Rookie Kon Knueppel scored 29 points, Brandon Miller added 25 and the Charlotte Hornets shut out Cleveland in overtime on their way to a rare road win, 119-111 over the Cavaliers.

Kon Knueppel scored 29 points, and Brandon Miller added 25 points along with a career-high 13 rebounds as the visiting Charlotte Hornets pitched a shutout in overtime, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Sunday.

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Despite another injury scare — as in seeing Brandon Miller head to the locker room early in Sunday’s second half — the Hornets not only beat one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference in a gutsy 119-111 overtime victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers, they wound up retaining the services of Miller instead of losing him to injury.

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It was a hard-fought 119-111 win for the Hornets, led by star rookie Kon Knueppel. The Cavaliers had no answer for the former Duke star, who exploded for 29 points on 57.9% shooting. Donovan Mitchell tried to counter with his 26-point and 9-assist outing. But that wasn't enough for the home team.