Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets — Feb 21, 2026

NBA Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC·February 21, 2026
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 36-21, 17-10 Away
118
Final
113
Charlotte Hornets CHA 26-31, 12-16 Home
1 2 3 4 T
CLE 30 29 31 28 118
CHA 20 33 36 24 113
Leaders
Points
D.
D. Mitchell G CLE
32 PTS
K.
K. Knueppel G CHA
33 PTS
Rebounds
J.
J. Allen C CLE
14 REB
R.
R. Kalkbrenner C CHA
13 REB
Assists
J.
J. Harden G CLE
8 AST
S.
S. James G CHA
7 AST
Box Scores
Cavaliers
Hornets
MIN — Minutes · PTS — Points · FG — Field Goals · 3PT — 3-Point Field Goals · FT — Free Throws · REB — Rebounds · AST — Assists · STL — Steals · BLK — Blocks · TO — Turnovers · PF — Personal Fouls · +/- — Plus-Minus
Team Statistics
Cavaliers
Hornets
53.2% Field Goals 39.1%
47.6% 3-Point FG 35.7%
92.9% Free Throws 95.5%
39 Rebounds 45
11 OFF 23
28 DEF 22
24 Assists 26
10 Steals 5
3 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 14
21 Fouls 23
14 Biggest Lead 4
36:00 Time in Lead 10:47
10 Max Pts in Row 8
Four Factors
59.7% eFG% 50%
11.8% TOV% 12.1%
33.3% ORB% 45.1%
33.8% FT Rate 22.8%
Play-by-Play
Q4 28 - 24 118 - 113
FT D. Mitchell
118 - 113 0:16
FT D. Mitchell
117 - 113 0:16
116 - 113 0:17
B. Miller 3PT
FT D. Mitchell
116 - 110 0:24
FT D. Mitchell
115 - 110 0:24
114 - 110 0:31
R. Kalkbrenner 2PT
2PT D. Mitchell
114 - 108 0:42
112 - 108 0:58
B. Miller FT
112 - 107 0:58
B. Miller 2PT
112 - 105 1:28
K. Knueppel FT
112 - 104 1:28
K. Knueppel FT
3PT D. Wade
112 - 103 1:38
109 - 103 2:06
K. Knueppel 2PT
FT J. Harden
109 - 101 3:37
FT J. Harden
108 - 101 3:37
3PT D. Wade
107 - 101 4:43
2PT J. Allen
104 - 101 5:24
102 - 101 5:48
B. Miller FT
102 - 100 5:48
B. Miller 2PT
2PT J. Harden
102 - 98 6:11
100 - 98 6:33
B. Miller 3PT
3PT J. Harden
100 - 95 8:33
97 - 95 9:02
L. Ball 2PT
2PT D. Mitchell
97 - 93 9:19
95 - 93 9:30
K. Knueppel 2PT
2PT D. Mitchell
95 - 91 10:32
93 - 91 10:46
L. Ball FT
93 - 90 10:46
L. Ball FT
3PT D. Mitchell
93 - 89 11:02
Q3 31 - 36 90 - 89
2PT D. Mitchell
90 - 89 0:04
88 - 89 0:15
S. James FT
88 - 88 0:15
S. James FT
2PT D. Mitchell
88 - 87 1:00
FT D. Schröder
86 - 87 1:21
FT D. Schröder
85 - 87 1:21
84 - 87 1:46
P. Connaughton 2PT
84 - 85 2:28
A. Reeves 3PT
2PT K. Ellis
84 - 82 3:02
82 - 82 3:32
J. Green FT
82 - 81 3:32
J. Green FT
2PT D. Schröder
82 - 80 3:51
80 - 80 4:08
T. Mann 3PT
FT D. Schröder
80 - 77 4:38
FT D. Schröder
79 - 77 4:38
2PT J. Allen
78 - 77 5:23
2PT J. Harden
76 - 77 6:08
74 - 77 6:28
K. Knueppel 3PT
2PT J. Allen
74 - 74 6:38
72 - 74 7:10
J. Green 3PT
3PT S. Merrill
72 - 71 7:30
2PT J. Allen
69 - 71 8:12
67 - 71 8:26
L. Ball 3PT
2PT D. Wade
67 - 68 8:42
65 - 68 8:47
R. Kalkbrenner 2PT
2PT J. Allen
65 - 66 9:12
63 - 66 9:31
L. Ball FT
63 - 65 9:31
L. Ball FT
FT J. Allen
63 - 64 9:49
62 - 64 10:04
L. Ball 3PT
62 - 61 10:34
K. Knueppel 3PT
62 - 58 11:17
L. Ball 2PT
3PT S. Merrill
62 - 56 11:34
59 - 56 11:44
K. Knueppel 3PT
Q2 29 - 33 59 - 53
2PT J. Harden
59 - 53 0:01
57 - 53 0:16
K. Knueppel FT
57 - 52 0:16
K. Knueppel FT
57 - 51 0:45
R. Kalkbrenner FT
57 - 50 0:45
R. Kalkbrenner FT
FT D. Mitchell
57 - 49 1:02
FT D. Mitchell
56 - 49 1:02
55 - 49 1:38
J. Green FT
55 - 48 1:38
J. Green 2PT
2PT J. Allen
55 - 46 2:23
53 - 46 3:01
K. Knueppel 2PT
2PT S. Merrill
53 - 44 3:11
51 - 44 3:33
K. Knueppel 3PT
51 - 41 4:02
S. James 3PT
2PT J. Tyson
51 - 38 4:26
49 - 38 4:37
P. Connaughton 3PT
2PT J. Allen
49 - 35 6:08
47 - 35 6:24
R. Kalkbrenner 2PT
2PT K. Ellis
47 - 33 6:44
3PT N. Tomlin
45 - 33 7:08
3PT J. Tyson
42 - 33 7:51
39 - 33 8:08
R. Kalkbrenner 2PT
2PT J. Harden
39 - 31 8:25
37 - 31 8:41
K. Knueppel 3PT
37 - 28 9:03
K. Knueppel 2PT
2PT D. Mitchell
37 - 26 9:26
35 - 26 9:40
T. Salaun 3PT
FT N. Tomlin
35 - 23 10:12
FT N. Tomlin
34 - 23 10:12
33 - 23 11:03
K. Knueppel 3PT
3PT D. Mitchell
33 - 20 11:30
Q1 30 - 20 30 - 20
FT D. Mitchell
30 - 20 0:58
FT D. Mitchell
29 - 20 0:58
FT D. Mitchell
28 - 20 1:34
FT D. Mitchell
27 - 20 1:34
FT D. Mitchell
26 - 20 1:34
2PT T. Bryant
25 - 20 2:39
23 - 20 3:21
J. Green 3PT
2PT D. Mitchell
23 - 17 3:42
2PT D. Schröder
21 - 17 4:17
FT J. Allen
19 - 17 4:38
2PT J. Allen
18 - 17 4:38
FT J. Harden
16 - 17 5:13
FT J. Harden
15 - 17 5:13
14 - 17 5:33
P. Hall 2PT
3PT J. Harden
14 - 15 7:02
11 - 15 7:14
L. Ball FT
11 - 14 7:14
L. Ball FT
11 - 13 8:16
K. Knueppel 3PT
2PT J. Allen
11 - 10 9:11
9 - 10 9:31
L. Ball FT
9 - 9 9:31
L. Ball FT
2PT S. Merrill
9 - 8 9:50
7 - 8 10:07
R. Kalkbrenner 2PT
2PT J. Allen
7 - 6 10:17
FT D. Mitchell
5 - 6 10:37
4 - 6 10:51
B. Miller 3PT
FT J. Allen
4 - 3 11:14
FT J. Allen
3 - 3 11:14
2 - 3 11:23
B. Miller 3PT
2PT J. Allen
2 - 0 11:45
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 15 Biggest Lead: CLE +14 Times Tied: 6
Head-to-Head
Cavaliers leads 3-0
Final
CLE Cavaliers
33232018
94
CHA Hornets
20123223
87
Final
CLE Cavaliers
27362431
118
CHA Hornets
27253134
117
Final
CLE Cavaliers
40233023
116
CHA Hornets
18343119
102
Highlights
Cavaliers 118 - 113 Hornets
February 21, 2026
Spectrum Center
Charlotte, NC, US · 19,077 capacity
League
NBA
Season
NBA 25/26
Date
February 21, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
48 min