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LaMelo scoreless in debut, Cavs outlast Hornets in opener
CLEVELAND (AP) LaMelo Ball summed up his NBA debut in one word.
''Disappointing,'' he said.
And forgettable.
The hyped Charlotte Hornets rookie guard didn't score in his first game for Charlotte and Cleveland pulled away in the first half and held on for a 121-114 victory Wednesday night in the Cleveland Cavaliers' first home regular-season game in nearly 300 days.
Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 22 and the Cavs overcame a scorching shooting performance by Charlotte's Terry Rozier, a Cleveland native who finished with a career-high 10 3-pointers and 42 points.
Beyond Ball's rough night - he missed all five shots and didn't play in the fourth quarte - Charlotte also suffered a major injury as center Cody Zeller broke his left hand.
''Cody is obviously going to miss some time and we need other guys to step up,'' Hornets coach James Boorego said.
One of those would be Ball, the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft who has revived interest and hope in Charlotte. But Ball's first performance didn't go as he hoped. He missed all three 3-pointers and had three turnovers in 16 minutes.
''I was just having an off night,'' said Ball, whose postgame Zoom interview was interrupted by someone who hacked into the feed.
''I told him just to forget this one,'' said Hornets guard Gordon Hayward, who scored 28 points in his debut with Charlotte. ''There is going to be so many nights where he is playing his game and playing really well. So I said don't worry about this one at all. We all know the type of player that you are.''
Upset by their exclusion from the NBA's ''bubble'' in Orlando, the Cavs made the most of getting back on their home floor for the first time in the regular season since March 8.
Andre Drummond added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Larry Nance had 13 and 13 for Cleveland, which played without star forward Kevin Love. He's out with a strained right calf.
Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff was mostly pleased with his team's performance but said there was plenty to clean up.
The biggest thing was just playing again.
''It's everything you remember it to be,'' said Bickerstaff, who had the Cavs playing their best ball last season when the pandemic stopped everything. ''The spirit was like we never stopped.''
Rozier scored 36 points - 24 on 3s - in the second half to keep the Hornets within striking distance. They got within five in the final minute, but Sexton made three free throws to close it for the Cavs, who led by 18 with 3:32 left.
Rozier has scored 107 points in his last three games in Cleveland.
''I'm going to do what I do at the crib,'' he said.
Cleveland took control with a 41-point second quarter, which featured a 21-4 spurt to close the half and included a two-handed slam dunk by rookie Isaac Okoro, who started. The Cavs shot 17 of 23 (74%) in the second quarter.
TIP-INS
Hornets: Hayward is playing with a fractured pinkie finger on his right shooting hand. ... It's not clear when Zeller got hurt. ... Ball went 0 for 3 on 3-pointers. ... This debut went better than Hayward's previous one in Cleveland. He broke his left leg in his first game with Boston here in 2017.
Cavaliers: Bickerstaff is ''hopeful'' that Love will return on the weekend. ... Rookie Dylan Windler injured his left wrist on hard fall in the third quarter. X-rays were negative. ... Okoro had 11 points and five assists in 33 minutes. ... Ahead of the opener, the team picked up contract options on Sexton, Garland, Windler and Kevin Porter Jr.
UP NEXT
Hornets: Hayward and Ball make their home debuts on Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Cavaliers: Drummond faces his former team for the first time since he was traded to Cleveland with a visit to Detroit on Saturday. He was a two-time All-Star in eight seasons with the Pistons.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Cody Zeller vs. Andre Drummond (Terry Rozier gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Andre Drummond turnover (bad pass) (Cody Zeller steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | Devonte' Graham turnover (bad pass) (Andre Drummond steals) | ||
| 11:18 | | Devonte' Graham shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:18 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point driving layup (P.J. Washington assists) | 2-1 |
| 10:42 | | Darius Garland turnover (bad pass) (Gordon Hayward steals) | ||
| 10:30 | | Terry Rozier misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Devonte' Graham offensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point floating jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:08 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:08 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-4 |
| 9:53 | | Cody Zeller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 2-6 |
| 9:26 | | Terry Rozier misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Andre Drummond misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Andre Drummond misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +2 | Cody Zeller makes two point layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:39 | | Andre Drummond shooting foul (Cody Zeller draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | Cody Zeller misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:35 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point layup (Andre Drummond assists) | 4-11 |
| 7:59 | | P.J. Washington misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Andre Drummond misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:46 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Gordon Hayward misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:37 | | Cody Zeller offensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Cody Zeller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:21 | | Darius Garland misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Andre Drummond personal foul (Loose ball) (Cody Zeller draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 7-11 |
| 6:36 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | JaVale McGee offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Cedi Osman turnover (bad pass) (Cody Zeller steals) | ||
| 6:15 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Gordon Hayward shooting foul (Isaac Okoro draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | +1 | Isaac Okoro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-15 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point floating jump shot | 9-15 |
| 5:46 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Terry Rozier turnover (lost ball) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Cedi Osman makes two point finger roll layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 9-17 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 12-17 |
| 4:42 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:24 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 15-17 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point jump shot (Cedi Osman assists) | 15-19 |
| 3:42 | | Cedi Osman personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 3:30 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point floating jump shot (Dean Wade assists) | 15-21 |
| 3:16 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devonte' Graham assists) | 17-21 |
| 3:03 | | Cedi Osman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devonte' Graham assists) | 19-21 |
| 2:49 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:35 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 19-24 |
| 2:15 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:11 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | JaVale McGee turnover (bad pass) (Miles Bridges steals) | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point dunk (Cody Martin assists) | 21-24 |
| 1:36 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Dylan Windler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | Larry Nance Jr. blocks P.J. Washington's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:38 | | Cedi Osman defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | P.J. Washington blocks Cedi Osman's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:29 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 23-24 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | Andre Drummond turnover (lost ball) (Jalen McDaniels steals) | ||
| 11:32 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Damyean Dotson steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Larry Nance Jr. makes three point jump shot (Andre Drummond assists) | 23-27 |
| 11:01 | | Miles Bridges misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point hook shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 23-29 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 25-29 |
| 10:26 | | +3 | Dylan Windler makes three point jump shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 25-32 |
| 10:05 | | +2 | Devonte' Graham makes two point jump shot (P.J. Washington assists) | 27-32 |
| 9:43 | | Dylan Windler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:30 | | Andre Drummond misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 27-34 |
| 9:15 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | Miles Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Andre Drummond misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving layup | 29-34 |
| 8:31 | | Larry Nance Jr. shooting foul (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Cody Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-34 |
| 8:15 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point turnaround hook shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 30-36 |
| 8:06 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point jump shot (Andre Drummond assists) | 30-38 |
| 7:38 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point dunk (Gordon Hayward assists) | 32-38 |
| 7:26 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point step back jump shot | 32-41 |
| 7:04 | | +2 | Cody Zeller makes two point floating jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 34-41 |
| 6:42 | | Andre Drummond turnover (lost ball) (Cody Zeller steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point dunk (Gordon Hayward assists) | 36-41 |
| 6:26 | | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 6:26 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 36-42 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point driving layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 36-44 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Cody Zeller makes two point floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 38-44 |
| 5:59 | | JaVale McGee defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 5:42 | | Darius Garland misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point floating jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 40-44 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point jump shot | 40-46 |
| 5:02 | | Cody Zeller shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | +1 | JaVale McGee makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-47 |
| 4:48 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point hook shot | 40-49 |
| 4:23 | | Cody Zeller turnover (lost ball) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 4:23 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Take) (Dean Wade draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:49 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | Terry Rozier turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-52 |
| 3:17 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-53 |
| 3:05 | | Bismack Biyombo turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 40-55 |
| 2:33 | | P.J. Washington misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 2:29 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point layup (Darius Garland assists) | 40-57 |
| 2:10 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (P.J. Washington draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:10 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-57 |
| 2:10 | | +1 | P.J. Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-57 |
| 1:54 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point turnaround hook shot (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 42-59 |
| 1:38 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 44-59 |
| 1:25 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point layup (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 44-61 |
| 1:14 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | Gordon Hayward misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:03 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 44-63 |
| 0:45 | | Devonte' Graham misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:42 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Terry Rozier blocks Collin Sexton's two point layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving layup | 44-65 |
| 0:05 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:05 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:03 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Jump ball. Collin Sexton vs. P.J. Washington (Andre Drummond gains possession) | ||
| 11:33 | | Andre Drummond misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 46-65 |
| 10:59 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-66 |
| 10:59 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-67 |
| 10:41 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 46-70 |
| 10:12 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 49-70 |
| 9:55 | | Collin Sexton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point dunk (Devonte' Graham assists) | 51-70 |
| 9:36 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point dunk | 51-72 |
| 9:18 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Andre Drummond misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Collin Sexton misses two point layup | ||
| 9:00 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | +3 | Devonte' Graham makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 54-72 |
| 8:56 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:44 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 54-75 |
| 8:30 | | Cody Zeller misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Collin Sexton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Cody Zeller blocks Andre Drummond's two point putback layup | ||
| 8:14 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Collin Sexton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 57-75 |
| 7:37 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:31 | | Andre Drummond offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Cody Zeller defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Devonte' Graham makes two point driving layup | 59-75 |
| 6:56 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 59-77 |
| 6:40 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 62-77 |
| 6:21 | | Andre Drummond misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:18 | | Cody Zeller defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +2 | Larry Nance Jr. makes two point dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 62-79 |
| 5:44 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot | 65-79 |
| 5:29 | | Isaac Okoro offensive foul (Charge) (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 68-79 |
| 4:57 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Windler steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | Dylan Windler turnover (lost ball) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Windler steals) | ||
| 4:42 | | Gordon Hayward personal foul (Take) (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | Dylan Windler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point floating jump shot | 70-79 |
| 4:32 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 71-79 |
| 4:16 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 71-82 |
| 4:04 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Dean Wade turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:44 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot | 74-82 |
| 3:17 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (JaVale McGee assists) | 74-85 |
| 3:12 | | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 3:12 | | +1 | Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-85 |
| 3:12 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:09 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Gordon Hayward shooting foul (Dylan Windler draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | Marques Bolden misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:53 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Marques Bolden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Dean Wade personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point layup (Dean Wade assists) | 75-87 |
| 2:34 | | Terry Rozier shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:31 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | JaVale McGee blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:14 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 78-87 |
| 2:05 | | +3 | Dean Wade makes three point jump shot (Cedi Osman assists) | 78-90 |
| 1:45 | | Gordon Hayward misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Dean Wade turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 1:32 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | JaVale McGee defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Cedi Osman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | JaVale McGee personal foul (Loose ball) (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:52 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point putback layup | 80-90 |
| 0:41 | | Bismack Biyombo technical foul | ||
| 0:41 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 80-91 |
| 0:28 | | Damyean Dotson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Damyean Dotson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point floating jump shot | 80-93 |
| 0:01 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Collin Sexton personal foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | Devonte' Graham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:33 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point layup (Dean Wade assists) | 80-95 |
| 11:10 | | Cedi Osman shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:10 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:08 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point driving dunk | 80-97 |
| 10:36 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot | 83-97 |
| 10:12 | | Collin Sexton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup | 85-97 |
| 9:55 | | Andre Drummond turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 9:33 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | Cedi Osman makes three point jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 85-100 |
| 9:03 | | Devonte' Graham turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 8:46 | | Andre Drummond misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Andre Drummond makes two point dunk (Larry Nance Jr. assists) | 85-102 |
| 8:13 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 88-102 |
| 7:41 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Gordon Hayward turnover (bad pass) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:27 | | Andre Drummond misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Andre Drummond defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Darius Garland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point floating jump shot (Cody Martin assists) | 90-102 |
| 6:50 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 91-102 |
| 6:37 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot | 91-105 |
| 6:28 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 91-108 |
| 5:53 | | Larry Nance Jr. personal foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | Gordon Hayward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Cody Martin misses two point putback layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Collin Sexton turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point dunk (Devonte' Graham assists) | 93-108 |
| 5:23 | | JaVale McGee shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 5:23 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:21 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point jump shot | 93-110 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point layup | 95-110 |
| 4:26 | | Larry Nance Jr. misses two point layup | ||
| 4:25 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Larry Nance Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-111 |
| 4:25 | | +1 | Larry Nance Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-112 |
| 4:15 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point reverse dunk (Gordon Hayward assists) | 97-112 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 97-114 |
| 4:03 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:02 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Darius Garland shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +1 | Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-114 |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-114 |
| 3:40 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Larry Nance Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point jump shot (Andre Drummond assists) | 99-117 |
| 3:24 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 101-117 |
| 3:09 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 3:06 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point dunk | 103-117 |
| 2:35 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:31 | | Bismack Biyombo turnover (bad pass) (Larry Nance Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | Collin Sexton offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Collin Sexton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:25 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:17 | | Larry Nance Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Gordon Hayward makes two point driving layup | 105-117 |
| 1:59 | | Cavaliers turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 1:51 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Gordon Hayward personal foul (Andre Drummond draws the foul) | ||
| 1:27 | | Andre Drummond turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:19 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot | 108-117 |
| 0:58 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point layup (Collin Sexton assists) | 108-119 |
| 0:52 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Larry Nance Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Darius Garland offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Darius Garland turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point step back jump shot | 111-119 |
| 0:23 | | Larry Nance Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 0:23 | | Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:16 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:13 | | Devonte' Graham offensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:08 | | Terry Rozier personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-120 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-121 |
| 0:01 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Hornets offensive rebound |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Hornets offensive rebound | 0:01 |
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Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:08 |
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Terry Rozier personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | 0:08 |
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Cavaliers 60 second timeout | 0:09 |
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Devonte' Graham offensive rebound | 0:13 |
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Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | 0:16 |
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Darius Garland turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | 0:23 |
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Larry Nance Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Terry Rozier steals) | 0:23 |
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+ 3 | Terry Rozier makes three point step back jump shot | 0:31 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 114 | 121 |
| Field Goals | 45-90 (50.0%) | 46-87 (52.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 16-44 (36.4%) | 14-30 (46.7%) |
| Free Throws | 8-15 (53.3%) | 15-20 (75.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 41 | 57 |
| Offensive | 8 | 10 |
| Defensive | 24 | 40 |
| Team | 9 | 7 |
| Assists | 29 | 34 |
| Steals | 10 | 12 |
| Blocks | 4 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 18 |
| Fouls | 17 | 22 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
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T. Rozier
PG 3
42 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
L. Nance Jr.
PF 22
13 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST
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C. Sexton SG | 27 PTS | 2 REB | 5 AST | |
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PTS | REB | AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Rozier | 42 | 3 | 2 | 15/23 | 10/16 | 2/4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 49 |
| G. Hayward | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11/18 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 44 |
| D. Graham | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4/13 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 31 |
| C. Zeller | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 12 |
| P. Washington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 11 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Rozier | 42 | 3 | 2 | 15/23 | 10/16 | 2/4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 49 |
| G. Hayward | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11/18 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 44 |
| D. Graham | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4/13 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -7 | 31 |
| C. Zeller | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 12 |
| P. Washington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 11 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Biyombo | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5/5 | 0/0 | 1/5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| M. Bridges | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3/10 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +6 | 15 |
| C. Martin | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 18 |
| J. McDaniels | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| L. Ball | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| J. Chealey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Martin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Riller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Spalding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. DeLaurier | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Darling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Simmons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Sneed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Monk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Richards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Cook | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Whitney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Carey Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 114 | 32 | 29 | 45/90 | 16/44 | 8/15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 24 | -35 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Sexton | 27 | 2 | 5 | 9/16 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 37 |
| D. Garland | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7/13 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +4 | 39 |
| A. Drummond | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7/18 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 32 |
| L. Nance Jr. | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 45 |
| I. Okoro | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Sexton | 27 | 2 | 5 | 9/16 | 3/4 | 6/9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 37 |
| D. Garland | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7/13 | 4/8 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +4 | 39 |
| A. Drummond | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7/18 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 32 |
| L. Nance Jr. | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 45 |
| I. Okoro | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 22 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. McGee | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6/7 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +12 | 23 |
| C. Osman | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 18 |
| D. Wade | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 14 |
| D. Windler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 4 |
| M. Bolden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Dotson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 2 |
| K. Love | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Pointer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Dellavedova | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Exum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Macura | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Newman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Maker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Mac | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Stevens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Porter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 121 | 50 | 34 | 46/87 | 14/30 | 15/20 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 40 | +35 | - |
