
Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte Hornets
· National Basketball AssociationMobley scores career-high 41 points as Cavaliers beat Hornets 116-102

Mobley scored 23 points as the Cavaliers built a 40-18 lead after the first quarter en route to their 21st victory in 24 games. The forward then had seven points in a late 12-2 surge as Cleveland held on.
Brandon Miller scored 24 points for Charlotte, which got as close as 104-100 with 5:05 left to play in its eighth straight loss.
Hornets: The Hornets suited up nine players from their 15-player active roster. Probable starters LaMelo Ball (left calf strain), Miles Bridges (right knee bruise) and Nick Richards (right ankle sprain) were out. Reserve Grant Williams (torn knee ligament) told reporters before the game he would be having reconstructive knee surgery on Wednesday in Chicago with a recovery time of eight to 12 months.
Regular Season Series
CLE leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 116 - 102 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 102 |
4th 21.1 | ![]() |
Vasilije Micic lost ball turnover (Evan Mobley steals) | 116 - 102 |
4th 23.2 | ![]() |
Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | 116 - 102 |
4th 25.1 | ![]() |
Darius Garland misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 116 - 102 |
Statistics
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42-84 | FG | 37-86 |
50.0 | Field Goal % | 43.0 |
14-38 | 3PT | 11-39 |
36.8 | Three Point % | 28.2 |
18-24 | FT | 17-19 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 89.5 |
47 | Rebounds | 37 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
33 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
28 | Assists | 21 |
6 | Steals | 6 |
6 | Blocks | 5 |
11 | Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
4 | Fast Break Points | 27 |
48 | Points in Paint | 42 |
20 | Fouls | 27 |
22 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 18,832 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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32 | 35 | .478 | - | L1 |
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31 | 37 | .456 | 1.5 | L1 |
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29 | 38 | .433 | 3 | L7 |
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17 | 49 | .258 | 14.5 | W1 |
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15 | 51 | .227 | 16.5 | W2 |
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