Grayson Allen hits six 3s as Hornets top Cavaliers 124-112

Grayson Allen scored 27 points and hit six of Charlotte's 23 3-pointers as the Hornets beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 on Monday, November 9.

Charlotte broke the game open with 40 points in the second quarter and 38 in the third. Allen shot 8-of-14, 6-of-12 from 3-point range, and added six assists.

The Hornets (4-7) were clear underdogs against Cleveland (5-6) and played without Kon Knueppel and Brandon Miller.

Naz Reid had 25 points and 13 rebounds on 10-of-26 shooting. Ryan Kalkbrenner, who came in averaging 4.4 rebounds, finished with 15 rebounds, three blocks and 8 points.

Cleveland led 14-5 early in the first quarter, but Charlotte was ahead 29-28 after one. A 10-0 run midway through the third made it 94-67, and the lead reached 33 at 100-67 with 3:50 left in the period.

The Cavaliers outscored Charlotte 32-17 in the fourth. Thomas Bryant's 3-pointer and a running jumper by Meleek Thomas cut the deficit to 118-110, but Kalkbrenner's tip-in and Royce O'Neale's 3-pointer with 2:44 left made it 123-110.

Thomas led Cleveland with 18 points off the bench on 7-of-12 shooting. Jarrett Allen made all five of his shots for 12 points. James Harden had 11 points on 3-of-9 shooting with four turnovers, and the Cavaliers were outscored by 22 with him on the floor.

Charlotte grabbed 17 offensive rebounds to Cleveland's four and shot 50 percent from 3-point range, enough to offset 56 points from the Cavaliers' bench.

Up next

Hornets: at the Phoenix Suns on Thursday, November 12.

Cavaliers: at the New York Knicks on Wednesday, November 11.