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Darius Garland scores 25, Cavaliers become 4th team to start 15-0 with 128-114 win over Hornets
CLEVELAND (AP) Darius Garland scored 25 points, Ty Jerome matched his career-high with 24 in place of Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed unbeaten with a 128-114 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.
The Cavs are the fourth team to start 15-0, joining the Golden State Warriors (2016), Houston Rockets (1994) and Washington Capitols (1949). The Warriors set the league record by winning their first 24 games on the way to a 73-9 season.
Evan Mobley had 23 points and 11 rebounds and Jarrett Allen had 21 and 15 rebounds for Cleveland, which will play at defending champion Boston on Tuesday.
Although they wanted to keep their winning streak alive, the Cavs felt getting Mitchell rest was more important. It's a long season with bigger games ahead, and first-year coach Kenny Atkinson, who has yet to lose with Cleveland, said sticking to the plan with Mitchell was a priority.
LaMelo Ball had 31 points and 12 assists, and Miles Bridges scored 19 for the Hornets.
Earlier, Ball was fined $100,000 by the NBA for making “an offensive and derogatory comment” during an interview following Saturday's win at Milwaukee.
Hornets: Showed some fight in the second night of a back-to-back, but couldn't get stops down the stretch.
Cavaliers: Barely missed a beat without Mitchell, who was coming off a season-high 37-point performance. One of the many plusses during the winning streak is that it's allowing Atkinson to further develop his bench.
With Charlotte still hanging around, Garland kicked it out to Jerome for a 3-pointer - and his 12th assist - from the corner with 2:45 left.
Cleveland shot 67% (26 of 39) in the first half. ... Jerome tied a career-best with eight assists.
Charlotte visits Brooklyn on Tuesday in an NBA Cup game, the same day the Cavaliers play at the Celtics.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Grant Williams vs. Jarrett Allen (Darius Garland gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Darius Garland assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:27 |  | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point layup (Darius Garland assists) | 0-4 |
| 10:51 | | Grant Williams misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running reverse layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:17 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:51 | | +3 | Darius Garland makes three point pullup jump shot (Isaac Okoro assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:28 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point running layup (Darius Garland assists) | 5-9 |
| 9:07 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point cutting layup (Darius Garland assists) | 5-11 |
| 8:56 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:45 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point running reverse layup (Darius Garland assists) | 5-13 |
| 8:34 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving reverse layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 5-15 |
| 8:15 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 7-15 |
| 7:57 | | Brandon Miller kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:50 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 7-18 |
| 7:34 | | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 10-18 |
| 7:17 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-21 |
| 7:10 | | Isaac Okoro personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point floating jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 12-21 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving hook shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 12-23 |
| 6:36 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Josh Green shooting foul (Jarrett Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 6:23 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-24 |
| 6:23 | | +1 | Jarrett Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-25 |
| 6:13 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point tip layup | 14-25 |
| 5:55 | | Moussa Diabate blocks Jarrett Allen's two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point running layup | 16-25 |
| 5:44 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 5:44 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-26 |
| 5:44 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-27 |
| 5:34 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Darius Garland misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Moussa Diabate misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Darius Garland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Josh Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Dean Wade shooting foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Josh Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:37 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +1 | Josh Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-27 |
| 4:23 | | Darius Garland turnover (lost ball) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 4:17 | | Josh Green misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point pullup jump shot | 20-27 |
| 3:44 | | +2 | Caris LeVert makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 20-29 |
| 3:30 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:26 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Cody Martin misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Darius Garland defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Brandon Miller personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving finger roll layup | 20-31 |
| 2:50 | | Cody Martin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Moussa Diabate personal foul (Loose ball) (Dean Wade draws the foul) | ||
| 2:50 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 20-33 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 22-33 |
| 2:28 | | Evan Mobley shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 2:28 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-33 |
| 2:15 | | +3 | Evan Mobley makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 23-36 |
| 1:58 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 25-36 |
| 1:35 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Seth Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:19 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Dean Wade offensive foul (Charge) (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Dean Wade turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:02 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Moussa Diabate steals) | ||
| 0:31 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:13 | | Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point jump shot (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 28-36 |
| 0:03 | | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Caris LeVert draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-37 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Caris LeVert makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-38 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:44 | | Ty Jerome misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Georges Niang offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 31-38 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point turnaround hook shot | 31-40 |
| 11:02 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 34-40 |
| 10:50 | | Craig Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:47 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Georges Niang blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point driving layup | 34-42 |
| 10:13 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point running jump shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 34-45 |
| 9:49 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:36 | | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Loose ball) (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 9:16 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:16 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Georges Niang turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:51 | | Brandon Miller misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Evan Mobley turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Miller steals) | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point running dunk (Miles Bridges assists) | 36-45 |
| 8:33 | | Grant Williams personal foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 36-47 |
| 8:03 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point running pullup jump shot | 36-50 |
| 7:29 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Grant Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 39-50 |
| 7:02 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | ||
| 7:02 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-51 |
| 7:02 | | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-52 |
| 6:45 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (lost ball) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk | 39-54 |
| 6:44 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:22 | | Brandon Miller misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:04 | | +3 | Vasilije Micic makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 42-54 |
| 5:53 | | Tidjane Salaun blocks Craig Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 5:49 | | Grant Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Josh Green makes two point driving layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 44-54 |
| 5:23 |