November 10, 2026 at 5:13 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Hornets Make 23 Threes, Bury Cavaliers and End Six-Game Skid

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Charlotte, the league's lowest-scoring team coming in, hit 23 of 46 from deep and led by 33 in a 124-112 win over Cleveland.

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The league's worst offense, at 96.3 points a game coming in, scored 124 on Monday night and did it from long range. Charlotte made 23 of 46 threes, played without Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel, and beat Cleveland 124-112 to end a six-game losing streak. The Hornets were up by as many as 33 before the Cavaliers made the final score look respectable.

Grayson Allen led all scorers with 27 points, going 6 of 12 from three. Naz Reid had 25 points and 13 rebounds, a double-double, though he needed 26 shots to get there. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored only 8 but pulled down 15 rebounds, 10 of them offensive, as Charlotte won the boards 49-32. Tidjane Salaun added 14 in 18 minutes.

It was close for about twelve minutes, with Charlotte up 29-28 after one. Then the Hornets scored 40 in the second quarter and led 69-53 at the half. They put up another 38 in the third, a 78-52 stretch over the middle two quarters, and went to the fourth ahead 107-80.

Meleek Thomas topped Cleveland with 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting. James Harden and Donovan Mitchell each finished with 11, Mitchell on 4 of 11 from the field. The Cavaliers won the fourth 32-17, which only dressed up the score. They are 5-6, 1-4 on the road, with New York and Miami still ahead on this trip.

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