The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 139-132 on Dec 22, 2025 at Rocket Arena.
Final · Rocket Arena
Top performers
- LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 24 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-16 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Brandon Miller | 27 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Kon Knueppel | 31 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Miles Bridges | 30 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 0 |
| Tre Mann | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Green | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Sion James | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Liam McNeeley | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Moussa Diabate | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Mason Plumlee | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Pat Connaughton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tidjane Salaun | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 241 | 132 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 46-94 | 21-42 | 19-25 | 18 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 29 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10-18 | 6-11 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Darius Garland | 30 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 4 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 26 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-13 | 4-5 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Dean Wade | 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 |
| Thomas Bryant | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Lonzo Ball | 24 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sam Merrill | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 139 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 48-87 | 24-44 | 19-19 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Hornets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 20, 2025: CHA 86, DET 112 · Next Dec 23, 2025: WSH 109, CHA 126
- Cavaliers · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 19, 2025: CHI 136, CLE 125 · Next Dec 23, 2025: NO 118, CLE 141