Hornets 132-139 Cavaliers: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Dec 22)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:45 PM ET

Regular Season

Charlotte HornetsHornets

9-20 · Away

132–139

Final

Monday, December 22, 2025

Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers

16-14 · Home

Hornets vs Cavaliers final: the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 139-132 on December 22, 2025 at Rocket Arena, Cleveland.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Hornets	36	27	32	37	132
Cavaliers	33	37	34	35	139

Top Performers

Hornets

Cavaliers

Hornets vs Cavaliers Box Score

Charlotte Hornets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Miller F	26	20	1	3	2	1	3	8-13	2-4	2-3	-18
LaMelo Ball G	24	23	4	9	0	0	3	8-16	6-10	1-1	-7
Miles Bridges F	29	17	6	4	0	1	1	6-14	0-3	5-7	-11
Mason Plumlee FC	10	5	5	0	0	0	3	2-4	0-0	1-1	-10
Kon Knueppel G	30	20	1	2	0	0	3	6-11	5-9	3-3	-19
Bench
Liam McNeeley F	5	7	1	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	2-2	+12
Tre Mann G	17	13	5	3	0	1	1	5-13	3-5	0-0	+12
Tidjane Salaun F	21	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	-11
Moussa Diabate FC	28	5	14	2	6	0	3	2-6	0-0	1-2	+8
Sion James G	20	7	1	3	0	0	1	2-5	0-2	3-4	-6
Pat Connaughton G	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+12
Josh Green G	19	10	1	1	2	0	1	3-4	3-4	1-2	+3

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jarrett Allen C	19	12	5	2	1	2	2	4-4	0-0	4-4	+4
Dean Wade FC	27	14	7	2	0	0	0	4-7	4-7	2-2	+18
Darius Garland G	30	27	4	10	2	0	3	9-15	5-6	4-4	+13
Jaylon Tyson F	20	0	1	3	3	0	2	0-6	0-1	0-0	-11
Donovan Mitchell G	28	30	4	5	0	0	3	10-18	6-11	4-4	+10
Bench
Tyrese Proctor G	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	-4
Lonzo Ball G	23	6	2	7	1	0	1	2-5	2-4	0-0	+11
Sam Merrill G	25	4	1	5	1	0	0	2-7	0-4	0-0	+6
NaeQwan Tomlin F	12	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-1
De'Andre Hunter FG	25	27	5	1	1	0	2	9-13	4-5	5-5	+9
Craig Porter G	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-7
Thomas Bryant CF	19	10	1	1	0	0	0	4-5	2-3	0-0	-13

Hornets vs Cavaliers Recap

The Cavaliers beat the Hornets by outscoring them 37-27 in the second quarter. Cleveland moved to 16-14, while Charlotte fell to 9-20.

The Hornets led 36-33 after one quarter. Cleveland's second-quarter run turned that into a Cavaliers 70-63 lead at halftime. Charlotte then lost the third quarter 34-32, and Cleveland led 104-95 after three. The Cavaliers made 48 of 87 shots and turned the ball over 13 times to Charlotte's 19.

Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 30 points, and Darius Garland added 10 assists. LaMelo Ball answered for Charlotte with 23 points and 9 assists. Moussa Diabate pulled down 14 rebounds for the Hornets, who outrebounded Cleveland 44-30. The Cavaliers made up for that with 36 assists and 24 of 44 from three-point range.

The number to know: 19 of 19. Cleveland missed no free throws, which kept Charlotte from cutting into the lead.

Team Stats

Hornets	Stat	Cavaliers
46-94	Field Goals	48-87
48.9%	FG %	55.2%
21-42	3-Pointers	24-44
50.0%	3P %	54.5%
19-25	Free Throws	19-19
76.0%	FT %	100.0%
44	Rebounds	30
17	Off. Rebounds	5
29	Assists	36
10	Steals	9
3	Blocks	2
19	Turnovers	13
18	Fouls	20
6	Biggest Lead	19

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Hornets	60.1%	15.3%	40.5%	0.202
Cavaliers	69.0%	12.0%	15.6%	0.218

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Hornets vs Cavaliers Game Info

Date & time: Monday, December 22, 20257:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Hornets Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network (WSOC-TV 9 / TV64) · Cavaliers Rock Entertainment Sports Network

Arena: Rocket ArenaCleveland

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Hornets vs Cavaliers Season Stats 2025-26

Hornets 82 GPCavaliers 82 GP

116.0#13

Points per game

119.5#4

111.2#7

Opponent points

115.4#15

46.0%#25

Field goal %

48.2%#7

37.8%#3

Three-point %

36.0%#13

81.8%#2

Free throw %

77.6%#17

46.1#5

Rebounds

44.4#11

26.3#15

Assists

28.3#8

7.0#29

Steals

8.5#14

4.5#19

Blocks

5.0#11

14.5#22

Turnovers

13.3#9

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesCavaliers 2-1

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That covers Hornets vs Cavaliers: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Hornets visit the Pistons Oct 28; Cavaliers host the Wizards Oct 28.

Hornets vs Cavaliers FAQs

Who won Hornets vs Cavaliers on Dec 22, 2025?

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 139-132 on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 30 points.

What are the Hornets and Cavaliers records?

After this game the Hornets were 9-20 and the Cavaliers were 16-14 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Hornets vs Cavaliers?

LaMelo Ball scored 23 for the Hornets. Donovan Mitchell scored 30 for the Cavaliers.

Who leads the Hornets vs Cavaliers season series?

The Cavaliers lead the regular-season series 2-1 this season.

Who won the last Hornets vs Cavaliers game?

The Cavaliers beat the Hornets 118-113 on Feb 20, 2026 on the road.

Where was Hornets vs Cavaliers played?

At Rocket Arena in Cleveland, the home arena of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

What was the score by quarter in Hornets vs Cavaliers?

Hornets-Cavaliers: Q1 36-33, Q2 27-37, Q3 32-34, Q4 37-35.

What is next for the Hornets and Cavaliers?

Hornets visit the Pistons on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM ET; Cavaliers host the Wizards on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM ET.