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December 14, 2025 · Rocket Arena
Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers · December 14, 2025
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Sunday, December 14, 2025 on the road. Kon Knueppel led the Hornets with 29 points. Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 26 points and 9 assists. The Hornets are 8-18 and the Cavaliers 15-12.
Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
CHA 33 24 31 23 8 119 CLE 29 18 32 32 0 111
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Hornets · 43/98 FG
Q1 11:37 · Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 10:37 · Brandon Miller makes dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)
Q1 9:44 · Brandon Miller misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 5:07 · Brandon Miller makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q2 9:47 · Brandon Miller makes 13-foot two point shot
Q2 8:36 · Brandon Miller misses two point shot
Q2 7:40 · Brandon Miller misses two point shot
Q2 7:37 · Brandon Miller misses tip shot
Q2 7:37 · Brandon Miller makes two point shot
Q2 2:50 · Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:25 · Brandon Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:24 · Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
Q3 3:15 · Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
Q3 0.0 · Brandon Miller misses 16-foot two point shot
Q4 8:44 · Brandon Miller misses 6-foot two point shot
Q4 8:07 · Brandon Miller makes 28-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
Q4 7:39 · Brandon Miller misses 32-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:14 · Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 5:47 · Brandon Miller makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tidjane Salaun assists)
Q4 3:53 · Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
Q4 15.4 · Brandon Miller misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 4.7 · Brandon Miller makes 31-foot three pointer (Sion James assists)
Q5 2:11 · Brandon Miller misses 11-foot two point shot
Q1 11:31 · Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 11:14 · Miles Bridges misses driving layup
Q1 6:19 · Miles Bridges misses 30-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:32 · Miles Bridges makes 8-foot two point shot (Sion James assists)
Q1 1:08 · Miles Bridges misses two point shot
Q2 5:24 · Miles Bridges makes 1-foot two point shot
Q2 3:46 · Miles Bridges misses driving layup
Q2 2:32 · Miles Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Q2 54.3 · Miles Bridges misses 27-foot three point shot
Q2 13.2 · Miles Bridges misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 10:48 · Miles Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
Q3 6:50 · Miles Bridges makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:40 · Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mason Plumlee assists)
Q4 11:44 · Miles Bridges misses 30-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:31 · Miles Bridges misses driving layup
Q4 3:38 · Miles Bridges misses finger roll layup
Q4 1:17 · Miles Bridges misses 6-foot two point shot
Q5 4:04 · Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q5 2:57 · Miles Bridges makes driving layup
Q1 10:51 · Kon Knueppel misses 10-foot two point shot
Q1 9:25 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Brandon Miller assists)
Q1 9:05 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)
Q1 8:51 · Kon Knueppel misses 25-foot three point shot
Q1 5:35 · Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q1 2:26 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
Q1 1:45 · Thomas Bryant blocks Kon Knueppel 's 1-foot driving layup
Q2 2:45 · Kon Knueppel misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 39.7 · Kon Knueppel makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
Q3 10:00 · Kon Knueppel misses 30-foot three point jumper
Q3 8:14 · Kon Knueppel makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 6:09 · Kon Knueppel makes 29-foot three pointer (KJ Simpson assists)
Q3 4:14 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
Q4 9:19 · Kon Knueppel makes two point shot
Q4 4:52 · Kon Knueppel makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:35 · Kon Knueppel makes 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 46.8 · Kon Knueppel misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q5 4:35 · Kon Knueppel misses 15-foot jumper
Q5 27.7 · Kon Knueppel misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Q1 8:35 · Sion James makes 34-foot three point jumper (Brandon Miller assists)
Q1 7:42 · Sion James makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q1 7:06 · Sion James makes 23-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q3 8:53 · Sion James misses 1-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 33.2 · Sion James misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:00 · Sion James misses 6-foot two point shot
Q4 10:10 · Sion James misses driving layup
Q4 1:47 · Darius Garland blocks Sion James 's 26-foot three point jumper
Q5 55.3 · Sion James misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:59 · KJ Simpson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Q1 28.0 · KJ Simpson makes 13-foot two point shot
Q2 6:54 · KJ Simpson misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 4:47 · KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 4:17 · KJ Simpson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:30 · KJ Simpson misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 4:48 · KJ Simpson misses 13-foot two point shot
Q3 3:42 · KJ Simpson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 1:25 · KJ Simpson misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 3:17 · Josh Green misses 23-foot three point shot
Q1 3:11 · Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (KJ Simpson assists)
Q2 8:01 · Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sion James assists)
Q2 5:11 · Josh Green makes dunk
Q3 5:04 · Josh Green misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 11:14 · Josh Green misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q1 0.0 · Moussa Diabate misses 1-foot two point shot
Q3 29.9 · Moussa Diabate makes 1-foot dunk
Q4 10:09 · Moussa Diabate makes two point shot
Q2 11:10 · Mason Plumlee makes two point shot (Tidjane Salaun assists)
Q2 2:07 · Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
Q2 10:49 · Drew Peterson misses 30-foot three point shot
Q2 10:35 · Tidjane Salaun makes two point shot (Mason Plumlee assists)
Q2 10:09 · Tidjane Salaun misses 35-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:01 · Tidjane Salaun makes two point shot (Brandon Miller assists)
Q2 2:48 · Donovan Mitchell blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 1-foot two point shot
Q3 11:28 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes dunk (Brandon Miller assists)
Q3 7:49 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
Q3 7:18 · Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 4-foot hook shot (Kon Knueppel assists)
Paint 21/38 55% Mid-range 5/16 31% 3PT 17/44 39%
Cavaliers · 38/95 FG
Q1 10:17 · Donovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dean Wade assists)
Q1 10:00 · Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot
Q1 9:35 · Donovan Mitchell misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 7:25 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 2:13 · Donovan Mitchell makes 3-foot two point shot
Q1 1:36 · Donovan Mitchell misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:58 · Donovan Mitchell misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 10:16 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 8:59 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:08 · Donovan Mitchell makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
Q3 8:45 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 7:38 · Donovan Mitchell misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 2:22 · Donovan Mitchell makes 14-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q3 1:59 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:48 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving layup
Q3 1:12 · Donovan Mitchell misses 10-foot two point shot
Q4 6:24 · Donovan Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot
Q4 5:29 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 4:38 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 1:38 · Donovan Mitchell misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 0.0 · Donovan Mitchell misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q5 3:55 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q5 1:57 · Donovan Mitchell misses driving floating jump shot
Q5 10.9 · Donovan Mitchell misses 26-foot three point shot
Q1 9:11 · Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 2-foot dunk
Q1 8:56 · Jarrett Allen misses dunk
Q1 8:21 · Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)
Q2 7:13 · Jarrett Allen misses 17-foot jumper
Q2 4:36 · Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Jarrett Allen 's 1-foot layup
Q2 1:42 · Jarrett Allen misses 12-foot jumper
Q3 10:38 · Jarrett Allen makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q4 6:52 · Jarrett Allen makes 1-foot layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 6:45 · Dean Wade makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q2 7:48 · Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 0.0 · Dean Wade misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 11:09 · Dean Wade makes 23-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Q3 7:07 · Dean Wade misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:49 · Dean Wade makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q4 6:05 · Dean Wade makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q4 2:10 · Dean Wade makes 1-foot layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q4 1:07 · Dean Wade misses dunk
Q1 6:01 · Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:47 · Jaylon Tyson makes alley oop layup (Darius Garland assists)
Q1 2:44 · Jaylon Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 8.5 · Jaylon Tyson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q2 7:09 · Jaylon Tyson makes two point shot
Q2 6:45 · Jaylon Tyson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Garland assists)
Q2 1:36 · Jaylon Tyson misses driving layup
Q3 51.1 · Jaylon Tyson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q4 11:36 · Moussa Diabate blocks Jaylon Tyson's two point shot
Q4 21.0 · Jaylon Tyson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists)
Q5 3:16 · Jaylon Tyson misses 2-foot tip shot
Q5 2:33 · Jaylon Tyson misses 4-foot two point shot
Q5 48.8 · Jaylon Tyson misses two point shot
Q1 5:45 · Darius Garland makes 29-foot three pointer
Q1 5:22 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 7:15 · Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Darius Garland 's 2-foot driving layup
Q2 6:09 · Darius Garland misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 2:17 · Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 11:38 · Darius Garland misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 9:43 · Darius Garland makes 25-foot three pointer
Q3 9:10 · Darius Garland misses 13-foot two point shot
Q3 4:38 · Darius Garland makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 10:45 · Darius Garland makes 29-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 9:28 · Darius Garland misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 7:27 · Darius Garland makes two point shot
Q4 5:09 · Darius Garland makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q4 4:24 · Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 3:14 · Darius Garland makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists)
Q4 28.2 · Darius Garland misses two point shot
Q5 4:18 · Darius Garland misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q5 3:18 · Darius Garland misses driving layup
Q5 5.7 · Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:15 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)
Q1 3:37 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q1 1:55 · Nae'Qwan Tomlin makes 1-foot dunk (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q1 50.9 · De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:46 · De'Andre Hunter misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 3:35 · De'Andre Hunter makes 15-foot two point shot
Q2 3:05 · De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 3:03 · De'Andre Hunter misses tip shot
Q2 2:58 · Sion James blocks De'Andre Hunter 's 1-foot two point shot
Q2 45.8 · De'Andre Hunter misses 23-foot three point shot
Q2 11:32 · Thomas Bryant makes layup (Donovan Mitchell assists)
Q3 10.3 · Thomas Bryant makes 22-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
Q4 11:30 · Kon Knueppel blocks Thomas Bryant 's 2-foot two point shot
Q4 11:20 · Thomas Bryant makes 1-foot dunk (Tyrese Proctor assists)
Q2 6:19 · Tidjane Salaun blocks Lonzo Ball 's 2-foot two point shot
Q2 5:42 · Lonzo Ball misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 5:44 · Lonzo Ball makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists)
Q3 5:23 · Lonzo Ball misses running pullup jump shot
Q3 4:02 · Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bryant assists)
Q3 1:09 · Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:19 · Lonzo Ball makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)
Q5 1:20 · Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper
Paint 18/40 45% Mid-range 8/17 47% 3PT 12/38 32%
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