Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell understood the frustration of his team's fans following a 119-111 overtime loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.

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

Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Hornets may be without multiple key players in Sunday afternoon's matchup.

While eyes were focused on the Carolina Panthers and their pursuit of the team's first playoff appearance in eight years, the Charlotte Hornets took on the Clev

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.

The team’s star guard Donovan Mitchell shouldered most of the blame for the loss when speaking with the media after the game, saying simply, “put this one on me.” Mitchell scored 17 points on just 6-24 shooting from the floor and 1-11 from three-point range while being a team-worst -12.

Charlotte defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 in overtime, snapping a two-game losing streak that felt much longer due to an extended break as the league descended on Vegas for the NBA Cup. Lets dive into some takeaways from tonight's contest.

Kon Knueppel scored 29 points and the visiting Charlotte Hornets pitched a shutout in overtime to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 14.

During their loss to the Hornets, the home fans could be heard loudly booing, and voicing their displeasure with the team’s performance. Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who scored just 17 points on 6-24 shooting in the loss, says he doesn’t blame the fans for reacting as such.

After blowing a fourth quarter lead on Friday night, the Charlotte Hornets have a chance to redeem themselves less than 48 hours later.