Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Charlotte Hornets 117 — Recap

March 7, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Charlotte Hornets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 27-27 CHA; Q2 CLE 36-25 CHA; Q3 CLE 24-31 CHA; Q4 CLE 31-34 CHA.

Top performers (box score): Miles Bridges (CHA) 46 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 15-of-32 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists on 6-of-19 shooting; Darius Garland (CLE) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-10 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; De'Andre Hunter (CLE) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-6 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHA

Miles Bridges

46 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 15-32 FG

Scoring · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-19 FG

Scoring · CLE

Darius Garland

20 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 4-10 FG

Season highs

Miles Bridges · Season-high 46 points

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
CLE	27	36	24	31		118
CHA	27	25	31	34		117

🧮 How They Scored

CLECHA

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.3%Effective FG%54.3%

11.7%Turnover %10.1%

23.1%Offensive rebound %21.7%

0.671Free-throw rate0.235

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Donovan Mitchell G	36	24	3	1	—	1	3	6-19	0-6	12-18	+1
Evan Mobley F-C	34	19	10	4	1	2	1	6-13	1-5	6-7	+6
Jarrett Allen C	32	14	11	—	5	1	1	4-10	—	6-6	-4
Darius Garland G	31	20	1	2	1	—	2	4-10	3-6	9-9	+4
De'Andre Hunter F	25	15	6	4	—	—	2	4-6	2-4	5-6	+17
Max Strus G	22	3	3	1	—	—	1	0-3	0-3	3-3	-14
Sam Merrill G	19	12	1	—	—	—	—	4-4	4-4	—	+5
Ty Jerome G	17	6	5	3	—	—	2	2-4	—	2-2	+9
Isaac Okoro F-G	13	5	2	—	—	—	1	2-4	1-3	—	-14
Dean Wade F	11	—	3	1	—	—	—	0-3	0-3	—	-5

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Miles Bridges F	39	46	8	2	2	—	1	15-32	4-10	12-13	+5
Josh Green G	30	3	3	1	1	—	2	1-4	0-3	1-2	-4
Jusuf Nurkic C	28	12	15	5	1	1	1	6-11	0-1	0-2	+18
Nick Smith Jr. G	25	9	2	2	—	—	1	4-9	1-4	—	-2
LaMelo Ball G	23	13	1	7	1	—	1	4-13	3-10	2-2	-17
Tidjane Salaun F	18	9	6	3	1	—	1	3-5	3-5	—	+2
Seth Curry G	14	5	2	1	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	+1
Moussa Diabate F	11	6	3	2	—	1	3	3-5	—	—	-16

🔬 Advanced Stats

Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Donovan Mitchell	Bench	36	24	44.6	34.9	+2.8	2.9
Darius Garland	Bench	31	20	71.6	21.1	+2.9	10.3
Evan Mobley	Bench	34	19	59.1	21.8	+11.7	17.1
De'Andre Hunter	Bench	25	15	86.8	17.7	+31.5	15.6
Jarrett Allen	Bench	32	14	55.4	17.9	-8.7	20.1
Sam Merrill	Bench	19	12	150.0	9.3	+5.9	12.1
Ty Jerome	Bench	17	6	61.5	17.1	+20.9	11.4
Isaac Okoro	Bench	13	5	62.5	17.2	-34.5	0.0
Max Strus	Bench	22	3	34.7	7.3	-26.2	1.9
Javonte Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dean Wade	Bench	11	—	0.0	12.5	-23.8	-2.4
Craig Porter	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jaylon Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Miles Bridges	Bench	39	46	61.0	41.1	+5.9	23.1
LaMelo Ball	Bench	23	13	46.8	30.0	-33.3	5.7
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	28	12	50.5	18.8	+28.3	17.1
Nick Smith Jr.	Bench	25	9	50.0	15.6	-3.6	4.4
Tidjane Salaun	Bench	18	9	90.0	16.7	+6.1	17.2
Moussa Diabate	Bench	11	6	60.0	32.0	-53.6	2.5
Seth Curry	Bench	14	5	125.0	6.3	+3.4	13.2
Josh Green	Bench	30	3	30.7	9.2	-6.0	0.0