Cleveland Cavaliers – Charlotte Hornets · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 4 February 2022

CLE102–101CHA

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↑ CHA winsCLE wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when CHA leads and falls when CLE does.

This is how the game was decided.

Jarrett Allen decided it, the Cleveland Cavaliers player with the most points (29, with 22 rebounds and 2 assists; -5 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Kevin Love's (+12). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Charlotte Hornets 101-102 Cleveland Cavaliers (February 4, 2022) was hit by Kevin Love: a free throw with 1.2 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Cleveland Cavaliers up 102-101. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Charlotte Hornets 101-102 Cleveland Cavaliers (February 4, 2022) was a 13-0 run by the Cleveland Cavaliers between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 43-46 to 56-46. The Charlotte Hornets' best was a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 1:50 to 46.2 s), from 92-98 to 101-98.

With 29 points, this is Jarrett Allen's highest-scoring game of the 2021‑22 regular season.

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Play: Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

It is compared by points with all his official NBA box scores in that scope; it is the same criterion the Analyst uses.

Kevin Love decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 1.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Love decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

4 February 2022 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401360606:639; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CLE

Mobley · Goodwin · Okoro · Allen · Wade

Closing lineup · CHA

Rozier · Bridges · Hayward · Oubre · Washington

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CLE

Evan Mobley

38′ · +2

Brandon Goodwin

36′ · +9

Isaac Okoro

36′ · 0

Jarrett Allen

34′ · -5

Cedi Osman

15′ · -5

Kevin Love

26′ · +12

Rajon Rondo

17′ · -5

Dean Wade

32′ · +2

Lamar Stevens

6′ · -5

CHA

Terry Rozier

40′ · +6

Miles Bridges

37′ · -3

Mason Plumlee

32′ · -9

LaMelo Ball

32′ · -20

Gordon Hayward

29′ · -2

Kelly Oubre Jr.

28′ · +9

P.J. Washington

26′ · +13

Cody Martin

16′ · +1

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CLE and CHA.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Allen, Goodwin, Wade, Okoro, and Mobley played 11.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Osman, Allen, Goodwin, Okoro, and Mobley played 10.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Goodwin, Wade, Mobley, Rondo, and Love played 5.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

Charlotte Hornets

Rozier, Bridges, Ball, Hayward, and Plumlee played 17.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Oubre, Rozier, Bridges, Washington, and Hayward played 4.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 10 points.
Oubre, Rozier, Bridges, Martin, and Washington played 4.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Goodwin, Wade, Okoro, Mobley, and Love played 3.9 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Allen, Goodwin, Wade, Okoro, and Love played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Allen, Wade, Stevens, Rondo, and Love played 2.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Allen, Wade, Okoro, Rondo, and Love played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Wade, Stevens, Mobley, Rondo, and Love played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Osman, Stevens, Mobley, Rondo, and Love played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Osman, Allen, Okoro, Rondo, and Love played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Osman, Okoro, Mobley, Rondo, and Love played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Allen, Goodwin, Wade, Rondo, and Love played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

Charlotte Hornets

Oubre, Martin, Washington, Ball, and Hayward played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Oubre, Rozier, Bridges, Ball, and Plumlee played 3.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Oubre, Rozier, Bridges, Washington, and Plumlee played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Oubre, Rozier, Martin, Washington, and Plumlee played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Oubre, Martin, Washington, Ball, and Plumlee played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Rozier, Bridges, Washington, Ball, and Hayward played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Terry Rozier covered 5.08 km, more than anyone in the game.

Brandon Goodwin touched the ball 103 times, a game high.
Brandon Goodwin made 83 passes, a game high.
Mason Plumlee defended 11 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 6.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Brandon Goodwin	4.57	7.0	103	83
Evan Mobley	4.49	6.7	61	42
Isaac Okoro	4.36	6.8	40	31
Dean Wade	4.07	7.2	42	34
Jarrett Allen	3.88	6.5	66	39
Kevin Love	2.80	6.4	50	28
Rajon Rondo	1.96	6.4	46	40
Cedi Osman	1.90	7.0	24	16
Lamar Stevens	0.77	7.0	11	8

Charlotte Hornets

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Terry Rozier	5.08	7.2	80	58
Miles Bridges	4.47	6.7	62	51
LaMelo Ball	3.86	6.9	85	63
Mason Plumlee	3.75	6.7	52	42
Gordon Hayward	3.51	6.8	59

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2021-22 regular season, not this game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Jarrett Allen defended 7.1 shots at the rim per game over his 56 games, and opponents made 15 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 1 of 131 in the league.
Evan Mobley contested 12.3 shots per game over his 69 games.
He ranks 3 of 386 in the league.
Kevin Love drew 0.35 charges per game over his 74 games.
He ranks 4 of 386 in the league.

Charlotte Hornets

LaMelo Ball recovered 1.1 loose balls per game over his 75 games.
He ranks 9 of 386 in the league.
Cody Martin drew 0.27 charges per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 9 of 386 in the league.
Miles Bridges contested 8.9 shots per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 28 of 386 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Charlotte Hornets have won 25 of their 77 games against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Game context

Attendance

17.733

93% of capacity

Spectrum Center · Charlotte

Scoring

203

combined points

18.2 below the season average (221.2)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

18 calls reviewed2 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:01.7

Terry Rozier → Kevin Love

Replay review of the foul called on Rozier (CHA) pursuant to a coach's challenge was deemed unsuccessful. Rozier (CHA) reaches in and makes contact with Love's (CLE) arm and Love is awarded two free throws. The replay outcome is incorrect, as Rozier makes contact to Love's arm prior to his shooting motion and a non-shooting foul should have been assessed.

Foul: Loose Ball · 00:12.0

Isaac Okoro → Gordon Hayward

Hayward (CHA) hooks Okoro's (CLE) arm and Okoro responds by pulling Hayward during the rebound. The initial illegal contact by Hayward should have been whistled as a loose ball foul.