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Struggling Cavaliers blanked in OT in loss to Hornets
Kon Knueppel scored 29 points and the visiting Charlotte Hornets pitched a shutout in overtime to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 14.
Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 29 points, Brandon Miller added 25 and the Charlotte Hornets shut out Cleveland in overtime on their way to a rare road win, 119-111 over the Cavaliers.
Despite another injury scare - as in seeing Brandon Miller head to the locker room early in Sunday's second half - the Hornets not only beat one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference in a gutsy 119-111 overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers, they wound up retaining the services of Miller instead of losing him to injury.
After blowing a fourth quarter lead on Friday night, the Charlotte Hornets have a chance to redeem themselves less than 48 hours later.
Some wins look good in the standings, and then there are wins that build the character of a franchise. For the Charlotte Hornets, Sunday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse was emphatically the latter.
Darius Garland sparks trade buzz as the Cavs struggle to a 14-11 start, prompting talks of a roster shake-up amid his injury issues.
Cavaliers' Evan Mobley is out for 2-4 weeks due to a calf injury, sustained during a win against the Wizards, causing the team to adjust without their star center.
El novato Kon Knueppel anotó 29 puntos, Brandon Miller añadió 25 y los Hornets de Charlotte vencieron el domingo 119-111 a los Cavaliers,
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 1 in Indianapolis to end a three-game losing streak.
With another injury to the Cleveland Cavaliers, losing Evan Mobley for the next few weeks, the Cavaliers have struggled to stay healthy this season. All these i