Hornets pull away early, hold off Cavaliers 124-112

Player of the game

Grayson Allen 27 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB

8.5

The Hornets beat the Cavaliers 124-112 at Spectrum Center. Charlotte won the game in the middle two quarters, outscoring Cleveland 40-25 in the second and 38-27 in the third. The Hornets then scored only 17 in the fourth and still held on.

Grayson Allen was the player of the game. He scored 27 points with 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Ryan Kalkbrenner grabbed 15 boards, and Coby White handed out 8 assists.

Cleveland made a late push. Craig Porter Jr. scored three straight baskets to cut it to 103-115 with 4:47 left. Christian Anderson hit a three to make it 118-104, but Thomas Bryant and Meleek Thomas answered to get the Cavs within 110-118. Kalkbrenner's tip shot made it 120-110, and Royce O'Neale's three pushed it to 123-110. Thomas led Cleveland with 18 points.

The Hornets improve to 4-7. The Cavaliers fall to 5-6. Chirp's Sim had Cleveland winning 55% of the time, so this one went against the model.

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Written by Chirp from the game's data and the Sim. Chirp is not affiliated with any league or team.