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Final
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Charlotte Hornets
105
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Cleveland Cavaliers
115
Venue: Rocket Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-105 at home on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Rocket Arena. Darius Garland had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers. LaMelo Ball had 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Cleveland Cavaliers led 63-48 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 34-25. Double-digit figures in two categories: Jarrett Allen (double-double, Cleveland Cavaliers). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 35, Cleveland Cavaliers 29. Jarrett Allen had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Cleveland Cavaliers?
- The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-105 on January 5, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- LaMelo Ball scored 24 for the Charlotte Hornets; Darius Garland scored 25 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 105 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 115 |
Game leaders
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 24 LaMelo Ball
- Rebounds
- 9 Mark Williams
- Assists
- 5 Cody Martin
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 25 Darius Garland
- Rebounds
- 11 Jarrett Allen
- Assists
- 6 Caris LeVert
Jarrett Allen double-double (19 PTS, 11 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball starter | 33:12 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-20 | 3-11 | 7-9 | 3 | -7 |
| Brandon Miller starter | 31:40 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 2 | -27 |
| Mark Williams starter | 28:20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | -9 |
| Miles Bridges starter | 26:29 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -14 |
| Josh Green starter | 22:19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | -13 |
| Tidjane Salaun bench | 22:34 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1 | +6 |
| Cody Martin bench | 21:35 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | +12 |
| Nick Smith Jr. bench | 19:23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 | +7 |
| KJ Simpson bench | 13:02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +2 |
| Nick Richards bench | 8:06 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
| Taj Gibson bench | 7:59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 |
| Vasilije Micic bench | 5:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -8 |
Not available: Tre Mann, Grant Williams, DaQuan Jeffries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley starter | 31:24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 1 | +10 |
| Darius Garland starter | 29:16 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 3 | +9 |
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 29:16 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | +3 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 28:06 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +5 |
| Dean Wade starter | 21:47 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | +17 |
| Max Strus bench | 24:46 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | +24 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 24:41 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | -1 |
| Ty Jerome bench | 20:10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | +13 |
| Georges Niang bench | 18:22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | +6 |
| JT Thor bench | 3:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Craig Porter bench | 3:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Jaylon Tyson bench | 3:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -9 |
| Tristan Thompson bench | 3:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | -9 |
Not available: Luke Travers, Isaac Okoro, Sam Merrill
| Charlotte Hornets | Stat | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|
| 14/19 (73%) | Free throws | 12/16 (75%) |
| 23/49 (46%) | 2 pointers | 29/49 (59%) |
| 15/42 (35%) | 3 pointers | 15/43 (34%) |
| 38/91 (41%) | Field goals | 44/92 (47%) |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 35 | Defensive rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 11 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 1:12 | Time spent in lead | 45:28 |
| 2 | Biggest lead | 24 |
Largest margin: 24 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 2
- Times tied
- 1
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 2 Q1 5:45
- Largest lead · Cleveland Cavaliers
- 24 Q2 5:02
- Longest run
- 11-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q2 2:02 to Q3 11:41
Scoring plays
Q1 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 0 | 3 |
| 10:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 0 | 5 |
| 10:42 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 2 | 5 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 2 | 7 |
| 9:59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 2 | 9 |
| 8:33 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 4 | 9 |
| 8:19 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 4 | 12 |
| 8:10 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 6 | 12 |
| 7:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 6 | 14 |
| 7:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 8 | 14 |
| 7:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 11 | 14 |
| 6:44 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 13 | 14 |
| 6:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 13 | 16 |
| 6:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 15 | 16 |
| 5:45 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 18 | 16 |
| 4:33 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 2-pt field goal | 18 | 18 |
| 3:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 18 | 20 |
| 3:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 18 | 22 |
| 2:06 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 3-pt field goal | 18 | 25 |
| 1:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 20 | 25 |
| 1:25 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 20 | 27 |
| 1:10 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 23 | 27 |
| 0:30 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 2-pt field goal | 23 | 29 |
Q2 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 3-pt field goal | 23 | 32 |
| 10:58 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 24 | 32 |
| 10:58 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller Free throw | 25 | 32 |
| 10:43 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 25 | 34 |
| 9:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus 3-pt field goal | 25 | 37 |
| 9:08 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 25 | 39 |
| 8:36 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade 3-pt field goal | 25 | 42 |
| 7:56 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 28 | 42 |
| 6:57 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 3-pt field goal | 28 | 45 |
| 6:34 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 28 | 47 |
| 6:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 28 | 49 |
| 5:52 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 29 | 49 |
| 5:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 3-pt field goal | 29 | 52 |
| 5:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen Free throw | 29 | 53 |
| 4:48 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal | 32 | 53 |
| 4:22 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 35 | 53 |
| 4:01 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 35 | 55 |
| 3:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 35 | 56 |
| 3:50 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 35 | 57 |
| 3:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 35 | 58 |
| 3:28 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 35 | 59 |
| 3:04 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 37 | 59 |
| 2:41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 37 | 61 |
| 2:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 40 | 61 |
| 2:07 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 40 | 63 |
| 2:02 | Charlotte Hornets | Taj Gibson Free throw | 41 | 63 |
| 1:37 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 43 | 63 |
| 0:40 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 44 | 63 |
| 0:40 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 45 | 63 |
| 0:10 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 46 | 63 |
| 0:10 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 47 | 63 |
| 0:10 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 48 | 63 |
Q3 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 51 | 63 |
| 11:29 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 51 | 65 |
| 11:18 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 54 | 65 |
| 10:58 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 54 | 67 |
| 10:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 2-pt field goal | 54 | 69 |
| 9:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 54 | 71 |
| 9:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 56 | 71 |
| 9:20 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 56 | 74 |
| 9:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 59 | 74 |
| 8:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley 2-pt field goal | 59 | 76 |
| 7:32 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 61 | 76 |
| 7:08 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal | 64 | 76 |
| 6:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 64 | 79 |
| 6:04 | Charlotte Hornets | Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal | 66 | 79 |
| 5:44 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Caris LeVert 2-pt field goal | 66 | 81 |
| 4:51 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 3-pt field goal | 66 | 84 |
| 4:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 66 | 87 |
| 3:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 67 | 87 |
| 3:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 68 | 87 |
| 2:53 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 68 | 89 |
| 2:37 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 71 | 89 |
| 1:26 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 73 | 89 |
| 1:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus Free throw | 73 | 90 |
| 1:16 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Max Strus Free throw | 73 | 91 |
| 0:57 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 75 | 91 |
| 0:57 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 76 | 91 |
| 0:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 78 | 91 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 78 | 94 |
| 11:09 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun Free throw | 79 | 94 |
| 10:33 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball Free throw | 80 | 94 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 80 | 95 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 80 | 96 |
| 8:55 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 3-pt field goal | 80 | 99 |
| 8:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 82 | 99 |
| 8:17 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 84 | 99 |
| 8:03 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell 2-pt field goal | 84 | 101 |
| 7:37 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome 2-pt field goal | 84 | 103 |
| 7:22 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland Free throw | 84 | 104 |
| 7:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 84 | 105 |
| 7:02 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Evan Mobley Free throw | 84 | 106 |
| 6:28 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal | 86 | 106 |
| 6:14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 86 | 108 |
| 5:29 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 89 | 108 |
| 5:15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Jarrett Allen 2-pt field goal | 89 | 110 |
| 4:55 | Charlotte Hornets | LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal | 92 | 110 |
| 4:31 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Georges Niang 2-pt field goal | 92 | 112 |
| 4:25 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 94 | 112 |
| 3:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 96 | 112 |
| 3:11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland 3-pt field goal | 96 | 115 |
| 2:39 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal | 98 | 115 |
| 2:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 100 | 115 |
| 1:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 103 | 115 |
| 0:54 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 105 | 115 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Cleveland Cavaliers 3-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0.
- Nov 17: Charlotte Hornets 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 128
- Dec 7: Cleveland Cavaliers 116 at Charlotte Hornets 102
- Jan 5: Charlotte Hornets 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 (this game)
- Mar 7: Cleveland Cavaliers 118 at Charlotte Hornets 117
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Jan 5, 2025 · 23:00 UTC