The Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Dec 14, 2025 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- Kon Knueppel led the Hornets with 29 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.
Charlotte Hornets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel | 44 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-19 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Brandon Miller | 39 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-23 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Miles Bridges | 39 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-19 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Sion James | 37 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Josh Green | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 |
| KJ Simpson | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Moussa Diabate | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Mason Plumlee | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 260 | 119 | 51 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43-97 | 17-43 | 16-21 | 26 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 39 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-19 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 38 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-24 | 1-11 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 35 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Dean Wade | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Jarrett Allen | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Lonzo Ball | 32 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 265 | 111 | 46 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 38-95 | 12-38 | 23-29 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 12, 2025: CHI 129, CHA 126 · Next Dec 18, 2025: ATL 126, CHA 133
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 12, 2025: CLE 130, WSH 126 · Next Dec 17, 2025: CLE 111, CHI 127