Cleveland Cavaliers @ Charlotte Hornets

25-20, 11-9 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	33	23	20	18	94
Hornets CHA	20	12	32	23	87

Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA

16-28, 7-13 Home

Matchups

CLE

CLE leads season

2-1

CHA

111

Game 1•@ CLE

Final/OT

119

139

Game 2•@ CLE

Final

132

Game 3•@ CHA

Final

25-20

Game 4•@ CHA

16-28

Game Information

Charlotte, NC

Referee:Sean Wright

Referee:J.B. DeRosa

Referee:Mousa Dagher

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	39	13	.750	-	W2
Cleveland	33	21	.611	7	W4
Chicago	24	30	.444	16	L5
Milwaukee	21	30	.412	17.5	L1
Indiana	14	40	.259	26	W1

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	28	24	.538	-	W3
Miami	28	27	.509	1.5	L1
Atlanta	26	29	.473	3.5	L2
Charlotte	25	29	.463	4	L1
Washington	14	38	.269	14	L2

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