The Cavs played little defense as they allowed the Hornets to hit 54.8% of their shots from the floor. The Hornets just wanted this game more than the Cavs did as they outscored them 23-16 in the 4th quarter.

Anderson Varejao got another start and played well as he scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. LeBron James had a rough night shooting (7 of 18) and would up with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a real good game near the basket with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Daniel Gibson added 14 points.

The Cavs fell to 12-8 with this loss.