Cleveland Cavaliers 118, Charlotte Hornets 113

Final · NBA · Fri, Feb 20, 2026

Wins Produced

Cleveland CavaliersCLE	MIN	WP	WP48	POP	+/-
Starters
James HardenJ. Harden	34	0.04	0.053	-1.0	+3
Donovan MitchellD. Mitchell	34	-0.09	-0.122	-5.0	-4
Jarrett AllenJ. Allen	32	0.34	0.510	+8.7	-2
Dean WadeD. Wade	26	0.07	0.123	+0.4	-16
Sam MerrillS. Merrill	24	-0.01	-0.011	-1.8	-14
Bench
Keon EllisK. Ellis	24	0.19	0.385	+4.5	+19
Dennis SchröderD. Schröder	20	0.16	0.387	+3.8	+16
Jaylon TysonJ. Tyson	17	-0.02	-0.050	-1.7	+14
Thomas BryantT. Bryant	16	-0.04	-0.112	-2.2	+5
Nae'Qwan TomlinN. Tomlin	13	0.01	0.034	-0.5	+4
Team	240	0.66		+5.2

Charlotte HornetsCHO	MIN	WP	WP48	POP	+/-
Starters
Kon KnueppelK. Knueppel	37	0.30	0.390	+7.1	+2
Ryan KalkbrennerR. Kalkbrenner	36	0.28	0.380	+6.7	+12
Sion JamesS. James	30	0.43	0.692	+11.6	+5
LaMelo BallL. Ball	27	-0.21	-0.378	-8.5	+6
Brandon MillerB. Miller	23	-0.25	-0.510	-9.5	+1
Bench
Pat ConnaughtonP. Connaughton	20	0.07	0.164	+0.8	-5
Josh GreenJ. Green	20	0.16

Scoring

Cleveland CavaliersCLE	PTS	2P	3P	FT	eFG%	TS%
Starters
James HardenJ. Harden	18	4-11	2-3	4-4	.500	.571
Donovan MitchellD. Mitchell	32	7-15	2-7	12-13	.455	.577
Jarrett AllenJ. Allen	26	11-15	0-0	4-5	.733	.756
Dean WadeD. Wade	8	1-1	2-2	0-0	1.333	1.333
Sam MerrillS. Merrill	10	2-2	2-4	0-0	.833	.833
Bench
Keon EllisK. Ellis	4

DFS

Cleveland CavaliersCLE	DK	FD
Starters
James HardenJ. Harden	37.00	35.8
Donovan MitchellD. Mitchell	45.25	44.6
Jarrett AllenJ. Allen	49.50	47.8
Dean WadeD. Wade	16.00	15.8
Sam MerrillS. Merrill	16.50	15.4
Bench
Keon EllisK. Ellis	19.00

Box score

Cleveland CavaliersCLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Starters
James HardenJ. Harden	34	6-14	2-3	4-4	1	3	4	8	1	0	2	3	+3	18
Donovan MitchellD. Mitchell	34	9-22	2-7	12-13	0	3	3	4	2	0	3	5	-4	32
Jarrett AllenJ. Allen	32	11-15	0-0	4-5	7	7	14	2	0	1	1	0	-2	26
Dean WadeD. Wade	26	3-3	2-2	0-0

WP is each player's Wins Produced in this game; an average player produces about 0.1 wins per 48 minutes. POP (Points over Par) is what a player produced beyond an average player in the same minutes, as points of margin.WP48 is Wins Produced per full game. eFG% counts a three as one and a half field goals; TS% also counts free throws. DK and FD are DraftKings and FanDuel fantasy points from the box score. DK $ and FD $ are that night's salaries, and x is points per $1,000.

Charlotte HornetsCHO	PTS	2P	3P	FT	eFG%	TS%
Starters
Kon KnueppelK. Knueppel	33	4-5	7-15	4-5	.725	.743
Ryan KalkbrennerR. Kalkbrenner	12	5-7	0-0	2-2	.714	.761
Sion JamesS. James	5	0-0	1-2	2-2	.750	.868
LaMelo BallL. Ball	18	2-7	2-10	8-8	.294	.439
Brandon MillerB. Miller	18	2-7	4-12	2-2	.421	.453
Bench
Pat ConnaughtonP. Connaughton	5	1-1	1-2	0-0	.833	.833
Josh GreenJ. Green	11	1-1	2-6	3-3	.571	.661
Tidjane SalaünT. Salaün	3	0-1	1-6	0-0	.214	.214
Tre MannT. Mann	3	0-3	1-1	0-0	.375	.375
PJ HallP. Hall	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	.333	.333
Antonio ReevesA. Reeves	3	0-1	1-2	0-0	.500	.500
Xavier Tillman Sr.X. Tillman Sr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Team	113	16-36	20-56	21-22	.500	.556

Charlotte HornetsCHO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Starters
Kon KnueppelK. Knueppel	37	11-20	7-15	4-5	3	3	6	2	1	0	0	4	+2	33
Ryan KalkbrennerR. Kalkbrenner	36	5-7	0-0	2-2	9	4	13	1	0	1	0	2	+12	12
Sion JamesS. James	30	1-2	1-2	2-2	3	3	6	7	3	1	0	1	+5	5
LaMelo BallL. Ball	27	4-17	2-10	8-8	1	1	2	6	0	0	2	4	+6	18
Brandon MillerB. Miller	23	6-19	4-12	2-2	1	1	2	4	0	1	5	4	+1	18
Bench
Pat ConnaughtonP. Connaughton	20	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	1	-5	5
Josh GreenJ. Green	20	3-7	2-6	3-3	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	-4	11
Tidjane SalaünT. Salaün	17	1-7	1-6	0-0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	-15	3
Tre MannT. Mann	13	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	-9	3
PJ HallP. Hall	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	-13	2
Antonio ReevesA. Reeves	6	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-3	3
Xavier Tillman Sr.X. Tillman Sr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
Team	240	36-92	20-56	21-22	23	22	45	26	5	4	14	23		113

Charlotte HornetsCHO	DK	FD
Starters
Kon KnueppelK. Knueppel	49.00	46.2
Ryan KalkbrennerR. Kalkbrenner	33.25	32.1
Sion JamesS. James	31.50	34.7
LaMelo BallL. Ball	29.50	27.4
Brandon MillerB. Miller	28.00	24.4
Bench
Pat ConnaughtonP. Connaughton	12.25	10.5
Josh GreenJ. Green	21.50	22.4
Tidjane SalaünT. Salaün	8.50	7.8
Tre MannT. Mann	6.25	4.2
PJ HallP. Hall	8.00	7.3
Antonio ReevesA. Reeves	3.00	2.0
Xavier Tillman Sr.X. Tillman Sr.	0.00	0.0
Team