NBA Final Intelligence
Charlotte Hornets 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 139 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 132, Cleveland Cavaliers 139. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 36-33 CLE; Q2 CHA 27-37 CLE; Q3 CHA 32-34 CLE; Q4 CHA 37-35 CLE.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (CLE) 27 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Brandon Miller (CHA) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 36 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 132 | |
| CLE | 33 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 139 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel G-F | 31 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 3-3 | -19 |
| Miles Bridges F | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 5-7 | -11 |
| Moussa Diabate F | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Brandon Miller F | 27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | -18 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 24 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-16 | 6-10 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Sion James G | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -6 |
| Tidjane Salaun F | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Josh Green G | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Tre Mann G | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Mason Plumlee F-C | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -10 |
| Liam McNeeley F | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +12 |
| Pat Connaughton G | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland G | 30 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 5-6 | 4-4 | +13 |
| Donovan Mitchell G | 29 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 6-11 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Dean Wade F | 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +18 |
| De'Andre Hunter F | 26 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-13 | 4-5 | 5-5 | +9 |
| Sam Merrill G | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Lonzo Ball G | 24 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Craig Porter G | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Tyrese Proctor G | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | Starter | 24 | 23 | 70.0 | 30.6 | -10.2 | 16.5 |
| Brandon Miller | Starter | 27 | 20 | 69.8 | 24.3 | -28.5 | 9.6 |
| Kon Knueppel | Starter | 31 | 20 | 81.2 | 18.8 | -27.5 | 7.1 |
| Miles Bridges | Starter | 30 | 17 | 49.8 | 22.5 | -14.8 | 9.6 |
| Mason Plumlee | Starter | 10 | 5 | 56.3 | 24.1 | -51.2 | 2.9 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 17 | 13 | 50.0 | 29.8 | +35.3 | 11.5 |
| Josh Green | Bench | 20 | 10 | 102.5 | 12.0 | +11.1 | 10.9 |
| Liam McNeeley | Bench | 6 | 7 | 90.2 | 28.6 | +133.3 | 29.4 |
| Sion James | Bench | 21 | 7 | 51.8 | 15.1 | -2.7 | 4.1 |
| Moussa Diabate | Bench | 28 | 5 | 36.3 | 12.2 | +11.1 | 8.9 |
| Pat Connaughton | Bench | 6 | 3 | 150.0 | 7.1 | +133.3 | 17.6 |
| Tidjane Salaun | Bench | 21 | 2 | 25.0 | 8.2 | -12.3 | 0.8 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 29 | 30 | 75.9 | 31.9 | +11.2 | 12.7 |
| Darius Garland | Starter | 30 | 27 | 80.5 | 28.6 | +18.2 | 19.0 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 28 | 14 | 88.8 | 12.3 | +25.7 | 12.7 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 20 | 12 | 104.2 | 17.4 | +6.3 | 14.4 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Starter | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.4 | -21.9 | -2.0 |
| De'Andre Hunter | Bench | 26 | 27 | 88.8 | 27.1 | +11.5 | 17.0 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 20 | 10 | 100.0 | 11.4 | -31.0 | 10.5 |
| Lonzo Ball | Bench | 24 | 6 | 60.0 | 11.5 | +22.0 | 8.1 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 13 | 5 | 62.5 | 14.3 | -9.0 | 4.1 |
| Sam Merrill | Bench | 26 | 4 | 28.6 | 11.9 | +1.8 | 4.7 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 3 | 2 | 100.0 | 20.0 | -140.0 | 8.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 40.0 | -120.0 | 11.8 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- CHA 119@CLE 111 Recap
- CLE 118@CHA 117 Recap
- CHA 105@CLE 115 Recap
- CLE 116@CHA 102 Recap
- CHA 114@CLE 128 Recap
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