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Hornets rally in fourth, beat playoff-bound Cavaliers 106-95

AP
Apr 09, 2023

CLEVELAND (AP) Mark Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds and fellow rookie Bryce McGowens scored 22 points as the Charlotte Hornets rallied in the fourth quarter Sunday for a 106-95 win over the playoff-bound Cleveland Cavaliers.

Theo Maledon had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Charlotte, which finished with the fourth-worst record in the NBA at 27-55 and did not advance to the postseason for the seventh year in a row. The Hornets missed their first 24 3-point attempts.

“Unless you make the playoffs, it’s a long offseason, but these are important games for our young guys,” Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. “That’s why we played Friday and practiced yesterday to get ready for today against a very good Cleveland team.”

All-Star Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland were not in uniform for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers, who will have home-court advantage in their first-round series with the New York Knicks. Sam Merrill scored 17 points and Danny Green and Raul Neto each had 13.

Cleveland blew an 11-point lead to complete the regular season 51-31, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time since reaching the 2018 NBA Finals. It had the sixth-best home record in the league at 31-10.

“I’m confident and believe when we’re at our best, we’re a tough out for anybody,” Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “But it’s going to be a test for us because a lot of our guys are going into their first playoffs.”

Evan Mobley had six points and five rebounds, and Jarrett Allen had four points and six boards for the Cavaliers. They played 12 minutes apiece, none after the first quarter.

“The NBA season is physically exhausting, so it’s good to take some time to be mentally refreshed,” Bickerstaff said. “We were able to see what some of our other guys can do to support the guys that are going to play heavy minutes in the playoffs.”

The Hornets did not dress their top six scorers, including point guard Terry Rozier and small forward Gordon Hayward, and finished 6 of 32 beyond the arc. Williams and McGowens both set career highs in scoring.

“We really wanted to end the season on a bright note and we’re really happy to have done that,” said Williams, who made 9 of 10 field goal attempts.

Svi Mykhailiuk had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and put Charlotte in front for good at 82-79 with a 3-pointer with 9:49 remaining. The Hornets used a 38-11 run to go up by 12 late in the fourth.

BIG MEN BACK

Bickerstaff gave his starters the option to sit out the final two games after locking up the No. 4 seed, which guards Mitchell and Garland opted to do. Power forward Mobley and center Allen did not play Thursday at Orlando, but wanted to take the court against the Hornets.

“I had a conversation with all those guys to see where they’re at,” Bickerstaff said. “Evan said he’d like to get some time. He just is a basketball player.”

TIP-INS

Hornets: G Terry Rozier (right foot discomfort), G LaMelo Ball (right foot surgery), F Gordon Hayward (left thumb sprain), F Kelly Oubre Jr. (right shoulder strain), F P.J. Washington Jr. (right foot strain) and F Cody Martin (left knee sprain) were unavailable. … Swingman Oubre, who averaged a career-high 20.3 points, will be an unrestricted free agent. … Charlotte was 13-28 at home and 14-27 on the road.

Cavaliers: F Isaac Okoro (left knee soreness) missed the final six games after being hurt March 26 against Houston, but should return for the playoff opener. “We’ve missed him,” Bickerstaff said. “It will be huge having him back with the way he can contain the ball defensively.” … Cleveland sold out all 41 home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, extending its streak to 50 straight in the regular season.

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1st Quarter
CHA
Hornets
17
CLE
Cavaliers
25

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Mark Williams vs. Jarrett Allen (Theo Maledon gains possession)
11:39		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
11:36		Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
11:33		Ricky Rubio turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
11:16		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point jump shot
11:12		Dean Wade defensive rebound
10:57	+2	Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Ricky Rubio assists)	0-2
10:44		Theo Maledon turnover (lost ball) (Cedi Osman steals)
10:35	+3	Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Cedi Osman assists)	0-5
10:12		JT Thor turnover (lost ball) (Dean Wade steals)
10:04		Jarrett Allen misses three point jump shot
10:01		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
9:47		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
9:44		Dean Wade defensive rebound
9:33		Evan Mobley misses two point pullup jump shot
9:31		Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
9:27	+2	Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup (Jarrett Allen assists)	0-7
9:11	+2	Mark Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	2-7
8:50		Ricky Rubio misses three point stepback jump shot
8:47		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
8:36		Dean Wade blocks Bryce McGowens's two point driving floating jump shot
8:34		Evan Mobley defensive rebound
8:29		Jarrett Allen turnover (offensive goaltending)
8:11		JT Thor misses two point pullup jump shot
8:08		Evan Mobley defensive rebound
8:00		Cedi Osman turnover (traveling)
7:47		Dean Wade personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
7:44		Mark Williams offensive foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
7:44		Mark Williams turnover (offensive foul)
7:30		Evan Mobley turnover (out of bounds step)
7:20		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point pullup jump shot
7:17		Ricky Rubio defensive rebound
7:05		Ricky Rubio misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:03		Mark Williams defensive rebound
6:56		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
6:50		Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound
6:46		JT Thor misses two point floating jump shot
6:43		Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
6:28	+3	Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	2-10
6:11		Ricky Rubio kicked ball violation
6:11		Cavaliers 60 second timeout
6:03	+2	Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving layup	4-10
5:44		Cedi Osman misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:42		Cedi Osman offensive rebound
5:41		Ricky Rubio misses three point jump shot
5:38		Jarrett Allen offensive rebound
5:36		Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot
5:36		Mark Williams defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point stepback jump shot	6-10
5:00		Ricky Rubio misses two point pullup jump shot
4:57		Cavaliers offensive rebound
4:55		Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot
4:52		Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound
4:42		Theo Maledon misses two point driving layup
4:42		Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
4:33		Danny Green misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:30		James Bouknight defensive rebound
4:28		James Bouknight misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:24		Evan Mobley defensive rebound
4:16	+2	Danny Green makes two point floating jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	6-12
3:59		Theo Maledon misses three point jump shot
3:59		Mark Williams offensive rebound
3:53	+2	Mark Williams makes two point tip layup	8-12
3:40		Cedi Osman turnover (bad pass) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals)
3:36	+2	Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point running layup	10-12
3:27		Ricky Rubio turnover (bad pass) (Theo Maledon steals)
3:15		Jarrett Allen blocks Mark Williams's two point layup
3:13		Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound
3:07		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point pullup jump shot
3:06		Danny Green defensive rebound
3:01	+3	Danny Green makes three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	10-15
2:50	+2	Mark Williams makes two point jump shot (Theo Maledon assists)	12-15
2:32		Evan Mobley misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:30		Evan Mobley offensive rebound
2:30		Evan Mobley misses two point tip layup
2:28		Evan Mobley offensive rebound
2:26	+2	Evan Mobley makes two point tip layup	12-17
2:09		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
2:06		Jarrett Allen defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Cedi Osman makes two point driving layup	12-19
1:37		James Bouknight misses three point jump shot
1:33		Danny Green defensive rebound
1:26		Danny Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:26		Hornets 60 second timeout
1:11		Kai Jones misses three point jump shot
1:07		Cedi Osman defensive rebound
0:59		Evan Mobley misses two point alley-oop dunk
0:57		Raul Neto offensive rebound
0:56	+2	Evan Mobley makes two point dunk (Raul Neto assists)	12-21
0:45	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point driving floating jump shot	14-21
0:45		Cedi Osman shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
0:45	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	15-21
0:29	+2	Danny Green makes two point layup	15-23
0:17		Cedi Osman personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
0:17	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-23
0:17	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-23
0:03	+2	Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting dunk (Raul Neto assists)	17-25
0:00		James Bouknight misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Hornets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
CHA
Hornets
32
CLE
Cavaliers
29

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Kai Jones personal foul (Raul Neto draws the foul)
11:35		Dean Wade misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
11:33		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
11:27		Danny Green shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-25
11:27	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-25
11:15		Robin Lopez turnover (traveling)
10:58		Nick Richards turnover (lost ball) (Dean Wade steals)
10:53	+2	Lamar Stevens makes two point running dunk (Dean Wade assists)	19-27
10:45		Raul Neto personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
10:40		Theo Maledon misses three point jump shot
10:37		Lamar Stevens defensive rebound
10:29		Dean Wade misses three point jump shot
10:27		Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound
10:27		Raul Neto personal foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul)
10:14		Danny Green shooting foul (Svi Mykhailiuk draws the foul)
10:14	+1	Svi Mykhailiuk makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-27
10:14	+1	Svi Mykhailiuk makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-27
9:57		Raul Neto turnover (bad pass) (Kai Jones steals)
9:53		Raul Neto personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
9:53	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-27
9:53	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-27
9:43		Ricky Rubio misses two point driving layup
9:42		Nick Richards defensive rebound
9:25		Nick Richards turnover (traveling)
9:13	+3	Danny Green makes three point turnaround jump shot (Robin Lopez assists)	23-30
9:01	+2	James Bouknight makes two point driving floating jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	25-30
9:01		Lamar Stevens shooting foul (James Bouknight draws the foul)
9:01	+1	James Bouknight makes regular free throw 1 of 1	26-30
8:49	+3	Danny Green makes three point jump shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	26-33
8:37		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point pullup jump shot
8:36		Nick Richards offensive rebound
8:35		Danny Green blocks Nick Richards's two point putback layup
8:35		Ricky Rubio defensive rebound
8:28		Danny Green misses three point running jump shot
8:24		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
8:18	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point driving floating jump shot	28-33
7:56		Kai Jones shooting foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul)
7:56	+1	Robin Lopez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-34
7:56	+1	Robin Lopez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-35
7:45		Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point pullup jump shot
7:43		Sam Merrill defensive rebound
7:27	+2	Sam Merrill makes two point pullup jump shot (Robin Lopez assists)	28-37
7:10		James Bouknight misses three point jump shot
7:07		Ricky Rubio defensive rebound
6:57		Nick Richards blocks Robin Lopez's two point turnaround hook shot
6:56		Ricky Rubio offensive rebound
6:56		Theo Maledon shooting foul (Ricky Rubio draws the foul)
6:56		Cavaliers 60 second timeout
6:56	+1	Ricky Rubio makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-38
6:56	+1	Ricky Rubio makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-39
6:43	+2	Nick Richards makes two point cutting layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	30-39
6:31		James Bouknight personal foul (Robin Lopez draws the foul)
6:26	+2	Ricky Rubio makes two point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Mobley assists)	30-41
6:08	+2	Nick Richards makes two point turnaround jump shot (Theo Maledon assists)	32-41
6:08		Robin Lopez shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-41
5:46		Isaiah Mobley misses two point turnaround hook shot
5:45		Robin Lopez offensive rebound
5:43	+2	Robin Lopez makes two point hook shot	33-43
5:33		Cedi Osman personal foul (Theo Maledon draws the foul)
5:33	+1	Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-43
5:33	+1	Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-43
5:16		Isaiah Mobley misses three point jump shot
5:11		Mark Williams defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point driving floating jump shot	37-43
4:49		Ricky Rubio misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot
4:46		Mark Williams defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point running layup	39-43
4:36		Robin Lopez offensive foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
4:36		Robin Lopez turnover (offensive foul)
4:22		Bryce McGowens turnover (lost ball) (Sam Merrill steals)
4:18	+2	Mamadi Diakite makes two point running layup (Cedi Osman assists)	39-45
4:02		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
4:00		Kobi Simmons offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point cutting layup (Kobi Simmons assists)	41-45
3:40		Isaiah Mobley misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:38		Kobi Simmons defensive rebound
3:35		Kobi Simmons misses three point running pullup jump shot
3:30		Ricky Rubio defensive rebound
3:20	+3	Mamadi Diakite makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists)	41-48
3:03		James Bouknight misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
3:01		James Bouknight offensive rebound
3:01		Mamadi Diakite blocks James Bouknight's two point putback layup
3:01		Hornets offensive rebound
2:58		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point jump shot
2:56		Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound
2:51	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (JT Thor assists)	43-48
2:34		Svi Mykhailiuk shooting foul (Cedi Osman draws the foul)
2:34		Hornets 60 second timeout
2:34	+1	Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 1 of 3	43-49
2:34		Cedi Osman misses regular free throw 2 of 3
2:34		Cavaliers offensive rebound
2:34	+1	Cedi Osman makes regular free throw 3 of 3	43-50
2:27		Svi Mykhailiuk offensive foul (Isaiah Mobley draws the foul)
2:27		Svi Mykhailiuk turnover (offensive foul)
2:15	+2	Ricky Rubio makes two point driving finger roll layup	43-52
2:15		Mark Williams defensive goaltending violation
2:06		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
2:02		Lamar Stevens defensive rebound
1:56	+2	Mamadi Diakite makes two point driving floating jump shot (Lamar Stevens assists)	43-54
1:53		Hornets 60 second timeout
1:45	+2	Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Bryce McGowens assists)	45-54
1:45		Mamadi Diakite shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
1:45	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-54
1:29		Ricky Rubio misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
1:26		Mark Williams defensive rebound
1:10	+2	Mark Williams makes two point reverse layup (Kobi Simmons assists)	48-54
0:59		Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot
0:57		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
0:49		Bryce McGowens misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:47		Mamadi Diakite defensive rebound
0:30		Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot
0:27		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
0:08		Isaiah Mobley shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
0:08		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08		Hornets offensive rebound
0:08	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-54
0:00		Ricky Rubio misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
CHA
Hornets
21
CLE
Cavaliers
21

Time		Play	Score
11:40		Mark Williams blocks Robin Lopez's two point hook shot
11:37		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
11:30	+2	JT Thor makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Theo Maledon assists)	51-54
11:11	+2	Robin Lopez makes two point turnaround hook shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	51-56
10:54		JT Thor turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals)
10:36		Dean Wade misses two point jump shot
10:36		Cavaliers offensive rebound
10:36		Mark Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Robin Lopez draws the foul)
10:31		Isaiah Mobley misses two point driving reverse layup
10:30		Isaiah Mobley offensive rebound
10:28		Isaiah Mobley misses two point tip layup
10:27		JT Thor defensive rebound
10:13		Isaiah Mobley shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
10:13		Bryce McGowens misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:13		Hornets offensive rebound
10:13	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
9:58		Mark Williams kicked ball violation
9:49		Danny Green misses three point jump shot
9:46		Theo Maledon defensive rebound
9:36		Bryce McGowens misses three point jump shot
9:35		Hornets offensive rebound
9:33		Danny Green personal foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
9:25	+2	Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point driving finger roll layup (JT Thor assists)	54-56
9:15		Ricky Rubio turnover (bad pass) (Mark Williams steals)
9:10		JT Thor misses two point running layup
9:07		Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
8:59		Danny Green misses three point jump shot
8:58		Hornets defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Mark Williams makes two point floating jump shot (Theo Maledon assists)	56-56
8:15		Ricky Rubio misses three point jump shot
8:13		JT Thor defensive rebound
8:12		Theo Maledon turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
7:54	+2	Robin Lopez makes two point bank hook shot (Ricky Rubio assists)	56-58
7:44		Theo Maledon misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:42		Theo Maledon offensive rebound
7:40		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point jump shot
7:36		Robin Lopez defensive rebound
7:31		Danny Green offensive foul (Theo Maledon draws the foul)
7:31		Danny Green turnover (offensive foul)
7:19		Robin Lopez blocks Svi Mykhailiuk's two point driving floating jump shot
7:18		Svi Mykhailiuk offensive rebound
7:17		Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point floating jump shot
7:16		Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
7:11		Danny Green misses three point running jump shot
7:08		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
6:48		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point stepback jump shot
6:44		Dean Wade defensive rebound
6:35		Mark Williams blocks Robin Lopez's two point layup
6:32		Bryce McGowens defensive rebound
6:30	+2	Svi Mykhailiuk makes two point running layup (Bryce McGowens assists)	58-58
6:09		Dean Wade turnover (bad pass) (Bryce McGowens steals)
6:03		Ricky Rubio shooting foul (Theo Maledon draws the foul)
6:03		Cavaliers 60 second timeout
6:03	+1	Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-58
6:03	+1	Theo Maledon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-58
5:48	+3	Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaiah Mobley assists)	60-61
5:20		JT Thor misses three point jump shot
5:17		Mamadi Diakite defensive rebound
5:03		Mark Williams shooting foul (Isaiah Mobley draws the foul)
5:03	+1	Isaiah Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-62
5:03	+1	Isaiah Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-63
4:49	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point driving floating jump shot (JT Thor assists)	62-63
4:26		Raul Neto misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
4:24		Mark Williams defensive rebound
4:15		Svi Mykhailiuk misses three point pullup jump shot
4:12		Lamar Stevens defensive rebound
4:03		Mamadi Diakite misses three point jump shot
4:00		Svi Mykhailiuk defensive rebound
3:57		Svi Mykhailiuk turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
3:42		James Bouknight personal foul (Raul Neto draws the foul)
3:33		Nick Richards blocks Mamadi Diakite's two point cutting layup
3:29		Nick Richards defensive rebound
3:19		Svi Mykhailiuk misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:16		Sam Merrill defensive rebound
3:14		Theo Maledon shooting foul (Raul Neto draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Raul Neto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-64
3:14	+1	Raul Neto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-65
2:56	+2	James Bouknight makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kobi Simmons assists)	64-65
2:41	+3	Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Raul Neto assists)	64-68
2:24		Bryce McGowens turnover (traveling)
2:24		Hornets 60 second timeout
2:10		Bryce McGowens personal foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul)
2:10	+1	Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
2:10	+1	Sam Merrill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
1:59	+3	James Bouknight makes three point jump shot (Bryce McGowens assists)	67-70
1:40	+3	Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Mamadi Diakite assists)	67-73
1:27		James Bouknight misses three point jump shot
1:24		Sam Merrill defensive rebound
1:17		Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot
1:15		Nick Richards defensive rebound
1:08		James Bouknight turnover (out of bounds step)
0:49	+2	Mamadi Diakite makes two point jump shot (Raul Neto assists)	67-75
0:32	+3	Bryce McGowens makes three point stepback jump shot	70-75
0:24		Raul Neto misses three point pullup jump shot
0:24		Kai Jones defensive rebound
0:02		James Bouknight misses three point stepback jump shot
0:02		Lamar Stevens defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
CHA
Hornets
36
CLE
Cavaliers
20

Time		Play	Score
11:45	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point driving floating jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	72-75
11:45		Mamadi Diakite shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
11:45	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 1	73-75
11:25		Raul Neto misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
11:24		Nick Richards defensive rebound
11:12		Theo Maledon misses two point turnaround jump shot
11:09		Nick Richards offensive rebound
11:08		Raul Neto shooting foul (Bryce McGowens draws the foul)
11:08	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-75
11:08	+1	Bryce McGowens makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-75
10:57	+2	Raul Neto makes two point cutting layup (Mamadi Diakite assists)	75-77
10:42	+2	Nick Richards makes two point driving layup (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	77-77
10:26	+2	Sam Merrill makes two point alley-oop layup (Raul Neto assists)	77-79
10:09	+2	Bryce McGowens makes two point driving bank hook shot	79-79
9:59		Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot
9:56		Nick Richards defensive rebound
9:49	+3	Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point pullup jump shot	82-79
9:35		Raul Neto turnover (bad pass) (Nick Richards steals)
9:32		Svi Mykhailiuk turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
9:15		Sam Merrill misses three point pullup jump shot
9:11		Nick Richards defensive rebound
9:07		Nick Richards turnover (bad pass) (Mamadi Diakite steals)
8:58		Nick Richards blocks Lamar Stevens's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
8:53		Lamar Stevens offensive rebound
8:52	+2	Sam Merrill makes two point cutting layup (Mamadi Diakite assists)	82-81
8:44		Hornets 60 second timeout
8:35	+3	James Bouknight makes three point jump shot (Svi Mykhailiuk assists)	85-81
8:09		Mamadi Diakite turnover (lost ball) (Svi Mykhailiuk steals)
8:01	+3	Svi Mykhailiuk makes three point jump shot (Theo Maledon assists)	88-81
7:39		Raul Neto misses three point pullup jump shot
7:37		Kai Jones defensive rebound
7:23	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point pullup jump shot	90-81
7:16	+2	Raul Neto makes two point pullup jump shot	90-83
7:16		Kai Jones defensive goaltending violation
7:16		Theo Maledon shooting foul (Raul Neto draws the foul)
7:16	+1	Raul Neto makes regular free throw 1 of 1	90-84
7:05		Sam Merrill shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul)
7:05	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-84
7:05	+1	Nick Richards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-84
6:55	+2	Robin Lopez makes two point cutting layup (Raul Neto assists)	92-86
6:40	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point driving layup (Nick Richards assists)	94-86
6:23		Lamar Stevens misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
6:19		JT Thor defensive rebound
6:16		Theo Maledon turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:59		Robin Lopez misses two point hook shot
5:55		Danny Green offensive rebound
5:44		Robin Lopez misses two point jump shot
5:41		JT Thor defensive rebound
5:31		Danny Green shooting foul (James Bouknight draws the foul)
5:31	+1	James Bouknight makes regular free throw 1 of 2	95-86
5:31		James Bouknight misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:30		Sam Merrill defensive rebound
5:14		Danny Green misses three point jump shot
5:11		JT Thor defensive rebound
5:00	+2	Mark Williams makes two point turnaround jump shot	97-86
5:00		Isaiah Mobley shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	98-86
4:43	+2	Raul Neto makes two point fadeaway jump shot	98-88
4:24		Robin Lopez shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
4:24	+1	Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	99-88
4:24		Mark Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:21		Isaiah Mobley defensive rebound
4:08		Danny Green turnover (lost ball) (Bryce McGowens steals)
4:05		Bryce McGowens turnover (lost ball) (Sam Merrill steals)
4:00	+3	Sam Merrill makes three point running jump shot (Danny Green assists)	99-91
3:36		JT Thor misses two point pullup bank jump shot
3:33		Robin Lopez defensive rebound
3:24		Raul Neto misses three point jump shot
3:21		JT Thor defensive rebound
3:06	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (Bryce McGowens assists)	101-91
2:49		Isaiah Mobley misses three point jump shot
2:46		Mark Williams defensive rebound
2:38		Theo Maledon misses two point pullup jump shot
2:34		Danny Green defensive rebound
2:27		Robin Lopez misses three point jump shot
2:24		Mark Williams defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Theo Maledon makes two point driving finger roll layup	103-91
1:54		James Bouknight personal foul (Raul Neto draws the foul)
1:54		Cavaliers 60 second timeout
1:54	+1	Raul Neto makes regular free throw 1 of 2	103-92
1:54	+1	Raul Neto makes regular free throw 2 of 2	103-93
1:30		Bryce McGowens turnover (bad pass) (Raul Neto steals)
1:28	+2	Raul Neto makes two point running layup	103-95
1:09		Mark Williams turnover (lost ball) (Sam Merrill steals)
0:58		Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot
0:57		Hornets defensive rebound
0:39	+3	JT Thor makes three point jump shot (Theo Maledon assists)	106-95
0:27		Danny Green misses three point jump shot
0:24		Mark Williams defensive rebound
0:02		Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Hornets turnover (shot clock violation)