LaMelo Ball goes scoreless in debut as Cavs outlast Hornets in opener

LaMelo Ball, hyped Hornets rookie guard, didn't score in his first game for Charlotte and Cleveland pulled away in first half and held on for a 121-114 victory Wednesday night in Cavaliers' first home regular-season game in nearly 300 days.

Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Darius Garland added 22 and Cavs overcame a scorching shooting performance by Charlotte's Terry Rozier, a Cleveland native who finished with a career-high 10 3-pointers and 42 points.

Andre Drummond added 14 points and 14 rebounds and Larry Nance had 13 and 13 for Cleveland, which played without star forward Kevin Love. He's out with a strained right calf.