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LaMelo scoreless in debut, Cavs outlast Hornets in opener

CLEVELAND (AP) -- LaMelo Ball summed up his NBA debut in one word.

''Disappointing,'' he said.

And forgettable.

The hyped Hornets rookie guard didn't score in his first game for Charlotte and Cleveland pulled away in the first half and held on for a 121-114 victory Wednesday night in the Cavaliers' first home regular-season game in nearly 300 days.

Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 22 and the Cavs overcame a scorching shooting performance by Charlotte's Terry Rozier, a Cleveland native who finished with a career-high 10 3-pointers and 42 points.