Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers go for a fourth straight win against the Charlotte Hornets on the road.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (20-3) are back on a roll winning three straight games heading into their second game against the Charlotte Hornets (6-16) who are moving in the opposite direction. Charlotte has lost seven straight games, four since LaMelo Ball (calf) was added to the injured report. Ball was the entire offense for Charlotte in its loss to Cleveland earlier this season with 31 points and 12 assists. With Ball out of the lineup the offense is handed to second-year wing Brandon Miller. He will have to shoulder the load for the Charlotte to pull off the upset and snap its current seven game losing streak against the best team in the league.
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Game Date: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024
Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
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Since Ball went down Miller has really thrived as the leader of the offense. He is averaging 28.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game on 36.2% shooting from three. These games are a great learning experience for Miller and the future of Charlotte as a team.B
For Cleveland in the win over Charotte the team saw all of Darius Garland, Ty Jerome, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen all score over 20 points. Garland led the way with Donovan Mitchell out of the lineup with 25 points, 12 assists and five rebounds.
Jerome filled in as a starter going for 24 points and eight assists on 4-7 shooting from three. The big man duo of Mobley (23 points and 11 rebounds) and Allen (21 points and 15 rebounds) held down the paint, controlling the game on both ends.
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