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Cleveland Cavaliers 112, Charlotte Hornets 124 — Recap

November 9, 2026 · Recap published November 9, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 on a night where SportsFBI's pregame model correctly leaned toward Charlotte at 65%. The opening period established a tight contest as Charlotte edged ahead 29-28 after one quarter. Grayson Allen sparked the Hornets with 27 points, including six three-pointers on 8-of-14 shooting, alongside six assists and four rebounds.

Charlotte took control in the second and third quarters by outscoring Cleveland 40-25 and 38-27, respectively, building a commanding lead heading into the final frame. Naz Reid anchored the frontcourt for the Hornets with a 25-point, 13-rebound double-double while adding four assists and four triples. Tidjane Salaun contributed 14 points and three three-pointers on 4-of-6 shooting to further fuel the offensive surge.

Cleveland mounted a 32-17 push in the fourth quarter, but the deficit proved too large to overcome. Meleek Thomas led the Cavaliers with 18 points, three rebounds, and four three-pointers on 7-of-12 shooting. Peyton Watson chipped in 13 points and two triples on 5-of-9 shooting, though Cleveland ultimately fell short.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Charlotte Hornets (65% confidence). It gave a 13% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 12 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · CLE -8.5 CHA covered Won by 12

Total · 215.5 Over 236 combined

Moneyline CLE -310 · CHA +250 CLE favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (CHA) +8.5+8.5 No move

Total 215.5215.5 No move

Moneyline (CHA) +260+250 -10

Standouts

Top Scorer · CHA

Grayson Allen

27 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 6 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · CHA

Naz Reid

25 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 10-26 FG

Scoring · CLE

Meleek Thomas

18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 7-12 FG

Season highs

Ryan Kalkbrenner · Season-high 15 reboundsNaz Reid · Season-high 13 reboundsCoby White · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

CLE 9 largest lead Q1 8:03 (CLE 14, CHA 5) · 8-0 run, Q4 11:28–Q4 11:03

CHA 33 largest lead Q3 3:50 (CLE 67, CHA 100) · 16-0 run, Q3 6:36–Q3 3:50

Swings 3 lead changes Tied 2 times

Ahead for good: Naz Reid makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Q1 0:58, CLE 26, CHA 29).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	28	25	27	32		112
CHA	29	40	38	17		124

🧮 How They Scored

CLECHA

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.8%Effective FG%59.7%

12.6%Turnover %12.3%

11.1%Offensive rebound %37.8%

0.220Free-throw rate0.172

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Meleek Thomas G	27	18	3	3	2	2	0	7-12	4-6	0-0	-1
James Harden G	25	11	3	5	1	0	4	3-9	2-7	3-3	-22
Evan Mobley F-C	24	9	2	3	2	1	4	3-5	2-2	1-2	-24
Donovan Mitchell G	23	11	2	4	1	0	0	4-11	1-3	2-2	-3
Tyrese Proctor G	23	6	1	4	1	0	1	2-4	0-1	2-3	-20
Peyton Watson G	21	13	2	1	0	0	2	5-9	2-4	1-2	-10
Jarrett Allen C	20	12	7	1	0	1	1	5-5	1-1	1-2	-9
Mario Hezonja F	17	10	3	0	0	1	0	5-11	0-3	0-0	-16
Craig Porter G	17	9	2	4	1	0	1	4-6	0-1	1-1	+7
Riley Minix F	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	0-0	+5
Thomas Bryant C	15	11	2	0	1	1	0	3-5	2-3	3-3	+18
Norchad Omier F	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+15

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ryan Kalkbrenner C	35	8	15	3	2	3	2	4-7	0-0	0-0	+20
Grayson Allen G	34	27	4	6	2	0	3	8-14	6-12	5-6	-1
Sion James G	33	11	4	4	2	0	0	4-9	3-6	0-0	+18
Naz Reid F-C	33	25	13	4	1	0	3	10-26	4-9	1-2	+16
Royce O'Neale F	23	10	3	1	1	0	0	4-8	2-5	0-0	+12
Coby White G	20	10	3	8	0	0	3	3-12	0-4	4-5	-6
Tidjane Salaun F	18	14	3	0	1	0	0	4-6	3-4	3-3	-3
Christian Anderson G	16	9	1	1	0	0	2	3-5	3-4	0-0	+6
Liam McNeeley F	16	8	1	1	0	0	0	3-3	2-2	0-0	+4
Hannes Steinbach F	13	2	2	1	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	-6

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series CLE 0 – 1 CHA

Last 23 meetings · since 2020-21 CLE 15 – 8 CHA

Previous meetingsOpen the recap

After this game

Cleveland Cavaliers 5-6 L2 L10 5-5 Next game: @ NYK · Wed, Nov 11

Charlotte Hornets 4-7 W1 L10 3-7 Next game: @ PHX · Thu, Nov 12

🔍 Key Suspects Results

2 of 4 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

CLE — Away

Jarrett Allen C Pts+Reb 19.5 UNDER HIT Actual 19

CHA — Home

Royce O'Neale F Threes 2.5 UNDER HIT Actual 2

Grayson Allen G Reb+Ast 7.5 UNDER MISS Actual 10

Sion James G Reb+Ast 6.5 UNDER MISS Actual 8

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