The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 120-104, at Spectrum Center on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers (44-27) used a strong start and didn’t have problems to defeat the Hornets (22-49) despite playing on the road. The Cavaliers jumped out to a 30-27 score in the first quarter and bolstered that lead to a double-digit advantage following a 33-21 score in the second 12 minutes of action. Cleveland didn’t step the foot off the gas in the second half and kept building that lead following a 35-28 score in the third quarter. The Hornets won the final 12 minutes with a 28-22 score, but that was not enough to mount a comeback in a game that was decided by the time the second half started. The Cavaliers moved to 16-20 on the road with the win, while the Hornets fell to 11-23 at home.

Evan Mobley was the leading scorer for the Cavaliers with 26 points, six rebounds and two assists. Darius Garland posted 19 points, seven assists and three rebounds, and Caris LeVert finished with 22 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. Lamar Stevens notched 11 points and four boards. Cedi Osman recorded 24 points while adding two boards and three assists. Ricky Rubio notched 11 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Kelly Oubre Jr. had 28 points and six rebounds to lead the Hornets. Terry Rozier posted 22 points and 10 assists while adding three rebounds. Gordon Hayward had 10 points, six assists and three boards. P.J. Washington had nine points and five rebounds. JT Thor had 11 points off the bench.