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CLE118
Final
113CHA
Friday, February 20, 2026
Clutch Finish3PT Edge
Cleveland Cavaliers
Away · Cavaliers · Won
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
118
Finalmargin5
113
Charlotte Hornets
Home · Hornets
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Biggest Lead
CLE +14
Q2 · 6:44
Biggest Run
CLE 10-0
 
Lead Changes
18
6 ties
Half
CLE 59 · CHA 53
CLE led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
CLE won by 5.
Insight 02
CLE built the biggest lead at +14.
Insight 03
CLE had the biggest unanswered run (10-0).
Insight 04
CLE won Q4 28-24.
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highScoring chainsOn CLE

    Knueppel got 15 of his 29 pts via catch-and-shoot (5 makes, 52% up 12 pp from season avg 39%).

    3 from pull-up jumpers (8 pts) · 1 from drives (2 pts)

  • 02
    highScoring chainsOn CHA

    Allen got 12 of his 22 pts via cuts (6 makes, 55%).

    2 from drives (4 pts) · 2 from post-ups (4 pts)

  • 03
    medTurnover outcomesOn CHA

    CHA scored 12 pts off CLE's 12 turnovers (1.00 PPP allowed).

    5 of 12 TOVs (42%) led to a make.

  • 04
    medScoring chainsOn CLE

    Miller got 9 of his 16 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 56% up 18 pp from season avg 38%).

    1 from pull-up jumpers (3 pts) · 1 from cuts (2 pts)

  • 05
    medScoring chainsOn CHA

    Mitchell got 8 of his 20 pts via drives (4 makes, 40%).

    2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts) · 1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts)

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

CLECHA
Q1
CLE +10
CLE30
CHA20
Running30–20
Q2
CHA +4
CLE29
CHA33
Running59–53
Q3
CHA +5
CLE31
CHA36
Running90–89
Q4
CLE +4
CLE28
CHA24
Running118–113

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
FGCLE9/16 56%11/22 50%12/20 60%9/19 47%41/77 53%
CHA6/22 27%11/24 46%11/23 48%8/23 35%36/92 39%
3PCLE1/3 33%3/7 43%2/4 50%4/7 57%10/21 48%
CHA4/12 33%6/14 43%8/15 53%2/15 13%20/56 36%
FTCLE11/12 92%4/4 100%5/6 83%6/6 100%26/28 93%
CHA4/4 100%5/5 100%6/7 86%6/6 100%21/22 95%
REBCLE9771639
CHA111611745
ASTCLE676524
CHA698326
TOVCLE502512
CHA644014
Paint PTSCLE121020850
CHA4106828

Game Flow

Margin over time — CHA ahead above the line, CLE below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (18) and ties (6).

CHA aheadCLE ahead
9-010-08-08-0Q1Q2Q3Q4CHA takes the lead 2–3 · Q1 11:23Tied 3–3 · Q1 11:14CLE takes the lead 4–3 · Q1 11:14CHA takes the lead 4–6 · Q1 10:51CLE takes the lead 7–6 · Q1 10:17CHA takes the lead 7–8 · Q1 10:07CLE takes the lead 9–8 · Q1 9:50Tied 9–9 · Q1 9:31CHA takes the lead 9–10 · Q1 9:31CLE takes the lead 11–10 · Q1 9:11CHA takes the lead 11–13 · Q1 8:16CLE takes the lead 18–17 · Q1 4:38CHA takes the lead 62–64 · Q3 10:04CLE takes the lead 72–71 · Q3 7:30CHA takes the lead 72–74 · Q3 7:10Tied 74–74 · Q3 6:38CLE takes the lead 78–77 · Q3 5:23Tied 80–80 · Q3 4:08Tied 82–82 · Q3 3:32CHA takes the lead 84–85 · Q3 2:28CLE takes the lead 88–87 · Q3 1:00Tied 88–88 · Q3 0:14CHA takes the lead 88–89 · Q3 0:14CLE takes the lead 90–89 · Q3 0:03CHA +4CLE +14+14−14

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
Donovan Mitchell
CLE · Starter
34:1832342039/222/7-4
Jarrett Allen
CLE · Starter
32:042614201111/150/0-2
James Harden
CLE · Starter
34:2218481026/142/3+3
Sam Merrill
CLE · Starter
24:1610220004/62/4-14
Dennis Schröder
CLE
20:048033022/40/1+16
Dean Wade
CLE · Starter
26:018401003/32/2-16
Jaylon Tyson
CLE
16:425100012/41/2+14
Nae'Qwan Tomlin
CLE
12:475210001/31/2+4
Keon Ellis
CLE
23:444432112/20/0+19
Thomas Bryant
CLE
15:422511121/40/0+5
Tyrese Proctor
CLE
—0000000/00/00
Darius Brown II
CLE
—0000000/00/00
Tristan Enaruna
CLE
—0000000/00/00
Larry Nance Jr.
CLE
—0000000/00/00
Craig Porter Jr.
CLE
—0000000/00/00

Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
59.7%
50.0%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
36.4%
23.9%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
33.3%
45.1%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
11.8%
12.1%

Efficiency

ORTGCLE edge
CLE
127.9
CHA
122.9
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGCLE edge
CLE
124.0
CHA
127.9
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%CLE edge
CLE
66.1%
CHA
55.6%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
CLE
92.5
CHA
92.7
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelCLECHAEdge
In the paint5028CLE +22
Fast break83CLE +5
Off turnovers1813CLE +5
2nd chance1837CHA +19

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricCLECHA
Passes217331
Touches330457
Distance (mi)17.618.5
Pull-up FG19/40 (48%)28/66 (42%)
Catch & Shoot FG22/37 (59%)8/26 (31%)

Shot Chart

Both teams · shot-by-shot

Brandon Miller — CHA madeCHAPJ Hall — CHA missCHALaMelo Ball — CHA madeCHAJames Harden — CLE missCLEKon Knueppel — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA missCHAJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLESam Merrill — CLE missCLEJames Harden — CLE madeCLEBrandon Miller — CHA missCHASam Merrill — CLE madeCLEKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHATre Mann — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLENae'Qwan Tomlin — CLE missCLESam Merrill — CLE madeCLEThomas Bryant — CLE missCLELaMelo Ball — CHA missCHALaMelo Ball — CHA madeCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEBrandon Miller — CHA missCHARyan Kalkbrenner — CHA madeCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLELaMelo Ball — CHA missCHAJaylon Tyson — CLE missCLEKon Knueppel — CHA missCHALaMelo Ball — CHA madeCHASam Merrill — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE madeCLEBrandon Miller — CHA madeCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHAKeon Ellis — CLE madeCLETre Mann — CHA missCHAJaylon Tyson — CLE madeCLEKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHAJames Harden — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE missCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEKeon Ellis — CLE madeCLELaMelo Ball — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE madeCLEJosh Green — CHA madeCHAJosh Green — CHA missCHADennis Schröder — CLE missCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEBrandon Miller — CHA madeCHAJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEPat Connaughton — CHA madeCHASam Merrill — CLE madeCLERyan Kalkbrenner — CHA madeCHATidjane Salaün — CHA madeCHANae'Qwan Tomlin — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE madeCLEKon Knueppel — CHA missCHARyan Kalkbrenner — CHA madeCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLELaMelo Ball — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEDean Wade — CLE madeCLEJarrett Allen — CLE missCLELaMelo Ball — CHA madeCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEKon Knueppel — CHA missCHABrandon Miller — CHA madeCHADean Wade — CLE madeCLERyan Kalkbrenner — CHA madeCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE missCLEPat Connaughton — CHA missCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHATre Mann — CHA missCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHAPJ Hall — CHA madeCHAJaylon Tyson — CLE missCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEBrandon Miller — CHA madeCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEJames Harden — CLE missCLETidjane Salaün — CHA missCHAPJ Hall — CHA missCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHARyan Kalkbrenner — CHA madeCHAJames Harden — CLE missCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHASam Merrill — CLE missCLEBrandon Miller — CHA missCHAThomas Bryant — CLE missCLEKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHAJosh Green — CHA madeCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHAJarrett Allen — CLE missCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEBrandon Miller — CHA missCHADennis Schröder — CLE madeCLEJames Harden — CLE missCLETidjane Salaün — CHA missCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA missCHATidjane Salaün — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEAntonio Reeves — CHA madeCHAJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEJosh Green — CHA missCHAJames Harden — CLE missCLEDonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLEDennis Schröder — CLE missCLEBrandon Miller — CHA madeCHAJarrett Allen — CLE missCLETidjane Salaün — CHA missCHAJarrett Allen — CLE missCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLEKon Knueppel — CHA missCHAJosh Green — CHA missCHAThomas Bryant — CLE madeCLETidjane Salaün — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHADennis Schröder — CLE madeCLEJarrett Allen — CLE madeCLELaMelo Ball — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEKon Knueppel — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLERyan Kalkbrenner — CHA missCHARyan Kalkbrenner — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEBrandon Miller — CHA missCHAJaylon Tyson — CLE madeCLEJosh Green — CHA madeCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHALaMelo Ball — CHA missCHASion James — CHA madeCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE madeCLELaMelo Ball — CHA missCHADonovan Mitchell — CLE missCLEPat Connaughton — CHA madeCHAAntonio Reeves — CHA missCHADean Wade — CLE madeCLENae'Qwan Tomlin — CLE missCLEBrandon Miller — CHA missCHAKon Knueppel — CHA madeCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHASion James — CHA missCHATidjane Salaün — CHA missCHAThomas Bryant — CLE missCLEJosh Green — CHA missCHABrandon Miller — CHA missCHATre Mann — CHA madeCHAJames Harden — CLE missCLEAntonio Reeves — CHA missCHA
Cleveland Cavaliers41/77 · 53.2%
Charlotte Hornets36/92 · 39.1%
mademissedteam · result
CHA 36/92 (39.1%) · CLE 41/77 (53.2%) — CLE ahead on volume and accuracy.
Possession DNA
Possession DNA
Clutch

Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5

Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.

CLE won clutch · 9–1
CLE
9
clutch pts
CHA
1
clutch pts
104–101 → 118–113
Clutch events
Q4
4:43
PTS107 - 101
Wade 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mitchell 4 AST)
Q4
0:58
FOUL
Harden S.FOUL (P3.PN) (M.Kogut)
Q4
0:58
PTS112 - 108
Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Q4
0:41
PTS114 - 108
Mitchell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS)
Q4
0:26
FOUL
Knueppel P.FOUL (P3.T4) (T.Ricks)
Q4
0:23
FOUL
Ball Personal Take Foul (P4.PN) (T.Ricks)
Q4
0:23
PTS115 - 110
Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
Q4
0:23
PTS116 - 110
Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Q4
0:15
FOUL
Knueppel Personal Take Foul (P4.PN) (M.Kogut)
Q4
0:15
PTS117 - 113
Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
Q4
0:15
PTS118 - 113
Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
Q4
0:15
PLAY
HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
Q4
0:11
MISS
MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot
Clutch box · from play-by-play
CLEMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
1:1861/14/40+8
1:1831/10/00+8
1:1800/00/00+8
1:1800/00/00+8
1:1800/00/00+8
CHAMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
1:1810/01/10-8
0:1500/00/00-2
0:2900/00/00-3
0:5200/10/00-5
1:0000/00/00-6
1:1800/00/00-8
1:1800/00/00-8

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.

CLE 109–101 CHA → 118–113
  1. 2:47
    MISSCLE109–101 · CLE +8
    MISS Harden 9' Jump Bank Shot
  2. 2:45
    MISSCLE109–101 · CLE +8
    MISS Allen Tip Layup Shot
  3. 2:36
    MISSCLE109–101 · CLE +8
    MISS Harden 15' Pullup Jump Shot; Miller BLOCK (1 BLK)
  4. 2:22
    MISSCHA109–101 · CLE +8
    MISS Ball 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  5. 2:06
    PTSCHA109–103 · CLE +6
    Knueppel 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (31 PTS)
  6. 1:43
    MISSCLE109–103 · CLE +6
    MISS Mitchell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  7. 1:38
    PTSCLE112–103 · CLE +9
    Wade 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Merrill 2 AST)
  8. 1:28
    PTSCHA112–104 · CLE +8
    Knueppel Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
  9. 1:28
    PTSCHA112–105 · CLE +7
    Knueppel Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
  10. 1:09
    TOVCLE112–105 · CLE +7
    Harden Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T12)
  11. 0:58
    PTSCHA112–107 · CLE +5
    Miller 2' Cutting Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Ball 5 AST)
  12. 0:58
    PTSCHA112–108 · CLE +4
    Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
  13. 0:41
    PTSCLE114–108 · CLE +6
    Mitchell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS)
  14. 0:31
    MISSCHA114–108 · CLE +6
    MISS Miller 3' Driving Layup
  15. 0:30
    PTSCHA114–110 · CLE +4
    Kalkbrenner Putback Dunk (12 PTS)
  16. 0:23
    PTSCLE115–110 · CLE +5
    Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
  17. 0:23
    PTSCLE116–110 · CLE +6
    Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
  18. 0:16
    PTSCHA116–113 · CLE +3
    Miller 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Ball 6 AST)
  19. 0:15
    PTSCLE117–113 · CLE +4
    Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
  20. 0:15
    PTSCLE118–113 · CLE +5
    Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
  21. 0:11
    MISSCHA118–113 · CLE +5
    MISS Ball 3PT Jump Shot