Key Highlights
- They entered the night with the league’s second-best offense over the last two weeks, while Cleveland had the 24th-best defense during this same stretch.
- That felt like a combination that could have burned the Cavs tonight.
- But they began the game with the appropriate energy on defense, holding the Hornets to just 12 points in the second quarter. That focus wouldnt’ last all 48 minutes.
- The Cavs slipped in the second half and allowed the Hornets to go on a big run.
- But they found their footing and got enough stops in the end to stave off a disastrous collapse. Evan Mobley started the game hot.