Verified November 10, 2026, at 8:09 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−05:00; 1:09 p.m. UTC).
The Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124–112 on Monday, November 9, at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Grayson Allen scored 27 points and Naz Reid added 25 points and 13 rebounds; Meleek Thomas led Cleveland with 18 points. The NBA box score marks the game final, so this is the completed result rather than a live score. See the official NBA box score.
The NBA listed the game for November 9 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time in Charlotte. U.S. daylight saving time had ended on November 1, making the event-day label Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−05:00); the listed start converts to 00:00 UTC on November 10. The event date in Charlotte remains November 9. The league’s game page identifies Spectrum Center as the venue.
Cleveland opened with a 14–5 lead, but Charlotte changed the rhythm in the second quarter. The Hornets scored 40 points in the period and went into halftime ahead 69–53. Their largest lead reached 33 points, according to Reuters’ game report.
The Cavaliers made the finish closer than the middle of the game suggested. Meleek Thomas hit a three-pointer that cut Charlotte’s lead to 118–110 with less than four minutes remaining. Ryan Kalkbrenner then tipped in a Naz Reid miss, and Royce O’Neale followed with a three to help the Hornets steady the game. Charlotte scored only 17 points in the fourth quarter, but its cushion was large enough to hold.
Charlotte’s perimeter shooting was the clearest scoring difference. The Hornets went 23-for-46 from three-point range (50.0%), while Cleveland made 14 of 35 (40.0%). That nine-made-three gap represents 27 points from beyond the arc. Cleveland actually had the higher overall field-goal percentage, 51.2% to Charlotte’s 47.3%, so the final margin was not simply a matter of the Cavaliers missing more shots overall.
The NBA’s official box score lists the following headline performances. Three-point figures show makes and attempts; a dash means the player did not attempt a three.
| Player | Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | 3-pointers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | Hornets | 27 | 4 | 6 | 6/12 |
| Naz Reid | Hornets | 25 | 13 | 4 | 4/9 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Hornets | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Meleek Thomas | Cavaliers | 18 | 3 | 3 | 4/6 |
| Jarrett Allen | Cavaliers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | Cavaliers | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1/3 |
| Coby White | Hornets | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0/4 |
Allen’s 27 points came on 8-for-14 shooting, including his six three-pointers. Reid paired efficient scoring with a strong rebounding line, while Kalkbrenner supplied 15 boards and three blocks. For Cleveland, Thomas was the top scorer, and Jarrett Allen led the Cavaliers in rebounds. Mitchell finished with 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting; Reuters described it as his season-low scoring total.
The rebounding totals show another source of extra chances for Charlotte: 49 rebounds overall to Cleveland’s 32, including 17 offensive rebounds against four. That 13-rebound difference on the offensive glass supports the inference that the Hornets had more opportunities to extend possessions. The box score alone does not establish how many of those possessions directly became points, but it helps explain how Charlotte could survive a lower overall field-goal percentage.
The Cavaliers also made 51.2% of their field goals, yet did not match the Hornets’ three-point volume or rebounding. Their 14 made threes were nine fewer than Charlotte’s, and their four offensive rebounds were 13 fewer. Those gaps outweighed Cleveland’s better overall shooting percentage on this night.
The NBA’s official recap lists Charlotte at 4–7 and Cleveland at 5–6 after the game. For the Hornets, the win ended a six-game slide even though they were without leading scorer Brandon Miller; Reuters reported that Miller had left the previous Friday’s game with groin tightness. Allen, Reid and the supporting group supplied the scoring and rebounding in his absence.
One strong three-point night does not prove that Charlotte has fixed a season-long shooting issue. Reuters noted that the Hornets entered the game with one of the league’s lowest three-point percentages, so repeating this level of accuracy is the key question for later games. For Cleveland, the takeaway is similarly specific: the team shot well overall, but it will need to close the gap in perimeter makes and second-chance opportunities in its next matchup. Those are game-based observations, not a prediction of either team’s next result.
Charlotte beat Cleveland 124–112. The NBA lists the game as final.
Hornets guard Grayson Allen led all players with 27 points. Naz Reid scored 25 for Charlotte, and Meleek Thomas led Cleveland with 18.
The game was played at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday, November 9, 2026. Its listed start time was 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST, UTC−05:00), or 00:00 UTC on November 10.
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