CLEVELAND (AP) — Mark Williams had 22 points and 10 rebounds and fellow rookie Bryce McGowens scored 22 points for the Charlotte Hornets, who rallied in the fourth quarter for a 106-95 win over the playoff-bound Cavaliers.
Theo Maledon had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Charlotte.
The Hornets didn’t advance to the postseason for the seventh year in a row.
All-Star Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland were not in uniform for the fourth-seeded Cavaliers.
Cleveland will have home-court advantage in its first-round series with the New York Knicks.
Sam Merrill scored 17 points and Danny Green and Raul Neto each had 13.