Knueppel scores 29 points, Miller has 25 in Hornets' 119-111 OT win over Cavaliers

CLEVELAND (AP) — 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 victory, 119-111 over the Cavaliers on Sunday.

Knueppel, the No. 4 overall selection this year in the NBA draft, had his second straight strong performance after scoring a season-high 33 in a loss to Chicago on Friday night. Miller added a career-high 13 rebounds and six assists.

Miles Bridges had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as Charlotte improved to just 3-10 away from home.

The Cavaliers missed all 10 shots in the five-minute overtime and Cleveland suffered another troubling loss for a team expected to contend for the Eastern Conference title.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 17 for the Cavs, who have been plagued by inconsistency in the season's first two months.

Jaylon Tyson had 16 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which has lost six of nine.

The Cavs were down 17 in the third but rallied to tie it in the final seconds of regulation. Mitchell had a chance to win it in the last second, but the All-Star guard, coming off a 48-point game at Washington on Friday, missed a 12-foot jumper.

Following his misfire, Mitchell dejectedly covered his face while resting it on the scorer's table.

Injuries have played a role in the Cavaliers' problems. They were without another key piece as forward Evan Mobley sat out with a strained left calf that could keep the league's reigning Defensive Player of the Year out for a month.

While Cleveland's play of late has worrisome, coach Kenny Atkinson remains optimistic, saying before the game “the sky isn't falling. We're going to be all right.”

The Hornets were missing guards LaMelo Ball, Collin Sexton and Tre Mann due to injuries.

Hornets: Host Atlanta on Thursday night.

Cavaliers: At Chicago on Wednesday night.

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Charlotte Hornets' Brandon Miller (24) prepares to dunk against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Charlotte Hornets' Miles Bridges (0) shoots as Cleveland Cavaliers' Lonzo Ball, left, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Charlotte Hornets' Ryan Kalkbrenner (11) cannot control the ball as Cleveland Cavaliers' De'Andre Hunter, front, and Jarrett Allen (31) defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Charlotte Hornets' Miles Bridges (0) shoots as Cleveland Cavaliers' De'Andre Hunter, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Charlotte Hornets' Ryan Kalkbrenner, center, grabs a rebound in front of Cleveland Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen, right, as Hornets' Kon Knueppel, left, watches during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

KITZBÜHEL, Austria (AP) — Slalom world champion Loic Meillard posted the fastest time and World Cup discipline leader Atle Lie McGrath skied out on Sunday in the opening run of the final event of the classic Hahnenkamm weekend.

Meillard beat Eduard Hallberg of Finland by 0.35 seconds, followed by third-placed Henrik Kristoffersen, who led a group of four racers who were all between 0.47 and 0.52 behind.

Meillard won the world title in Austria last year and was seeking his first slalom win of the current season after two podiums in December, though the Swiss skier did win a giant slalom in France last month.

McGrath went top of the standings last week after winning in Wengen, where he became only the second skier this season with more than one slalom win and positioned himself as one of the favourites for the Feb. 16 race at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

On Sunday, the United States-born Norwegian was 0.27 behind Meillard at the first split and then missed a gate shortly afterward.

“I’m obviously very disappointed and it hurts a lot,” McGrath said. “I was at the start with a good mindset. I really tried to push and stuff like that happens.”

Paco Rassat, the only other skier with two wins this season, was ninth. The Frenchman had 0.95 seconds to make up on Meillard in the final run later Sunday.

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Norway's Atle Lie McGrath speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Switzerland's Loic Meillard speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Switzerland's Loic Meillard speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom in Kitzbuehel, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)