NBA Final Intelligence
Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Charlotte Hornets 113 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Charlotte Hornets 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CLE 30-20 CHA; Q2 CLE 29-33 CHA; Q3 CLE 31-36 CHA; Q4 CLE 28-24 CHA.
Top performers (box score): Kon Knueppel (CHA) 33 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 32 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Jarrett Allen (CLE) 26 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists on 11-of-15 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; LaMelo Ball (CHA) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-17 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CHA
33 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 7 3PM · 11-20 FG
Scoring · CLE
32 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 9-22 FG
Scoring · CLE
26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 11-15 FG
Season highs
Ryan Kalkbrenner · Season-high 13 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
CLE
14 largest lead
Q2 6:44 (CLE 47, CHA 33) · 9-0 run, Q1 5:13–Q1 3:42
CHA
4 largest lead
Q1 7:14 (CLE 11, CHA 15) · 13-0 run, Q2 11:04–Q2 9:10
Swings
18 lead changes
Tied 6 times
Ahead for good: Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Q3 0:03, CLE 90, CHA 89).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 1:38 Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)CLE · CLE 112, CHA 103
- Q4 1:28 Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2CHA · CLE 112, CHA 104
- Q4 1:28 Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2CHA · CLE 112, CHA 105
- Q4 0:58 Brandon Miller makes 2-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists)CHA · CLE 112, CHA 107
- Q4 0:58 Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 1CHA · CLE 112, CHA 108
- Q4 0:41 Donovan Mitchell makes 15-foot pullup jump shotCLE · CLE 114, CHA 108
- Q4 0:30 Ryan Kalkbrenner makes dunkCHA · CLE 114, CHA 110
- Q4 0:23 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 115, CHA 110
- Q4 0:23 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 116, CHA 110
- Q4 0:16 Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer (LaMelo Ball assists)CHA · CLE 116, CHA 113
- Q4 0:15 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · CLE 117, CHA 113
- Q4 0:15 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · CLE 118, CHA 113
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 118 | |
| CHA | 20 | 33 | 36 | 24 | 113 |
🧮 How They Scored
CLECHA
50Points in the paint28
8Fast-break points3
18Second-chance points37
18Points off turnovers13
24Bench points27
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.7%Effective FG%50.0%
11.8%Turnover %12.1%
33.3%Offensive rebound %45.1%
0.364Free-throw rate0.239
Box Score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell G | 34 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-22 | 2-7 | 12-13 | -4 |
| James Harden G | 34 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 4-4 | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 32 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 4-5 | -2 |
| Dean Wade F | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Sam Merrill G | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Keon Ellis G | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +19 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +16 |
| Jaylon Tyson G-F | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin F | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +4 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel G-F | 37 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 7-15 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner C | 36 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +12 |
| Sion James G | 30 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +5 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 27 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-17 | 2-10 | 8-8 | +6 |
| Brandon Miller F | 23 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-19 | 4-12 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Josh Green G | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 3-3 | -4 |
| Pat Connaughton G | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Tidjane Salaun F | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Tre Mann G | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -9 |
| PJ Hall C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Antonio Reeves G | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Xavier Tillman F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 34 | 32 | 57.7 | 38.3 | -9.2 | 13.1 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 32 | 26 | 75.6 | 27.3 | -0.9 | 21.6 |
| James Harden | Starter | 34 | 18 | 57.1 | 25.0 | +4.8 | 11.3 |
| Sam Merrill | Starter | 24 | 10 | 83.3 | 10.9 | -37.5 | 8.0 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 26 | 8 | 133.3 | 5.3 | -35.8 | 9.6 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 20 | 8 | 69.4 | 17.8 | +39.0 | 14.6 |
| Jaylon Tyson | Bench | 17 | 5 | 62.5 | 13.9 | +41.2 | 2.8 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 13 | 5 | 64.4 | 16.0 | +22.3 | 4.9 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 24 | 4 | 100.0 | 6.0 | +42.3 | 10.1 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 16 | 2 | 25.0 | 16.2 | +12.3 | 6.5 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tristan Enaruna | Bench | 00 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | Starter | 37 | 33 | 74.3 | 24.7 | +7.1 | 16.0 |
| LaMelo Ball | Starter | 27 | 18 | 43.9 | 33.3 | +11.8 | 5.2 |
| Brandon Miller | Starter | 23 | 18 | 45.3 | 41.4 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Starter | 36 | 12 | 76.1 | 9.3 | +20.4 | 11.4 |
| Sion James | Starter | 30 | 5 | 86.8 | 4.1 | +8.6 | 13.9 |
| Josh Green | Bench | 20 | 11 | 66.1 | 16.7 | -13.0 | 14.0 |
| Pat Connaughton | Bench | 20 | 5 | 83.3 | 10.4 | -14.9 | 9.2 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 12 | 3 | 37.5 | 22.6 | -41.7 | -5.3 |
| Tidjane Salaun | Bench | 17 | 3 | 21.4 | 18.4 | -46.9 | -4.9 |
| Antonio Reeves | Bench | 06 | 3 | 50.0 | 26.7 | -28.6 | 0.0 |
| PJ Hall | Bench | 11 | 2 | 33.3 | 14.3 | -57.0 | 4.9 |
| Miles Bridges | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Xavier Tillman | Bench | 01 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -200.0 | 0.0 |
| Moussa Diabate | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
CLE 3
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Last 22 meetings · since 2020-21
CLE 15
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- CLE 94@CHA 87 Recap
- CHA 132@CLE 139 Recap
- CHA 119@CLE 111 Recap
- CLE 118@CHA 117 Recap
- CHA 105@CLE 115 Recap
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