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118-113
Final
February 20, 2026 · Spectrum Center
Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets26-31

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets · February 20, 2026

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday, February 20, 2026 on the road. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 32 points. Kon Knueppel led the Hornets with 33 points. The Cavaliers are 36-21 and the Hornets 26-31.

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Top performers · fantasy points · tap for shot chart

Jarrett AllenCLE · 26 pts · 14 reb · 2 ast24.5 Kon KnueppelCHA · 33 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast24.4 Sion JamesCHA · 5 pts · 6 reb · 7 ast19.5 Donovan MitchellCLE · 32 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast18.1 Ryan KalkbrennerCHA · 12 pts · 13 reb · 1 ast17.0 James HardenCLE · 18 pts · 4 reb · 8 ast14.5

Shot charts

Cavaliers · 41/77 FG

Q1 11:45 · Jarrett Allen makes 17-foot jumper (Sam Merrill assists) Q1 10:17 · Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q1 9:15 · Sion James blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot layup Q1 9:11 · Jarrett Allen makes layup Q1 8:02 · Jarrett Allen misses driving layup Q1 4:38 · Jarrett Allen makes 6-foot hook shot (Keon Ellis assists) Q2 6:08 · Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot layup (James Harden assists) Q2 2:23 · Jarrett Allen makes 3-foot hook shot Q3 9:12 · Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q3 8:12 · Jarrett Allen makes tip in dunk Q3 6:38 · Jarrett Allen makes tip shot Q3 5:23 · Jarrett Allen makes alley oop dunk (James Harden assists) Q4 5:28 · Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 3-foot hook shot Q4 5:24 · Jarrett Allen makes layup Q4 2:45 · Jarrett Allen misses tip shot Q1 9:50 · Sam Merrill makes 1-foot layup (Jarrett Allen assists) Q1 8:36 · Sam Merrill misses 28-foot three point jumper Q2 3:11 · Sam Merrill makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (James Harden assists) Q2 2:53 · Sam Merrill misses 29-foot three point jumper Q3 11:34 · Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer (James Harden assists) Q3 7:30 · Sam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q1 7:27 · Donovan Mitchell misses 18-foot pullup jump shot Q1 3:42 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists) Q1 24.7 · Donovan Mitchell misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 11:30 · Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer (Dennis Schroder assists) Q2 9:48 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q2 9:26 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup Q2 2:25 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup Q2 1:55 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot running jump shot Q2 36.9 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 11:08 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 8:15 · Donovan Mitchell misses two point shot Q3 6:42 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q3 2:10 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup Q3 1:00 · Donovan Mitchell makes running layup (Keon Ellis assists) Q3 37.3 · Donovan Mitchell misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 3.5 · Donovan Mitchell makes driving layup Q4 11:02 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Keon Ellis assists) Q4 10:32 · Donovan Mitchell makes 4-foot hook shot (Thomas Bryant assists) Q4 9:58 · Donovan Mitchell misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 9:19 · Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot Q4 1:43 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot Q4 41.8 · Donovan Mitchell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot Q1 7:02 · James Harden makes 26-foot three pointer Q1 6:20 · James Harden misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q2 8:25 · James Harden makes 15-foot step back jumpshot Q2 5:10 · James Harden misses 13-foot step back jumpshot Q2 3:46 · James Harden misses driving floating jump shot Q2 1:23 · Josh Green blocks James Harden 's 3-foot driving layup Q2 0.8 · James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot Q3 6:08 · James Harden makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 8:33 · James Harden makes 24-foot three pointer (Nae'Qwan Tomlin assists) Q4 7:47 · James Harden misses driving floating jump shot Q4 7:18 · James Harden misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 6:11 · James Harden makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 2:47 · James Harden misses 9-foot jump bank shot Q4 2:36 · Brandon Miller blocks James Harden 's 14-foot pullup jump shot Q1 5:19 · Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 7:51 · Jaylon Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q2 4:26 · Jaylon Tyson makes 9-foot jump bank shot (Jarrett Allen assists) Q3 2:35 · Jaylon Tyson misses running layup Q1 4:17 · Dennis Schroder makes 14-foot pullup jump shot Q3 3:51 · Dennis Schroder makes driving layup Q4 11:44 · Dennis Schroder misses 16-foot pullup jump shot Q4 8:45 · Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 2:39 · Thomas Bryant makes 10-foot hook shot (Dennis Schroder assists) Q2 10:49 · Thomas Bryant misses 15-foot jumper Q3 3:16 · Thomas Bryant misses driving layup Q3 2:08 · Thomas Bryant misses two point shot Q2 8:56 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses two point shot Q2 7:08 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 27-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists) Q2 5:35 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin misses 27-foot three point jumper Q2 6:44 · Keon Ellis makes running layup (James Harden assists) Q3 3:02 · Keon Ellis makes 1-foot running dunk Q3 8:42 · Dean Wade makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 4:43 · Dean Wade makes 22-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) Q4 1:38 · Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)
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Hornets · 36/94 FG

Q1 11:28 · Kon Knueppel misses 12-foot pullup jump shot Q1 8:16 · Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists) Q1 6:37 · Kon Knueppel misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 11:03 · Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) Q2 10:25 · Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 9:03 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot Q2 8:41 · Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists) Q2 3:33 · Kon Knueppel makes 25-foot three pointer (Sion James assists) Q2 3:01 · Kon Knueppel makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot Q2 1:18 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot running jump shot Q3 11:44 · Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three pointer (Sion James assists) Q3 10:34 · Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists) Q3 10:10 · Kon Knueppel misses 27-foot three point jumper Q3 7:42 · Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point jumper Q3 6:28 · Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists) Q3 4:56 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 0.0 · Kon Knueppel misses heave jump shot Q4 10:11 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 9:30 · Kon Knueppel makes 9-foot pullup jump shot Q4 3:46 · Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 2:06 · Kon Knueppel makes 9-foot two point shot Q1 11:23 · Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists) Q1 10:51 · Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists) Q1 8:49 · Brandon Miller misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot Q1 8:25 · Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 7:38 · Brandon Miller misses 13-foot pullup jump shot Q1 4:25 · Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 3:26 · Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot Q1 2:51 · Thomas Bryant blocks Brandon Miller 's 4-foot driving layup Q3 10:50 · Brandon Miller misses two point shot Q4 7:31 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 7:04 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 6:33 · Brandon Miller makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists) Q4 5:56 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 5:48 · Brandon Miller makes driving layup Q4 4:17 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper Q4 3:13 · Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot Q4 58.0 · Brandon Miller makes 2-foot layup (LaMelo Ball assists) Q4 31.7 · Brandon Miller misses driving layup Q4 16.7 · Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer (LaMelo Ball assists) Q1 10:07 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists) Q2 8:08 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 4-foot floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) Q2 6:24 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Brandon Miller assists) Q3 8:58 · Jarrett Allen blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 1-foot two point shot Q3 8:51 · Ryan Kalkbrenner misses 2-foot tip shot Q3 8:47 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes tip shot Q4 30.4 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes dunk Q1 6:32 · LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper Q1 6:06 · LaMelo Ball misses driving layup Q1 6:03 · LaMelo Ball misses tip shot Q2 11:10 · LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q2 7:22 · LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 44.3 · LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot Q3 11:17 · LaMelo Ball makes two point shot Q3 10:04 · LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists) Q3 9:02 · LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot Q3 8:26 · LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q3 7:59 · LaMelo Ball misses two point shot Q3 5:41 · LaMelo Ball misses 34-foot three point jumper Q4 10:16 · LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper Q4 9:02 · LaMelo Ball makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot Q4 7:58 · LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot Q4 2:22 · LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot Q4 11.8 · LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper Q1 5:33 · PJ Hall makes 4-foot floating jump shot (Josh Green assists) Q1 0.0 · PJ Hall misses 1-foot tip shot Q3 45.9 · Thomas Bryant blocks PJ Hall 's 2-foot dunk Q1 3:21 · Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists) Q1 2:05 · Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 4:59 · Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 2:38 · Josh Green misses 22-foot three point jumper Q2 1:38 · Josh Green makes two point shot (Pat Connaughton assists) Q3 7:10 · Josh Green makes 22-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists) Q3 4:14 · Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 1:02 · Antonio Reeves misses 23-foot three point jumper Q1 0.0 · Antonio Reeves misses 11-foot pullup jump shot Q3 2:28 · Antonio Reeves makes 23-foot running jump shot (Josh Green assists) Q1 36.9 · Tidjane Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper Q2 11:43 · Tidjane Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper Q2 9:40 · Tidjane Salaun makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists) Q2 5:48 · Tidjane Salaun misses two point shot Q4 11:36 · Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 11:13 · Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper Q4 5:06 · Tidjane Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper Q2 10:15 · Tre Mann misses 14-foot pullup jump shot Q2 9:10 · Tre Mann misses driving layup Q2 7:27 · Tre Mann misses driving dunk Q3 4:08 · Tre Mann makes 28-foot three point jumper (PJ Hall assists) Q2 4:52 · Sion James misses 27-foot three point jumper Q2 4:02 · Sion James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists) Q2 0.0 · Sion James misses heave jump shot Q2 4:37 · Pat Connaughton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists) Q3 5:04 · Pat Connaughton misses 26-foot three point jumper Q3 1:46 · Pat Connaughton makes layup (Tre Mann assists)
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Cleveland Cavaliers box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
James Harden › 341848102 6-142-34-43+314.5
Donovan Mitchell › 343234203 9-222-712-135-418.1
Jarrett Allen › 3226142011 11-150-04-50-224.5
Dean Wade › 26840100 3-32-20-02-1610.2
Sam Merrill › 241022000 4-62-40-03-148.4
Keon Ellis › 24443211 2-20-00-03+1910.9
Dennis Schroder › 20803302 2-40-14-40+169.5
Jaylon Tyson › 17510001 2-41-20-01+141.0
Thomas Bryant › 16251112 1-40-00-01+52.7
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 13521000 1-31-22-23+44.7
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Charlotte Hornets box score

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFTPF+/-FP
Kon Knueppel › 373362100 11-207-154-54+224.4
Ryan Kalkbrenner › 3612131010 5-70-02-22+1217.0
Sion James › 30567310 1-21-22-21+519.5
LaMelo Ball › 271826002 4-172-108-84+67.1
Brandon Miller › 231824015 6-194-122-24+11.1
Pat Connaughton › 20551002 2-31-20-01-53.6
Josh Green › 201122110 3-72-63-30-411.7
Tidjane Salaun › 17340000 1-71-60-03-15-0.6
Tre Mann › 13312003 1-41-10-03-9-2.6
PJ Hall 12241001 1-30-00-01-131.2
Antonio Reeves 6300001 1-31-20-00-3-0.9
Xavier Tillman › 0000000 0-00-00-00-20.0
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Rotation · who was on the floor, quarter by quarter

Cleveland Cavaliers
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
J. Harden S
34
D. Mitchell S
34
J. Allen S
32
D. Wade S
26
S. Merrill S
24
K. Ellis
24
D. Schroder
20
J. Tyson
17
T. Bryant
16
N. Tomlin
13
Charlotte Hornets
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIN
K. Knueppel S
37
R. Kalkbrenner S
36
S. James S
30
L. Ball S
27
B. Miller S
24
P. Connaughton
20
J. Green
20
T. Salaun
17
T. Mann
13
P. Hall
12
A. Reeves
6
X. Tillman
0

Bars show when each player was on the court (hover or tap for the exact clock). S = starter. Rebuilt from the play-by-play substitutions.

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