Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	29	31	28	118
Charlotte Hornets	20	33	36	24	113

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
Cleveland Cavaliers	118	41-77	53.2%	10-21	47.6%	26-28	92.9%	10	45	24	21	10	12	3
Charlotte Hornets	113	36-92	39.1%	20-56	35.7%	21-22	95.5%	23	52	26	23	5	14	4


Cleveland Cavaliers	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Sam Merrill^SF	24:16	10	4-6	2-4	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3	-14
Dean Wade^PF	26:01	8	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	4	4	0	1	0	0	2	-16
Jarrett Allen^C	32:04	26	11-15	0-0	4-5	7	7	14	2	0	1	1	0	-2
Donovan Mitchell^SG	34:18	32	9-22	2-7	12-13	0	3	3	4	2	0	3	5	-4
James Harden^PG	34:22	18	6-14	2-3	4-4	0	3	3	8	1	0	2	3	3
Dennis Schröder	20:04	8	2-4	0-1	4-4	0	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	16
Jaylon Tyson	16:42	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	14
Keon Ellis	23:44	4	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	4	3	2	0	1	3	19
Thomas Bryant	15:41	2	1-4	0-0	0-0	2	3	5	1	1	2	2	1	5
Nae’Qwan Tomlin	12:47	5	1-3	1-2	2-2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	4
Darius Brown	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Enaruna	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Nance Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Porter Jr.	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyrese Proctor	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Emanuel Miller	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Riley Minix	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Evan Mobley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Strus	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlotte Hornets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kon Knueppel^SF	37:04	33	11-20	7-15	4-5	3	3	6	2	1	0	0	4	2
Sion James^PF	29:42	5	1-2	1-2	2-2	3	3	6	7	3	1	0	1	5
Ryan Kalkbrenner^C	35:51	12	5-7	0-0	2-2	9	4	13	1	0	1	0	2	12
Brandon Miller^SG	23:29	18	6-19	4-12	2-2	1	1	2	4	0	1	5	4	1
LaMelo Ball^PG	26:59	18	4-17	2-10	8-8	1	1	2	6	0	0	2	4	6
Josh Green	19:48	11	3-7	2-6	3-3	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	-4
PJ Hall	11:34	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	-13
Tre Mann	12:36	3	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	-9
Pat Connaughton	19:53	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	-5
Antonio Reeves	05:47	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3
Tidjane Salaün	16:57	3	1-7	1-6	0-0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	-15
Xavier Tillman	00:16	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Miles Bridges	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Moussa Diabaté	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tosan Evbuomwan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liam McNeeley	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Coby White	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Grant Williams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

sloBrodanChillosevic | Supersonics

174 | 14 hours ago

Dean Wade gonna be in Eric Collins’ nightmares

Not_Not_Stopreading | Cavaliers

76 | 14 hours ago

It was so funny after he called him basically a bum that he hit every shot he took

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

54 | 14 hours ago

Dean is now the ultimate “play defense and only shoot if you’re wide open” guy lmao

Loud-Fig-1446 | Cavaliers

26 | 14 hours ago

When you’ve got Harden and Mitchell that’s basically all you need from a wing.

moodyfloyd | Cavaliers

13 | 14 hours ago

nah man, Dean Wade flat out doesnt shoot 🤓

SillySlimDude | Cavaliers

2 | 12 hours ago

It’s so infuriating sometimes seeing him pass up even wide open shots.

justsomebro10 | Cavaliers

19 | 14 hours ago

When Wade got that wide open look at the end and he screamed OH NOOOOO 😂

jumpbreak5 | Cavaliers

6 | 11 hours ago

I’m glad someone else appreciated this moment. It brought me joy

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

156 | 14 hours ago

“Knueppel triple” is fuckin incredible. He is amazing.

Hornets actually have a bunch of really nice pieces.

Agreed with Eric Collins this would be a very fun playoff series

JazzzzzzySax | Hornets

66 | 14 hours ago

Hearing “fun playoff series” and hornets in the same breadth is bringing me so much joy

RulersBack | Cavaliers

23 | 14 hours ago

Them having this surge in the middle of the tank wars is so funny

Edit: Ironic would be a better word. It’s great that this is happening

hickok3 | Raptors

9 | 13 hours ago

Have to be careful not to tank too long, since before you know it a new GM is taking your job and startung it all over again. Also, the players recently voted Charlotte as the worst fanbase, likely due to the team being very bad for a long time and the fans not caring to watch.

Having a fun, good enough team does a lot to energize the fanbase, as much as this sub loves to hate on perennial play-in teams.

Casual_gex

2 | 13 hours ago

Let’s ask the Bulls, Hawks and Heat how energized they are for being perennially in the playin

hickok3 | Raptors

3 | 12 hours ago

I’m not picking Charlotte just because there’s no winning culture there… My career is over with if I go there. - Paul George

You didn’t have players saying shit like this about any of those 3 teams, and both the Bulls and Heat are constantly in the top 5 (Bulls have been the top team over the last 4 years) of attendance numbers every year. Charlotte has been near the bottom, and was dead last by a large margin in 2023. I didn’t look into how big the arena’s are to see how much that affected the raw numbers, but even if the Bulls and Heat have bigger arenas, they are regularly selling out despite being a play-in team. Can’t say the same for Charlotte(or ATL, so you may be right about them).

JazzzzzzySax | Hornets

1 | 12 hours ago

I mean historically the hornets/bobcats have been dogshit, but give the city an actual team and the arena is electric. Look at ESPNs attendance counts hornets are sitting at 15 because they actually have a good team for once in the past like 20 years.

Bulls and heat

Having the two best nba players ever does A LOT to boost fans who then make future generations fans of that team.

hickok3 | Raptors

1 | 12 hours ago

But that’s proving my point. You guys have consistently been near the bottom in attendance until this year when you finally have a good looking team. Even if this trio only amounts to 5 straight play-in seasons, it will be way more fun to watch, than when it was Lamelo playing 50 games a year with gleaguers hoping to get lucky in the lottery.

I would imaging the Bulls’ attendance numbers will drop with how they blew up the team this year, and they don’t really have a play-in team anymore, but mayeb Chicago is truly ride or die.

Casual_gex

1 | 10 hours ago

I’m serious, go ask a Bulls fan how happy they are with their team

Plus-Name3590 | Wizards

11 | 14 hours ago

bro there’s so few teams left everyone can cheer for success for and the Hornets are like #1 on that list

jdaqcruz | Bulls

-5 | 14 hours ago

Are the Hornets fanbase cheering to be in the Playoffs? I feel like the Hornets would be better served to try in the lottery. The last thing you want in the NBA is to be a lower seed. Teams are better off trying their luck in the draft

DadAnalyst

17 | 14 hours ago

Gotta start winning at some point and watching winning basketball it a thousand times more fun than watching tanking basketball

Uessop | Cavaliers

0 | 14 hours ago

I had a lot of fun watching the Cavs lose in the play-in in 2022. Best of both worlds

Captain_Charisma | Hornets

4 | 14 hours ago

Prior to that win streak I would have liked to get one more nice piece in the draft, but now since our lottery odds will be so low I’d rather just make the playoffs.

Unhappy_Jeweler4438

2 | 13 hours ago

As a hornets fan I would be down for either. Not outtanking like the bottom 6 anyways. Would love to finally make the playoffs in 10 years and get some experience or get a lotto pick and be stronger for next year.

Randumo | Cavaliers

3 | 12 hours ago

I mean, if the Cavs decide to put in the effort to rebound like they did in the 4th quarter, then it won’t be a close series thus not fun.

The reason this was a close game is because the Hornets had an absolutely obscene number of offensive rebounds.

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

4 | 11 hours ago

Eh, our starting front court is still suspended lol. Imagine our offensive rebounds with moose

Randumo | Cavaliers

1 | an hour ago

To be fair, Mobley was out. That’s a large source of the rebounding on our side.

Especially when you consider the starting lineup replacement is Merrill; a large downgrade in size. You also got to see how poor of a rebounder Wade is, and that is bad at the 4. Mobley might not be great as a spacer, but the defense and rebounding he provides is pretty huge.

mitchpleeaase | Cavaliers

1 | 5 minutes ago

You must have forgotten what happened a month ago when moose started and had to match up against allen and mobley, moose only had 5 while allen had 9 and mobley had 14

Repulsive-Yam-1437

2 | 6 hours ago

Also, no Mobley

Proof-Umpire-7718 | Lakers

1 | 14 hours ago

Dude has honestly greatly surprised me.

His lack of self creation concerned me, but he’s like Klay Thompson in terms of being an elite high volume catch and shoot 3 point shooter.

TomatoBuster01 | Warriors

1 | 13 hours ago

KD agreed

S420J | 76ers

1 | 11 hours ago

Kon Knutriple

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

152 | 14 hours ago

Kon’s the ROTY and I don’t care what anyone else has to say about it.

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

88 | 14 hours ago

He might be the most polished, nba ready rookie I’ve seen in decades man. He plays like a 10 year vet

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

23 | 14 hours ago

Yep. So many guys lately come into the league and they look like they have no clue what they’re doing then there’s Kon with just the smoothest game I’ve seen in ages. Super fun player.

Safe_Researcher4979

2 | 12 hours ago

Cooper? Fans go back and forth every time one has a good or bad game but seems clear to me Cooper is the better overall player.

lifestepvan | Supersonics

2 | 9 hours ago

You could argue that because of his defense, but “clearly better” seems a bit much to me when they are about equal in offensive counting stats with Kon being much more efficient.

Is a lot of that efficiency caused by Flagg running point for a hopeless mavs roster? Sure.

Is Flagg’s ceiling higher? No doubt.

But I don’t think both of these should factor into ROTY.

Safe_Researcher4979

2 | 9 hours ago

Cooper is averaging more points, assists and rebounds while being a good defender also. I don’t really care but I do think he’s easily ROTY.

Low_Platform1057 | Lakers

1 | 14 hours ago

Giannis is that you ?

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

28 | 14 hours ago

Also, Tre Mann might be the worst player in the entire league. Can’t shoot, isn’t a great defender, and is a bad playmaker. He was nice for those 13 games last year but his back injury completely broke him. I wish him the best but he is not playable right now. Just gotta hope for next season really.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

13 | 14 hours ago

Watching him last night was brutal, like pass the rock man

iwouldliketopunchyou

5 | 14 hours ago

But he has cool hair tho

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

5 | 14 hours ago

MVP*

LakeErieMonster88 | CLE

5 | 14 hours ago

100% agree. He has that quality where he takes tough shots and I don’t even doubt they’re gonna fall.

Shelter2828

5 | 12 hours ago

I hate that the ROY race started off with a bias. The media treats it like it’s always Flagg’s to lose and anyone else would have to prove otherwise with an overwhelming case.

xenophonthethird | Cavaliers

3 | 14 hours ago

Dude was awesome.

Hocapoca | Lakers

1 | 13 hours ago

I never thought he’d be my favorite non-Laker, but he absolutely managed to win me over. He had a play last night where he crossed over, split the D and got a layup, and it was unbelievably smooth. He’s not just a shooter!

diiron | Cavaliers

1 | 8 hours ago

he’s insane

PoonGo0n | Spurs

143 | 14 hours ago

Kon can’t win with these cats

michaelalex3 | Hornets

36 | 14 hours ago

We’ll have our two starters back after the Wizards game 🙏

Mywordispoontang101 | Hornets

10 | 14 hours ago

You think maybe getting our two starters back might help?

SquintsRS | Hornets

6 | 12 hours ago

Miller not shooting like shit would definitely help

gargoyleboy69 | Bulls

1 | 14 hours ago

I wonder with the loaded guards in this class— Flemings, Acuff, Mikel Brown, Wagler, Philon, & Stirtz, if Jeff backdoors one of Miller or Ball on draft night.

Miller’s extension is impending and uncertain and a new Point Guard to be put next to Kon could legitimately be at play through the draft.

PoonGo0n | Spurs

10 | 14 hours ago

Almost zero chance they move Miller before his second contract. Melo is more realistic but still unlikely. I think they’ll pass on a guard and take one of the project bigs in that range (Cenac, Lopez)

Feeling_Anteater_389 | Hornets

5 | 14 hours ago

Miller is more durable and younger than LaMelo.

My tinfoil hat theory is that they traded for Coby White as a LaMelo replacement once they give Miller his extension.

gargoyleboy69 | Bulls

1 | 14 hours ago

My tinfoil hat theory is Miller isn’t getting a max from Charlotte but there will be a market for him in RFA.

Jeff keeps saying the big move will come eventually and no one seems to want LaMelo— I wouldn’t be surprised if Miller is the one who gets backdoored this Summer. Too light to be a forward and Kon is already the most consistent player on the team.

I just wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Miller who’s out.

Unhappy_Jeweler4438

1 | 13 hours ago

Barely more durable and just younger by a year. If he’s off he just chucks and provides nothing else Atleast lamelo can handle and get other players Involved

bullionlogic | Cavaliers

1 | 14 hours ago

kons so nice

GloomySeaotter

1 | 12 hours ago

He kont win

Alternative-Bad-6555 | Cavaliers

129 | 14 hours ago

Jarrett Allen feasts with James Harden. Actually insane how much he’s been scoring

schoolhater12 | Raptors

60 | 14 hours ago

Harden is THE big man whisperer. you set screens for him and roll, he is going to feed you

TripleThreatTua | Thunder

23 | 13 hours ago

He made Clint Capela look like a championship piece for a second there

sM92Bpb | Lakers

4 | 12 hours ago

I wonder if he can whisper Ayton.

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

0 | 12 hours ago

If Luka himself can’t whisper to Ayton I doubt Harden can. To his credit, he did work really well with Reeves.

stephapeaz | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

He was doing this before Harden got here

Sadvillainy-_-

63 | 14 hours ago

I mean he was trending up and had that 40 ball but he has 4 20pt games (out of 5) with Harden

he had 6 20pt games in the ~40 games before the trade.

And the only game he didn’t score 20 with Harden he played just 3 quarters lmao

GeneralJMan | Cavaliers

7 | 14 hours ago

I see it this way. These Allen games were always there. His play hasn’t really changed. His rim touch and post moves have always been there. Harden just gives him more touches.

Antique_Pin5266

28 | 14 hours ago

Harden also gives him endless lob opportunities that weren’t there before

Everyday_ImSchefflen | Cavaliers

2 | 8 hours ago

I disagree. He’s noticably more aggressive with the ball lately

ffball | NBA

11 | 14 hours ago

Games here or there yes, but the last 5 games with Harden hes been locked the fuck in. ²³⁄₁₁ on 76% shooting

Has he ever had a 5 game stretch like this?

br0b1wan | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

It’s pretty insane. I was one of those who was disappointed by this trade. Those numbers are not sustainable but yeah, he has a ton of potential with this roster as it is.

tdizhere | Cavaliers

11 | 14 hours ago

Never this consistently, always ghost games in between. His energy in games with Harden is a night and day difference

LeftToWrite | Cavaliers

4 | 13 hours ago

I just want to see him continue to do it with Mobley on the floor. When he’s out, JA becomes a God-like being.

Harden is just feeling this team out right now. How he’s playing is going to evolve, but if he and JA keep this chemistry, I hope he keeps feeding him.

DownvotesMakeMeGiddy | Bulls

73 | 14 hours ago

Kon already the best player on the hornets

kaprrisch | Cavaliers

71 | 14 hours ago

We might never lose again. Until Sunday.

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

24 | 14 hours ago

Have you seen the lineups we are running right now we are making hard work of the nets team you guys just trounced, you’ll be fine

br0b1wan | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

Are you guys getting hurt?

llia71 | Cavaliers

1 | 14 hours ago

Aren’t yall insanely deep though?

Headlesshorsman02 | Thunder

5 | 14 hours ago

Not right now SGA, JDub and Ajay are all out we look like headless chickens

LordOfLimbos | Pistons

7 | 14 hours ago

Please continue to win, I would love to not see the Cavs in the second round (assuming Detroit gets out of round one)

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

14 | 14 hours ago

The way it’s trending, we’re going to be at worst the 3 seed meaning we’d only meet up in the conference finals

LordOfLimbos | Pistons

8 | 14 hours ago

So down for that. Love the Pistons chances against everyone else, a 7 game series against CLE has me nervous for sure

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

8 | 13 hours ago

a playoff series with beef stew and Duren v Allen/Mobley terrifies me lmao

Our bigs would get sooo bullied

RulersBack | Cavaliers

3 | 14 hours ago

When they do we pivot to the new pieces have only practiced once and need time to gel

cryolems | Cavaliers

1 | 13 hours ago

Clearly you haven’t been following lol Thunder are half out

Sensitive_Worry2499

57 | 14 hours ago

Look at Ellis and Schroder +/-, appears the Cavs knew what they were doing bringing them in (Hunter’s on off was bad this season I’m pretty sure, with Cleveland)

ianbits | Cavaliers

39 | 14 hours ago

Having a good bench PG and an insanely athletic defender at SG is always good

And both of them are, in the nicest way, annoying as shit

dwilkes827 | Cavaliers

23 | 14 hours ago

Schroder is definitely the kind of dude you hate unless he’s on your team

justsomebro10 | Cavaliers

14 | 14 hours ago

Like Niang. He’s an asshole but he’s our asshole type player.

Jepordee | Cavaliers

3 | 11 hours ago

Or Anderson Varajao

GeneralJMan | Cavaliers

18 | 14 hours ago

Hunter had the worst +/- on the team. Pretty sure him and Garland were the only minus players with significant minutes when we traded them.

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

15 | 13 hours ago

Our bottom 3 +/- guys were Hunter, Lonzo Ball, and Garland

All 3 of them are gone lmao

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

0 | 11 hours ago

Bro you absolutely should take your bench players +/- with a grain of salt against the hornets who normally have a shit bench, but tonight specifically have 2 starters suspended and our 6th man hurt lol. Those dudes were playing against gleaguers

SquidwardLover48 | Cavaliers

44 | 14 hours ago

A white boy hasn’t put this much fear in my heart since jack baker

archaelleon | Cavaliers

3 | 13 hours ago

Welcome to the family son

weekndalex | Lakers

26 | 14 hours ago

kon is genuinely the best rookie of the last 15 years

lagrange_james_d23dt | CLE

9 | 14 hours ago

I don’t get how Duke didn’t win it all last year. Those same guys are playing amazing in the NBA this year.

RulersBack | Cavaliers

4 | 14 hours ago

CBB is just a different game. Guys get overlooked or underutilized playing within a structure that works at that level

OKC2023champs | Thunder

1 | 12 hours ago

One and done games are different too. Anything can happen.

Spiritual_Echo_1000 | Spurs

4 | 14 hours ago

wemby don’t exist i guess

weekndalex | Lakers

16 | 14 hours ago

rookie wemby wishes he was half as efficient as kon

Antique_Pin5266

1 | 14 hours ago

Kon wishes he was anywhere near the top 10 in DPOY, let alone 2nd

weekndalex | Lakers

-5 | 14 hours ago

offense>defense

Spiritual_Echo_1000 | Spurs

1 | 12 hours ago

Wemby came in as at worst 3rd best defender in the league on 21/10/4 and 4 blocks. Efficiency isn’t everything

GeneralJMan | Cavaliers

11 | 14 hours ago

Rookie ceiling and rookie production are two very different things. Kon production as a rook is wild.

tenkenjs | Warriors

1 | 13 hours ago

Yeah. His production is pretty insane but his ceiling can’t compare with Wemby. I’d argue no one has ever had the potential ceiling that Wemby projects

Spiritual_Echo_1000 | Spurs

1 | 12 hours ago

Wemby was a better rookie. there is really no argument. Totally ignoring ceiling, vic brought more total value if you care about defense

yourebreakingmyballs

4 | 14 hours ago

I’m gonna guess that you did not watch Doncic and realize how polished his game was in his rookie season

OKC2023champs | Thunder

3 | 12 hours ago

He had better counting starts but the fact kon has +11 TS is insane.

Repulsive-Yam-1437

-6 | 14 hours ago

Tatum took the Celtics to game 7 of the ECF.

michaelalex3 | Hornets

9 | 14 hours ago

He averaged 14 PPG during the regular season and 18 PPG during the playoffs on okay efficiency…

That’s hardly a carry

Pickleskennedy1

9 | 14 hours ago

He joined a team that was in the conference finals the year before

Repulsive-Yam-1437

-3 | 14 hours ago

He replaced the best player from the 2017 team.

Pickleskennedy1

6 | 14 hours ago

My point is he wasn’t taking the Charlotte Hornets to the conference finals. He probably wasn’t taking them to the playoffs. The Celtics were all around a very strong team in a very weak East

Repulsive-Yam-1437

-1 | 14 hours ago

But he wasn’t some role player. He was the best player on that team and replaced the best player from the year prior. The team without him isn’t making it to the second round.

The team without kon is still a team with a losing record, which it happens to be with him too.

Pickleskennedy1

1 | 14 hours ago

I honestly think there’s a decent chance they do make the second round without him, but regardless of that I think most people would say he was a step behind the very best rookies of the last 10 years. He was just on a better team than anyone else who was picked highly

scarrylary | CLE

1 | 13 hours ago

He replaced Thomas???You don’t think Kyrie did?

Repulsive-Yam-1437

1 | 13 hours ago

Kyrie was meant to, for sure.

But he didn’t make it to the playoffs.

scarrylary | CLE

1 | 13 hours ago

And you think if Kyrie wasn’t there all year, that team is still a 2 seed?

Repulsive-Yam-1437

1 | 13 hours ago

I’m not even sure what you’re asking. He missed a quarter of the season and they still held onto the two seed without him.

Never mind the fact that they were one game away from the finals without him

heat_fan_ | Raptors

30 | 14 hours ago

Cavs have been absolutely balling lately

WalkingOnSunshine_ | Cavaliers

16 | 14 hours ago

Didn’t even play great tonight. Killed on the boards and 10 less threes but still pulled out the W on a back-to-back without Mobley.

ianbits | Cavaliers

13 | 14 hours ago

Eh they were missing two starters too

cashburro | Hornets

28 | 14 hours ago

Kon Knueppel

JazzzzzzySax | Hornets

28 | 14 hours ago

Brandon please learn to pass the ball on off nights, it’ll make you more money man

nobraininmyoxygen | Cavaliers

8 | 14 hours ago

I thought LaMelo was chucking at the end too. Those 2 guys are the only ones who don’t seem to consistently play as a team. Always feels like they ice out Kon when he’s cooking.

akeewy

11 | 13 hours ago

lamelo is +17 the last 2 nights despite the hornets losing both games. he’s shot like garbage but he is inarguably good at facilitating, playing with the team, and getting guys good looks. b miller needs to drop the ego some nights though.

RulersBack | Cavaliers

19 | 14 hours ago

Good road win over one of the hottest teams in the league. Not a great night from the refs. Don’t look at rebounds or 2nd chance points

dank-kush | Hornets

15 | 14 hours ago

Jeff needs to think long and hard what he wants to pay miller cause I’m starting to doubt him and Lamelo can coexist when they are both wildly inefficient and shooting us out of games. At least Lamelo has a case where he improves his teammates but when miller is off he’s horrible. Millers January shooting was a large part of why we were doing well but it doesn’t look sustainable and if we max him with how he’s playing now and he can’t get back to that it’s franchise crippling

FedUpWithThisWurld | Charlotte Bobcats

15 | 14 hours ago

It’s been 2 games, but yes I agree he’s probably the main cause of those 2 losses. Dude can’t not keep passing up other guys to jack up contested bricks. Charles has to get through to him.

Mg29reaper | Celtics

13 | 14 hours ago

As a third party watching these games I think its just a shooting slump. Miller needs to work more offball as a cutting threat then be is now

RulersBack | Cavaliers

7 | 14 hours ago

Don’t gotta push him out but Kon opens up a lot and everything should be on the table imo. There’s hardly any fat on his game and it’s this early

lagrange_james_d23dt | CLE

6 | 14 hours ago

Hey at least you have Knueppel to counter it

lordnorinaga | Timberwolves Bandwagon

7 | 14 hours ago

How does 2 games after the all-star break where Miller is clearly out of shape just erase your memory of the entire season?

dank-kush | Hornets

3 | 14 hours ago

Entire season bro?, outside of like a one month stretch he’s always been wildly inconsistent.

lordnorinaga | Timberwolves Bandwagon

2 | 14 hours ago

Maybe if you’re playing fantasy basketball but if you’re trying to win games in reality he’s a well above average player. Also, the roster being so undermanned is going to amplify the difficulty.

dank-kush | Hornets

1 | 14 hours ago

He’s probably next to Shaedon sharpe as one of the worst 20 point scorers in the league, he doesn’t provide anything else when he’s cold and he’s never even been average efficiency by league standards. How exactly is he well above average outside of his January stretch? Being undermanned is a huge excuse this was highly winnable if even one of Lamelo or Miller don’t throw up bricks.

Ok-Tree4365

-1 | 14 hours ago

I think you have a better chance building around Kon + Miller than you do around Kon + Ball. Miller has a skill set that should fit anywhere. Get a more disciplined point guard, and a couple more years of development on everyone, and there should be a lot of success. I just don’t see it happening with Ball running the show, no matter how talented he is.

pssthush | Charlotte Hornets

15 | 14 hours ago

Feeling ok all things considered once Moose and Bridges are back in the game. GG cavs

ButWhatIsADog | Cavaliers

15 | 14 hours ago

Lamelo takes the worst shots in the league by far.

brnccnt7

5 | 14 hours ago

Thinks he’s Steph Curry

s_s | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

Thinks the gram is real life.

ButWhatIsADog | Cavaliers

1 | 4 hours ago

He answers the age old question, what if Curry was an absolute moron?

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

5 | 13 hours ago

I know he is kinda talented but it’s wild that there’s room for a guy to just take shots like that in the NBA lol

CasualHindu | Hornets

11 | 14 hours ago

Kon oh how ive needed you in my life

jacknifee | Cavaliers

10 | 14 hours ago

i’m having fun!!!!!!!!

Mida5Touch | Cavaliers

10 | 14 hours ago

The 1-seed will be ours.

Uhavetabekiddingme

1 | 14 hours ago

I don’t think they’re going to catch the Pistons. Pistons need to go on a slump for that to happen not sure they will.

scarrylary | CLE

6 | 13 hours ago

You’re not familiar with March/april bickerstaff?

Rillaboom2701 | Hornets

10 | 14 hours ago

the greensboro swarm were so close to a victory

tuinktuink

9 | 14 hours ago

This hornets team is legit. Without 2 starter + coby, they put up with rockets and cavs

Repulsive-Yam-1437

4 | 14 hours ago

To be fair, Cavs also didn’t have their second best player.

tuinktuink

3 | 11 hours ago

James harden and mitchel played

Repulsive-Yam-1437

-3 | 10 hours ago

Mobley > Harden.

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

0 | 11 hours ago

Not comparable. Our depth already shit and we’re missing ³⁄₆ of our top rotation players.

Repulsive-Yam-1437

2 | 11 hours ago

You’re correct in that it’s not comparable.

Not having the reigning defensive player of the year is definitely more of an impact than some guys who led Charlotte to a sub 500 record.

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

-4 | 11 hours ago

Yall won a lot of games last year with that dude. How that work out for you?

Repulsive-Yam-1437

5 | 10 hours ago

Lost to a team that took the champs to 7. Lots of injuries besides him.

How’s it like hyping up the 10 seed?

trumez | Cavaliers

8 | 14 hours ago

cavs never losing again ever

Weak-Application-146 | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

LeMelo shouldn’t be taking that last shot.

No-Archer-421

-3 | 14 hours ago

Was so happy when he shot it lol. He is the weakness of that team.

ianbits | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

I don’t think weakness is fair, but he’s his own worst enemy. If his basketball IQ and shot selection was just a little better he’d be Tyrese Haliburton.

Ok maybe a lot better on the IQ thing. But he’s a net positive with his passing and creation, he’s just a complete bonehead

schoolhater12 | Raptors

2 | 14 hours ago

he is so talented but there is no maturity to his game. He is almost 25 and plays like a rookie/sophomore. With his skillset and size he should be a top 10-15 player in the league but he is just an idiot

borgy_t | NBA

7 | 14 hours ago

is harden unlocking allen like he did to capela?

schoolhater12 | Raptors

6 | 14 hours ago

Clint Capella is a significantly better rebounder, but JA has incredible touch, and he can rim run. He is going to average ²⁰⁄₁₀ on 75% TS

UnkleAdams247 | Trail Blazers

2 | 12 hours ago

yeah if allen was like a 10-15% better rebounder i’d feel a lot better about this team going all the way, their weakness is giving up offense rebounds which can just be brutal

pericles123 | Cavaliers

6 | 14 hours ago

Lamelo is just ass - very talented, 2 cent brain, another 4-17 night…..

Ok-Tree4365

3 | 14 hours ago

The “Lamelo takes dumb shots” thing is somewhat overstated. However, his shot diet and overall commitment to winning looks even worse when he plays on a team with Knueppel, who is disciplined and puts in more physical work to make the best play every time. Knueppel has a super high ceiling, while it’s hard for me to see Ball improving on the little things players need to actually lead a team in the postseason.

No-Archer-421

1 | 14 hours ago

You’re obviously right idk why Hornets fans won’t just accept it.

Low_Platform1057 | Lakers

4 | 14 hours ago

Agree. Go Cavs!

Harden is the best combo guard in the NBA history and the 3rd SG all time.

Don’t @ me.

br0b1wan | Cavaliers

3 | 14 hours ago

Did I read that right? 56 attempted threes at a 35 clip

JoJonesy | Celtics

3 | 14 hours ago

and just like that they’re the three seed

MJRuinedMyChildhood | Charlotte Bobcats

2 | 14 hours ago

Genuinely mean this but Tidjane Salaun is the worst player the hornets will ever draft. The sooner the team cuts him and stops giving him minutes he never earned, the better it will be. He can go back to France and be the fifth best player on a bad team there

aiden3buckets | Hornets

12 | 14 hours ago

He’s really not that bad, he’s ahead of schedule compared to expectations

He was over drafted for sure but he is a project

MJRuinedMyChildhood | Charlotte Bobcats

1 | 13 hours ago

“Ahead of schedule”

My brother in Christ he’s a sixth overall pick who can’t play minutes outside of the g league unless there’s major injuries. Maybe stop looking at shooting percentage of a guy who takes 3 shots a game and think that means anything

svall18 | Hornets

2 | 12 hours ago

What were your expectations for the 6th overall pick if he somehow surpassed them? It’s fine to just say Jeff missed on his 1st draft which was a weak overall draft. It’s not the end of the world

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

2 | 14 hours ago

He’s been a good shooter all season up to this game. I wouldn’t overreact to one bad performance.

svall18 | Hornets

5 | 14 hours ago

Yeah because all his shots are wide open. There’s a reason the Cavs were leaving him wide open and doubling Kon

WaffleConeHat | Hornets

5 | 14 hours ago

He’s been a great C&S 3pt shooter the entire season. Obviously the sample size isn’t huge but I think he is a pretty good shooter in that role.

TheSmokedSalmon420 | Cavaliers

1 | 13 hours ago

Agreed - if it helps there was absolutely nobody else worth drafting in that spot lmao

What a horrific draft class

aiden3buckets | Hornets

2 | 14 hours ago

Need my players back man

Chillinghard22

2 | 14 hours ago

Cavs going to the finals

TheBlasphemerAmon | Cavaliers

2 | 14 hours ago

I guess they need this offseason to figure out the hierarchy in Charlotte, because yikes.

Frenchyyyy4166 | Raptors

2 | 14 hours ago

That man Kon is a 🐶

Chardoggy1 | Hornets

1 | 14 hours ago

Miles and Moose suspended, Lamelo and BMiller bad shooting night, and yet we still played a competitive basketball game. Hand Kon the keys to the city

UnkleAdams247 | Trail Blazers

2 | 12 hours ago

Kon is absolutely fucking ridiculous man…

nancybenoitribute

1 | 13 hours ago

Weird question but who’s the person who counts down the shot clock? Is that an employee?

purple-teal_93 | Hornets

1 | 12 hours ago

Hornets staff, it’s great

Key_Huckleberry1921 | Knicks

0 | 14 hours ago

0 passengers injured, God bless

xiaogangdasha

-5 | 14 hours ago

Merrill doesn’t look good playing together with Harden and Mitchell, its better to have another defense player over Merrill like tyson or ellis.

Taylor_Swish | Cavaliers

8 | 13 hours ago

Merrill hit 9 threes the game before the all star break and went for 32 while starting next to Harden and Mitchell…..

mazrim00

3 | 12 hours ago

Yep, has been looking good with those two. Moreso finding his place with others coming back from injuries the last couple games.

xiaogangdasha

-2 | 12 hours ago

Thats just one game against tank team. With Mitchell and Harden together, thats enough offense, they need better defenders on the premeter against Cade Brunson Brown Tatum etc .

No-Archer-421

-7 | 14 hours ago

This team is unironically a threat if they get rid of Lamelo.

cashburro | Hornets

7 | 14 hours ago

this is such a reddit take. our offense without lamelo is legitimately non-existent. he is the engine of the whole thing

UnkleAdams247 | Trail Blazers

3 | 12 hours ago

yeah i cant stand lamelo but this is a classic reddit opinion that doesn’t understand the value of a guard with insane playmaking abilities. there’s a reason the pacers made the finals last year….

The Cleveland Cavaliers (36-21) defeat the Charlotte Hornets (26-31), 118-113.