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Hornets Beat Cavaliers 124-112 as Allen Scores 27 in Charlotte

Charlotte led by 33 points, made 23 of 46 three pointers and took a 107-80 lead into the fourth quarter at Spectrum Center on Monday night. Grayson Allen scored 27 and Naz Reid added 25 points and 13 rebounds.

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Hornets Beat Cavaliers 124-112 as Allen Scores 27 in Charlotte

Key points

  • The Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday night, November 9, 2026.
  • The first quarter was close.
  • Grayson Allen led Charlotte with 27 points.

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday night, November 9, 2026. Charlotte led by as many as 33 points, made 23 three pointers and held on after Cleveland won the fourth quarter by 15.

The first quarter was close. Charlotte took it 29-28. The game broke open in the second quarter, which the Hornets won 40-25 to lead 69-53 at halftime. Charlotte won the third quarter 38-27 as well and carried a 107-80 lead into the fourth. Cleveland won the final quarter 32-17 and cut into the margin, but the Hornets had built too large a lead to lose. The final score was Hornets 124, Cavaliers 112.

Allen and Reid lead Charlotte

Grayson Allen led Charlotte with 27 points. He shot 8 of 14 from the field and 6 of 12 from three point range, and he added 6 assists. Naz Reid finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, giving Charlotte a second scorer above 25 on the same night.

The support scoring spread across the roster. Tidjane Salaun scored 14 points for Charlotte. Sion James scored 11, and Coby White and Royce O'Neale scored 10 each. Ryan Kalkbrenner gave the Hornets control on the glass with 15 rebounds, and he blocked 3 shots.

Cleveland bench scores, starters held

Meleek Thomas led Cleveland with 18 points off the bench, the highest total on the Cavaliers roster. Peyton Watson scored 13 points. Jarrett Allen scored 12, and James Harden, Donovan Mitchell and Thomas Bryant scored 11 each. Evan Mobley was held to 9 points.

Cleveland shot the ball well in one sense and lost the game in another. The Cavaliers shot 51.2 percent from the field overall, better than a losing team usually shoots. But Charlotte shot 23 of 46 from three point range, a 50.0 percent mark that produced 69 points from behind the arc. Cleveland made 14 of 35 from three. Charlotte also outrebounded Cleveland 57-39, a margin of 18, and the extra possessions protected the lead that the third quarter built.

Records and absences

Charlotte improved to 4-7 with the win. Cleveland fell to 5-6 with the loss. Kon Knueppel, Brandon Miller and Moussa Diabate were inactive for Charlotte. Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson were inactive for Cleveland. The final result, the quarter scores and the box score were confirmed by the Sportradar data feed, with the same quarter splits carried by Dailysports.

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