Grayson Allen scored 27 points, Naz Reid added 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-112 on Monday night to snap a six-game losing streak.
Tidjane Salaun added 14 points off the bench and Ryan Kalkbrenner had 15 rebounds for Charlotte, which shot 23 of 46 from 3-point range.
Charlotte built a 33-point lead in the third quarter then hung on to win after the Cavaliers cut the lead to 118-110 with four minutes left.
Meleek Thomas led the way for the Cavaliers with 18 points.
The Hornets came into the game ranked second to last in the league in 3-point field goal percentage at 28.8%, but hit 12 of 24 from deep in the first half to build a 16-point halftime lead.
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