Final score
Final: Charlotte Hornets 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 139, Monday, December 22.
Leaders
points · rebounds · assists
Charlotte Hornets
PointsLaMelo Ball24 min · 23 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast · -723
ReboundsMoussa Diabate28 min · 5 pts · 14 reb · 2 ast · +814AssistsLaMelo Ball24 min · 23 pts · 4 reb · 9 ast · -79
Cleveland Cavaliers
PointsDonovan Mitchell29 min · 30 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast · +1030
ReboundsDean Wade28 min · 14 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast · +187
AssistsDarius Garland30 min · 27 pts · 4 reb · 10 ast · +1310Head to head · games that counted
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Charlotte Hornets
12 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 31 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 3-3 | -19 |
| Miles Bridges | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 5-7 | -11 |
| Moussa Diabate | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Brandon Miller | 27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | -18 |
| LaMelo BallTop scorer | 24 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 6-10 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Sion James | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -6 |
| Josh Green | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Tre Mann | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Mason Plumlee | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -10 |
| Pat Connaughton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Liam McNeeley | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
12 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 30 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9-15 | 5-6 | 4-4 | +13 |
| Donovan MitchellTop scorer | 29 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 6-11 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Dean Wade | 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +18 |
| Sam Merrill | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +6 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 26 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-13 | 4-5 | 5-5 | +9 |
| Lonzo Ball | 24 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Jarrett Allen | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
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