The Cavs spent much of Sunday night sleepwalking. They finally woke up — before it was too late.

Cleveland rallied from multiple double-digit deficits to stun the Charlotte Hornets, 114-108. It’s the Cavs’ fourth win in their last five. Charlotte has lost two straight and five of the last seven.

The league’s top-ranked defense gave up 35 first-quarter points and allowed Charlotte to shoot a scorching 14 of 19 (73.7%) from the field while it built a 14-point lead and held a 10-point edge after one quarter.

Even though the Cavs opened the second quarter with a lively 5-0 run and eventually took their second lead of the night at one point in the first half, the Hornets responded and pushed back in front by seven going into the halftime break.

Charlotte held that advantage — until midway through the fourth quarter.

The Cavs’ surge started a bit earlier than that. Down by a game-high 16 points at the 2:38 mark of the third quarter, the lethargic Eastern Conference contenders finished the third on a spirited 8-0 run. They tied the game at 94 about six minutes later. It was a one-point Charlotte lead at the midway point of the fourth. But coming out of the timeout, the Cavs took their first advantage of the second half on an Evan Mobley dunk at the 5:41 mark. Moments later, another Mobley basket gave the Cavs a five-point edge — matching their largest of the game until it reached seven a bit later on.

That Mobley score caused a sizeable contingent of Cleveland fans behind the visiting bench to erupt, making Spectrum Center feel like a home game.

After extending that edge to seven points, the Cavs were able to hold off one final Charlotte surge thanks to timely buckets by late-game alpha Donovan Mitchell and second-year phenom Mobley.

The Cavs outscored Charlotte, 33-19, in that turnaround fourth quarter. It’s Cleveland’s 14th win this season after trailing by double digits.

Darius Garland, returning from a brief one-game absence because of a quad contusion, poured in a game-high 28 points. Mitchell chipped in with 23, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Mobley finished with 18 points and nine rebounds, moving over one position, starting in Allen’s usual center spot and overcoming first-half foul trouble.

Charlotte, playing without five players, including Kelly Oubre Jr., had all five starters reach double figures. Terry Rozier spearheaded the balanced attack with 27 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

For about 34 minutes, the Cavs seemed headed for another inexplicable road loss. But this team has proven comfortable when facing adversity. All they needed was one great quarter Sunday.

And they came through late.