Cavaliers 118, Hornets 113

Who scored

Cleveland Cavaliers. Dean Wade scored 8 points on 3 of 3 shots, 2 of 2 from three, with 4 rebounds, 1 steal in 26 minutes. Jarrett Allen scored 26 points on 11 of 15 shots, 4 of 5 at the line, with 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block in 32 minutes. James Harden scored 18 points on 6 of 14 shots, 2 of 3 from three and 4 of 4 at the line, with 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal in 34 minutes. Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points on 9 of 22 shots, 2 of 7 from three and 12 of 13 at the line, with 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals in 34 minutes. Sam Merrill scored 10 points on 4 of 6 shots, 2 of 4 from three, with 2 rebounds, 2 assists in 24 minutes.

Charlotte Hornets. Brandon Miller scored 18 points on 6 of 19 shots, 4 of 12 from three and 2 of 2 at the line, with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block in 23 minutes. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 12 points on 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 2 at the line, with 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block in 36 minutes. LaMelo Ball scored 18 points on 4 of 17 shots, 2 of 10 from three and 8 of 8 at the line, with 2 rebounds, 6 assists in 27 minutes. Sion James scored 5 points on 1 of 2 shots, 1 of 2 from three and 2 of 2 at the line, with 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 1 block in 30 minutes. Kon Knueppel scored 33 points on 11 of 20 shots, 7 of 15 from three and 4 of 5 at the line, with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal in 37 minutes. Josh Green scored 11 points on 3 of 7 shots, 2 of 6 from three and 3 of 3 at the line, with 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block in 20 minutes.

The team sheet

Cleveland Cavaliers shot 41-77 (53), hit 10-21 from three (48), made 26-28 free throws, grabbed 39 rebounds, handed out 24 assists, committed 12 turnovers, scored 50 in the paint, added 8 fast-break points, led by as many as 14.

Charlotte Hornets shot 36-92 (39), hit 20-56 from three (36), made 21-22 free throws, grabbed 45 rebounds, handed out 26 assists, committed 14 turnovers, scored 28 in the paint, added 3 fast-break points, led by as many as 4.

The lead changed hands 18 times.