Charlotte Hornets' Marques Bolden (3) tips the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers' Max Strus (1) and Jarrett Allen, right, watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen (31) dunks as Charlotte Hornets' Marques Bolden (3) and Nick Smith Jr. (8) watch during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Charlotte Hornets' Vasa Micic (22) shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers' Isaac Okoro, second from right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, right, talks with Marques Bolden (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Charlotte Hornets' Leaky Black (12) grabs a rebound as teammate JT Thor (21) looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley (4) squeezes between Charlotte Hornets' JT Thor (21) and Marques Bolden, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Craig Porter Jr. (9) dunks over Charlotte Hornets' Marques Bolden, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley, center, is tied up by Charlotte Hornets' Tre Mann (23) and JT Thor (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)
Cleveland Cavaliers' Isaac Okoro (35) is guarded by Charlotte Hornets' Nick Smith Jr. (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Long)