back 12/01 after 13, 20 min since (126% of 16)
NEW McNeeley 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 12/14 · 1 day's restOUT Ball missed 2 since 12/07, out tonight
OUT Sexton missed 3 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 5 since 12/01, out tonight
BACK Miller back 12/05 after 2, 31 min since (103% of 30)
BACK Simpson back 12/03 after 4, 22 min since (135% of 16)
BACK Green back 12/12 after 16, 17 min since (111% of 16)
BACK Salaün back 12/01 after 13, 19 min since (123% of 16)
BACK Peterson back 12/12 after 7, 6 min since (58% of 11)
NEW McNeeley 12 to 19 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 12/18 · 3 days' restOUT Ball missed 3 since 12/07, returns tonight: 29 min (104% of 28)
OUT Sexton missed 4 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 6 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 2 since 12/12, out tonight
BACK Miller back 12/05 after 2, 33 min since (109% of 30)
BACK Simpson back 12/03 after 4, 21 min since (132% of 16)
BACK Green back 12/12 after 16, 16 min since (103% of 16)
BACK Peterson back 12/12 after 7, 6 min since (52% of 11)
CHA availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Sexton missed 5 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 20 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 7 since 12/01, returns tonight: 18 min (141% of 13)
OUT McNeeley missed 3 since 12/12, out tonight
BACK Miller back 12/05 after 2, 34 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Ball back 12/18 after 3, 29 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Green back 12/12 after 16, 14 min since (92% of 16)
BACK Peterson back 12/12 after 7, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Simpson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 12/22 · 1 day's restOUT Sexton missed 6 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 21 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 4 since 12/12, returns tonight: 6 min (46% of 12)
BACK Ball back 12/18 after 3, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Green back 12/12 after 16, 14 min since (92% of 16)
BACK Mann back 12/20 after 7, 18 min since (141% of 13)
BACK Peterson back 12/12 after 7, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Knueppel 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Simpson 16 to 22 min over the last 4
CHA availability going into 12/23 · back-to-backOUT Sexton missed 7 since 12/05, returns tonight: 16 min (72% of 22)
OUT Williams missed 22 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Ball back 12/18 after 3, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Green back 12/12 after 16, 15 min since (98% of 16)
BACK Mann back 12/20 after 7, 18 min since (139% of 13)
BACK McNeeley back 12/22 after 4, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Peterson back 12/12 after 7, 6 min since (52% of 11)
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 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 36 and Mobley at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Allen (6 straight), Merrill (11 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Knueppel at 20 and Ball at 19 a game. Without Ball (2 straight), Sexton (3 straight), Williams (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 35 percent from three to Cleveland's 28 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 10. Call it Cleveland 119, Charlotte 113.
12/03 vs POR 110-122 — CLE notes
CLE lost 110-122. CLE took 9 more shots (94 to 85), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to POR's 44%, 13 of 52 from three, and got to the line 24 times to POR's 39. Mitchell led with 33 (12 of 26, 3 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mobley added 23, Tyson 14. Q4 was theirs, 25-23, the deficit cut from 14 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 99-85 against them. Mitchell's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 vs SAS 130-117 — CLE notes
CLE won 130-117. CLE shot 58% (50 of 86) to SAS's 45%, 8 of 26 from three. The glass went 48-38 for them. Mitchell led with 28 (9 of 17, 1 of 5 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Tyson added 24, Mobley 17. The hinge was Q3, 44-19: CLE came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 20. CLE trailed 64-72 at the half and won the second half 66-45. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/06 vs GSW 94-99 — CLE notes
CLE lost 94-99. CLE took 21 more shots (107 to 86), fed by 24 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to GSW's 38%, 10 of 42 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. The glass went 61-46 for them. Mitchell led with 29 (11 of 26, 7 of 14 from three); Mobley added 18, Garland 17. Q1 was theirs, 18-12, but the other 3 periods went 87-76 against them. Garland's -14 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 @ WAS 130-126 — CLE notes
CLE won 130-126. CLE shot 42% (41 of 97) to WAS's 49%, 15 of 53 from three. CLE turned it over 7 times to WAS's 16. Mitchell led with 48 (17 of 31, 8 of 15 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mobley added 23, Garland 18. The hinge was Q4, 45-26: CLE came in trailing by 15 and left it ahead by 4. Ball was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
12/14 vs CHA 111-119 — CLE notes
CLE lost 111-119 in 1 overtime. CLE shot 40% (38 of 95) to CHA's 44%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CHA's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. Garland led with 26 (8 of 19, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Mitchell added 17, Tyson 16. Q4 was theirs, 32-23, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 96-79 against them. Mitchell's -12 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/17 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 22 free throws a game; White at 18 and Giddey at 18 a game. Without Dosunmu (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 27 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Merrill (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Chicago giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 118, Chicago 115, Chicago keeping it close.
12/19 vs CHI — 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 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Mobley at 19 a game. Without Mobley (2 straight), Merrill (13 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; White at 20 and Giddey at 17 a game. Without Dosunmu (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Cleveland 120, Chicago 114.
12/22 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Garland at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Mobley (3 straight), Merrill (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Knueppel at 25 and Bridges at 22 a game. Without Sexton (6 straight), Williams (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the line, where Cleveland takes 23 free throws a game to Charlotte's 18. Call it Cleveland 119, Charlotte 115, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/23 vs NOP — 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 123 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Garland at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Mobley (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 20 and Murphy III at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without McGowens (2 straight), Jordan (26 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 115 a night to Cleveland's 128 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-5. Call it Cleveland 122, New Orleans 121, New Orleans keeping it close.
12/03 @ NYK 104-119 — CHA notes
CHA lost 104-119. CHA shot 40% (36 of 90) to NYK's 48%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 27. Ball led with 34 (12 of 27, 5 of 13 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Knueppel added 13, Salaün 13. Q2 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 15 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. M. Bridges's -28 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 @ TOR 111-86 — CHA notes
CHA won 111-86. CHA shot 50% (37 of 74) to TOR's 37%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 33 times to TOR's 13 — 24 points from the stripe to their 9. CHA turned it over 24 times to TOR's 19, and TOR turned those into 12 steals. Knueppel led with 21 (7 of 12, 5 of 9 from three); Salaün added 21, Bridges 15. The hinge was Q2, 35-18: CHA came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 29. McNeeley was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/07 vs DEN 106-115 — CHA notes
CHA lost 106-115. CHA shot 45% (38 of 85) to DEN's 52%, 14 of 46 from three. The glass went 47-35 for them. Bridges led with 24 (10 of 19, 0 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Miller added 17, Simpson 16. Q2 was theirs, 24-23, but the other 3 periods went 92-82 against them. Knueppel's -14 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 vs CHI 126-129 — CHA notes
CHA lost 126-129. CHA shot 53% (51 of 97) to CHI's 55%, 16 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 19 fouls committed. The glass went 32-44 against them. Knueppel led with 33 (12 of 21, 5 of 12 from three); Bridges added 32, Miller 18. Q2 was theirs, 32-22, turning a 4-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-94 against them. They led by as many as 13. Diabaté's -17 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/14 @ CLE 119-111 — CHA notes
CHA won 119-111 in 1 overtime. CHA shot 44% (43 of 98) to CLE's 40%, 17 of 44 from three, and got to the line 21 times to CLE's 29. Knueppel led with 29 (11 of 19, 3 of 7 from three); Miller added 25, Bridges 20. The hinge was OT1, 8-0: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 17. James was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/18 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Knueppel at 22 and Bridges at 20 a game. Without Ball (3 straight), Sexton (4 straight), Williams (19 straight). 3 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 125, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Alexander-Walker at 20 a game. Without Young (22 straight), Porziņģis (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 112 a night to Atlanta's 125. Call it Charlotte 119, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/20 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 31 free throws a game; Cunningham at 26 and Duren at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Knueppel at 25 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Sexton (5 straight), Williams (20 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the line, where Detroit takes 31 free throws a game to Charlotte's 20 and the arc, Charlotte at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 35. Call it Detroit 120, Charlotte 114.
12/22 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Garland at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Mobley (3 straight), Merrill (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Knueppel at 25 and Bridges at 22 a game. Without Sexton (6 straight), Williams (21 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 30 and the line, where Cleveland takes 23 free throws a game to Charlotte's 18. Call it Cleveland 119, Charlotte 115, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/23 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 43 from three, 19 free throws a game; Knueppel at 26 and Bridges at 21 a game. Without Sexton (7 straight), Williams (22 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; McCollum at 20 and Carrington at 18 a game. Without Coulibaly (2 straight), Kispert (10 straight), Cooper (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the arc, Charlotte at 43 percent from three to Washington's 32 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 16 times a game to Washington's 11. Call it Charlotte 120, Washington 117, Washington keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHABM B. Miller
DP D. Peterson
JG J. Green
KK K. Knueppel
KS K. Simpson
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
MP M. Plumlee
RK R. Kalkbrenner
SJ S. James
SA Salaun
TS T. Salaün
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
LB L. Ball
NT N. Tomlin
TB T. Bryant
TP T. Proctor
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
Knueppel scores 29 points, Miller has 25 in Hornets' 119-111 OT win over Cavaliers
CLEVELAND -- — Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 29 points, Brandon Miller added 25 and the Charlotte Hornets shut out Cleveland in overtime on their way to a rare road victory, 119-111 over the Cavaliers on Sunday.
Knueppel, the No. 4 overall selection this year in the NBA draft, had his second straight strong performance after scoring a season-high 33 in a loss to Chicago on Friday night. Miller added a career-high 13 rebounds and six assists.
Miles Bridges had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Charlotte improved to just 3-10 away from home.
The Cavaliers missed all 10 shots in the five-minute overtime and Cleveland suffered another troubling loss for a team expected to contend for the Eastern Conference title.
Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 17 for the Cavs, who have been plagued by inconsistency in the season's first two months.
Jaylon Tyson had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which has lost six of nine.
The Cavs were down 17 in the third but rallied to tie it in the final seconds of regulation. Mitchell had a chance to win it in the last second, but the All-Star guard, coming off a 48-point game at Washington on Friday, missed a 12-foot jumper.
Following his misfire, Mitchell dejectedly covered his face while resting it on the scorer's table.
Injuries have played a role in the Cavaliers' problems. They were without another key piece as forward Evan Mobley sat out with a strained left calf that could keep the league's reigning Defensive Player of the Year out for a month.
While Cleveland's play of late has worrisome, coach Kenny Atkinson remains optimistic, saying before the game “the sky isn't falling. We're going to be all right.”
The Hornets were missing guards LaMelo Ball , Collin Sexton and Tre Mann due to injuries.