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December 22, 2025 · Rocket Arena
Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers · December 22, 2025
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 139-132 on Monday, December 22, 2025 at home. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points. LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 23 points and 9 assists. The Cavaliers are 16-14 and the Hornets 9-20.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
CHA 36 27 32 37 132 CLE 33 37 34 35 139
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Hornets · 46/94 FG
Q1 11:30 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 8:17 · Brandon Miller makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q2 11:49 · Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 6:58 · Brandon Miller makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot
Q2 5:42 · Brandon Miller makes 31-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
Q3 11:20 · Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 9:31 · Brandon Miller makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 9:04 · Brandon Miller misses two point shot
Q3 2:32 · Brandon Miller makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists)
Q3 2:07 · Brandon Miller makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)
Q3 10.0 · Brandon Miller makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 7:57 · Brandon Miller makes running layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q4 5:41 · Brandon Miller misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 11:04 · LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 10:33 · LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
Q1 9:05 · LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer
Q1 8:37 · LaMelo Ball misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 7:15 · LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 9:04 · LaMelo Ball makes 30-foot three pointer (Brandon Miller assists)
Q2 8:29 · LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
Q2 2:24 · LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 7.5 · LaMelo Ball makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 11:12 · LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q3 10:48 · LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
Q3 10:02 · LaMelo Ball misses 18-foot two point shot
Q3 9:55 · LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q4 11:22 · LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
Q4 9:45 · LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 7:36 · LaMelo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 10:08 · Mason Plumlee makes alley oop layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q2 9:34 · Mason Plumlee makes driving layup (Kon Knueppel assists)
Q3 11:18 · Mason Plumlee misses tip shot
Q3 10:34 · Jarrett Allen blocks Mason Plumlee 's 5-foot two point shot
Q1 7:40 · Kon Knueppel makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 6:02 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 49.2 · Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
Q2 11:17 · Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q2 10:39 · Kon Knueppel makes 32-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
Q2 1:51 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 1:23 · Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q3 8:40 · Kon Knueppel misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 6:59 · Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:12 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot
Q4 9:14 · Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q1 6:45 · Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:44 · Miles Bridges makes running layup
Q1 1:57 · Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:20 · Miles Bridges misses two point shot
Q2 5:00 · Miles Bridges misses two point shot
Q2 4:51 · Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 3:33 · Miles Bridges misses running layup
Q2 35.8 · Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 11:15 · Jarrett Allen blocks Miles Bridges 's 2-foot two point shot
Q3 8:06 · Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q3 6:19 · Miles Bridges makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q4 11:01 · Miles Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot
Q4 8:52 · Miles Bridges makes alley oop layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q4 7:05 · Miles Bridges makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 6:35 · Sion James makes 1-foot running dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
Q1 3:14 · Sion James makes 6-foot two point shot
Q2 4:23 · Sion James misses driving layup
Q2 4:16 · Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:08 · Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:49 · Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
Q3 58.9 · Josh Green makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)
Q4 5:14 · Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:36 · Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Liam McNeeley assists)
Q1 2:46 · Tre Mann makes 29-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q1 1:50 · Tre Mann misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 5.1 · Tre Mann misses two point shot
Q2 3:29 · Tre Mann makes 26-foot three point jumper (Moussa Diabate assists)
Q3 5:24 · Tre Mann misses two point shot
Q3 4:30 · Tre Mann misses 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 3:51 · Tre Mann misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 5:03 · Tre Mann makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 3:03 · Tre Mann makes 1-foot two point shot
Q4 2:00 · Tre Mann misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:59 · Tre Mann misses tip shot
Q4 1:18 · Tre Mann makes 33-foot three pointer
Q4 45.0 · Tre Mann misses 31-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:22 · Tidjane Salaun makes driving layup (Tre Mann assists)
Q3 2:42 · Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:36 · Tidjane Salaun misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 4:27 · Tidjane Salaun misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q1 3.8 · Moussa Diabate misses tip shot
Q2 3:30 · Moussa Diabate misses tip shot
Q3 10:33 · Moussa Diabate misses alley oop layup
Q3 6:33 · Moussa Diabate makes 4-foot hook shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Q3 3:39 · Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot running dunk
Q4 8:23 · Moussa Diabate misses driving layup
Q4 4:08 · Liam McNeeley makes 1-foot two point shot (Josh Green assists)
Q4 1:49 · Liam McNeeley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 40.8 · Liam McNeeley makes 28-foot three point jumper
Q4 3:39 · Pat Connaughton makes 26-foot running jump shot (Tre Mann assists)
Paint 19/39 49% Mid-range 6/13 46% 3PT 21/42 50%
Cavaliers · 48/87 FG
Q1 10:52 · Darius Garland makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dean Wade assists)
Q1 10:22 · Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer
Q1 9:33 · Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:51 · Darius Garland misses 10-foot two point shot
Q2 7:44 · Darius Garland misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 6:42 · Darius Garland misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:57 · Darius Garland makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:15 · Darius Garland makes two point shot
Q2 2:07 · Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q2 27.7 · Darius Garland makes tip shot
Q3 10:16 · Darius Garland makes 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:29 · Darius Garland makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 7:54 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:47 · Darius Garland makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)
Q4 3:47 · Darius Garland misses two point shot
Q1 9:22 · Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
Q1 8:48 · Donovan Mitchell makes 24-foot three pointer (Jarrett Allen assists)
Q1 8:27 · Donovan Mitchell misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:28 · Tre Mann blocks Donovan Mitchell 's 1-foot driving layup
Q1 1:12 · Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 29.1 · Donovan Mitchell misses 10-foot two point shot
Q2 10:00 · Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer
Q2 9:21 · Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
Q2 1:41 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 56.6 · Donovan Mitchell makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 28.8 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot
Q2 0.0 · Donovan Mitchell makes 27-foot three pointer
Q3 11:39 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)
Q3 3:21 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
Q3 1:50 · Donovan Mitchell makes 31-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
Q3 2.4 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 11:47 · Donovan Mitchell makes layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q4 9:01 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 8:07 · Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 7:25 · Jarrett Allen makes 4-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q2 4:40 · Jarrett Allen makes 14-foot floating jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)
Q4 3:24 · Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Darius Garland assists)
Q1 6:57 · De'Andre Hunter misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 5:24 · De'Andre Hunter makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
Q1 4:55 · De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Q1 4:02 · De'Andre Hunter makes two point shot (Sam Merrill assists)
Q1 3:33 · De'Andre Hunter misses layup
Q1 2:08 · De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:21 · De'Andre Hunter makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q3 4:18 · De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q3 2:54 · De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q3 0.0 · De'Andre Hunter misses 14-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 11:13 · De'Andre Hunter makes 9-foot two point shot
Q4 10:42 · De'Andre Hunter makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q4 9:28 · De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q1 6:23 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:59 · Sam Merrill misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:33 · Sam Merrill makes 1-foot two point shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
Q2 2:11 · Sam Merrill misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 5:32 · Sam Merrill misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 4:40 · Sam Merrill makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q3 2:16 · Sam Merrill misses 5-foot two point shot
Q1 4:22 · Thomas Bryant makes 5-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q3 8:56 · Thomas Bryant makes dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)
Q3 5:12 · Thomas Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Q3 1:16 · Thomas Bryant misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 30.9 · Thomas Bryant makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q1 0.0 · Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 11:41 · Lonzo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 8:47 · Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer (Dean Wade assists)
Q4 10:19 · Miles Bridges blocks Lonzo Ball's dunk
Q4 6:22 · Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer (Sam Merrill assists)
Q2 11:27 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses running layup
Q2 11:05 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Andre Hunter assists)
Q2 10:22 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 7:35 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q2 6:02 · Dean Wade misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q2 2:41 · Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q4 10:03 · Dean Wade makes 26-foot running jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q4 7:17 · Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Q4 6:45 · Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:33 · Dean Wade makes 24-foot running jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
Q4 4:47 · Dean Wade misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:54 · Jaylon Tyson misses 9-foot floating jump shot
Q3 10:29 · Brandon Miller blocks Jaylon Tyson's running layup
Q3 9:11 · Jaylon Tyson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:44 · Jaylon Tyson misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:24 · Jaylon Tyson misses layup
Q4 16.4 · Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
Q4 2:17 · Tyrese Proctor makes 4-foot two point shot (Thomas Bryant assists)
Q4 1:25 · Tyrese Proctor misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 1:00 · Craig Porter Jr. makes two point shot
Paint 18/29 62% Mid-range 6/14 43% 3PT 24/44 55%
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