The Charlotte Hornets (25-7) were defeated by the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-15) in their final game of the 2016 calendar year. Cleveland was a bit shorthanded as they were without Kyrie Irving in this one but it didn’t matter as LeBron James was playing out of his mind. Kemba Walker’s incredible scoring performance wasn’t enough to get the Hornets a win in this one.
Charlotte’s starting to miss their sixth man in Marco Belinelli who missed his fourth straight game with a left ankle sprain. He was inactive in this one as recently recalled, Aaron Harrison, replace him on the active roster.