Game ID: 22400041
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, November 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 29 23 39 26 117CLE 27 23 23 28 101
ATL vs CLE ScoutingATL vs CLE Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ATL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Gueye missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 23 min since (79% of 29)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 18 min since (74% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 21 min since (105% of 20)
BACK Roddy back 11/18 after 2, 7 min since (58% of 13)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 12 min since (99% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 24 min since (82% of 29)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 21 min since (84% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 13 min since (63% of 20)
BACK Roddy back 11/18 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 15 min since (121% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/25 · 2 days' restOUT Nance Jr. missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Hunter back 11/15 after 10, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 23 min since (91% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 10 min since (47% of 20)
BACK Roddy back 11/18 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 13)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 14 min since (109% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 24 min since (96% of 25)
BACK Krejčí back 11/17 after 9, 10 min since (47% of 20)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 13 min since (107% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 11/25, returns tonight: 1 min (4% of 20)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 11/25, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 18)
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 11/22, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 13)
OUT Barlow missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Bogdanović back 11/18 after 13, 24 min since (98% of 25)
BACK Bufkin back 11/18 after 10, 13 min since (104% of 12)
ATL availability going into 11/30 · back-to-backOUT Nance Jr. missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/29 after 2, 1 min since (4% of 20)
BACK Mathews back 11/29 after 2, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Roddy back 11/29 after 3, 1 min since (6% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 13 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 13 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/29 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 20)
BACK Mathews back 11/29 after 2, 7 min since (39% of 18)
BACK Roddy back 11/29 after 3, 1 min since (6% of 13)
ATL availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Nance Jr. missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 14 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 14 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/29 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 20)
BACK Mathews back 11/29 after 2, 7 min since (39% of 18)
ATL availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 14 min (71% of 20)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Mathews missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 15 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 15 since 11/06, out tonight
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 19 min (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backBACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/24 · 3 days' restOUT LeVert missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 29 min (155% of 18)
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
CLE availability going into 11/27 · 2 days' restOUT LeVert missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 29 min since (155% of 18)
NEW Jerome 20 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 4 since 11/19, returns tonight: 20 min (85% of 24)
OUT Wade missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 26 min since (139% of 18)
NEW Jerome 20 to 27 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 11/29 after 4, 20 min since (85% of 24)
BACK Merrill back 11/19 after 3, 19 min since (96% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 23 min since (126% of 18)
CLE availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 6 since 11/19, returns tonight: 19 min (91% of 20)
BACK LeVert back 11/29 after 4, 22 min since (92% of 24)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 23 min since (127% of 18)
CLE availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/29 after 4, 23 min since (95% of 24)
BACK Wade back 12/03 after 6, 19 min since (91% of 20)
BACK Okoro back 11/24 after 2, 25 min since (134% of 18)
CLE availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restBACK LeVert back 11/29 after 4, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Wade back 12/03 after 6, 19 min since (91% of 20)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Hunter at 17 a game. Without Krejčí (2 straight), Nance Jr. (5 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Jerome at 19 a game. Without LeVert (4 straight), Wade (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 115 a night to Atlanta's 123. Call it Cleveland 122, Atlanta 116.
11/20 @ GSW 97-120 — ATL notes
ATL lost 97-120. ATL shot 33% (35 of 105) to GSW's 47%, 12 of 45 from three, and went to the line 24 times to GSW's 18 — 15 points from the stripe to their 12. The glass went 65-54 for them. Johnson led with 15 (6 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Young added 12, Risacher 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-23, the deficit cut from 25 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 97-64 against them. Daniels's -21 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 @ CHI 122-136 — ATL notes
ATL lost 122-136. ATL took 21 more shots (107 to 86), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to CHI's 57%, 10 of 34 from three. ATL turned it over 11 times to CHI's 19. Young led with 25 (8 of 18, 1 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Johnson added 25, Capela 21. Q4 was theirs, 38-37, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. Johnson's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs DAL 119-129 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-129. ATL shot 48% (48 of 101) to DAL's 50%, 9 of 31 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DAL's 22. The glass went 39-51 against them. Johnson led with 28 (12 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Young added 18, Bogdanović 18. Q1 was theirs, 31-28, but the other 3 periods went 101-88 against them. They led by as many as 13. Bogdanović's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ CLE 135-124 — ATL notes
ATL won 135-124. ATL shot 47% (46 of 97) to CLE's 46%, 20 of 42 from three. Hunter led with 26 (9 of 16, 5 of 9 from three); Johnson added 22, Young 20. The hinge was Q4, 37-29: a lead of 3 became 11. ATL trailed 61-64 at the half and won the second half 74-60. Hunter was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/29 vs CLE 117-101 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-101. ATL shot 52% (44 of 85) to CLE's 41%, 14 of 34 from three. ATL turned it over 18 times to CLE's 13, and CLE turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 53-40 for them. Hunter led with 23 (7 of 12, 4 of 7 from three); Young added 21, Johnson 20. The hinge was Q3, 39-23: a lead of 2 became 18. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/30 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Ball at 40 and Miller at 26 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Bridges (5 straight), Gra. Williams (3 straight), Mann (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Young at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Nance Jr. (6 straight), Wallace (6 straight), Gueye (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to Atlanta's 122 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Charlotte minus-2. Call it Charlotte 115, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/02 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Young at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Nance Jr. (7 straight), Wallace (7 straight), Gueye (13 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 21 and Murphy III at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ingram (4 straight), Jones (17 straight), Williamson (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-3 a night and New Orleans minus-7 and the arc, Atlanta at 36 percent from three to New Orleans's 28. Call it Atlanta 119, New Orleans 109, Atlanta by 10.
12/04 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 49 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 35 and Lillard at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Hunter at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Nance Jr. (8 straight), Wallace (8 straight), Gueye (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 49 percent from three to Atlanta's 35 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-1. Call it Milwaukee 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
12/06 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Hunter at 22 and Johnson at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Krejčí (2 straight), Nance Jr. (9 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 27 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 19 and Davis at 17 a game. Without Reaves (3 straight), Hayes (5 straight), Vanderbilt (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-10 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the arc, Atlanta at 35 percent from three to the Lakers' 27. Call it Atlanta 117, the Lakers 108.
11/19 @ BOS 117-120 — CLE notes
CLE lost 117-120. CLE shot 49% (46 of 93) to BOS's 51%, 10 of 29 from three. CLE turned it over 7 times to BOS's 13. Mitchell led with 35 (13 of 29, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Mobley added 22, Porter Jr. 15. Q3 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 17 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. Allen's -16 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs NOP 128-100 — CLE notes
CLE won 128-100. CLE shot 53% (49 of 93) to NOP's 42%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line 14 times to NOP's 22. The glass went 52-40 for them. Jerome led with 29 (10 of 19, 7 of 12 from three); Niang added 20, Tyson 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: a lead of 14 became 32. Jerome was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
11/24 vs TOR 122-108 — CLE notes
CLE won 122-108. CLE shot 49% (48 of 97) to TOR's 40%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 14 times to TOR's 34. Mitchell led with 26 (10 of 18, 5 of 9 from three); Jerome added 26, Allen 23. The hinge was Q1, 38-22: from level to 16 ahead. Garland was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/27 vs ATL 124-135 — CLE notes
CLE lost 124-135. CLE shot 46% (44 of 95) to ATL's 47%, 15 of 48 from three. Mitchell led with 30 (10 of 24, 4 of 14 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Mobley added 22, Garland 19. Q2 was theirs, 29-26, but the other 3 periods went 109-95 against them. They led by as many as 19. Jerome's -17 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/29 @ ATL 101-117 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-117. CLE took 8 more shots (93 to 85), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to ATL's 52%, 11 of 38 from three. CLE turned it over 13 times to ATL's 18. The glass went 40-53 against them. Garland led with 29 (11 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Mobley added 24, Mitchell 12. Q4 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 18 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 91-73 against them. Mitchell's -13 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Mobley at 18 a game. Without Wade (5 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Tatum at 26 and Brown at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kornet (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 116 and the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 35. Call it Cleveland 117, Boston 116, Boston keeping it close.
12/03 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 23 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (6 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Brogdon at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Champagnie (8 straight), Holmes (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 38 percent from three to Washington's 27. Call it Cleveland 122, Washington 108, Cleveland by 14.
12/05 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 36 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Cleveland 119, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
12/07 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 108, shooting 41 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Miller at 27 and Richards at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Ball (4 straight), Bridges (8 straight), Gra. Williams (6 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-1 a night and Cleveland minus-6 and the line, where Cleveland takes 22 free throws a game to Charlotte's 16. Call it Cleveland 114, Charlotte 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECL C. LeVert
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
IO I. Okoro
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
ATLBB B. Bogdanović
CC C. Capela
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
JJ J. Johnson
KB K. Bufkin
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
ZR Z. Risacher
CLE/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
De'Andre Hunter scores 23 points as the Hawks beat the NBA-best Cavs again, 117-101
ATLANTA -- — De'Andre Hunter scored 23 points off Atlanta's bench and the Hawks beat Cleveland 117-101 on Friday in the NBA Cup, handing the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days.
The Cavaliers (17-3) still boast the NBA's best record but they once again couldn't match the Hawks' scoring depth. Trae Young had 21 points and 11 assists, and Jalen Johnson added 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as Atlanta finished with six scorers in double figures.
Darius Garland led Cleveland with 29 points and Evan Mobley added 24 points, including seven dunks.
Atlanta won 135-124 at Cleveland on Wednesday night as Young set a career high with 22 assists . Young leads the NBA in assists 12.5 per game.
Later Friday night, the Hawks clinched East Group C in the NBA Cup when Chicago lost to visiting Boston.
Takeaways Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell was primarily defended by Dyson Daniels as he missed his first 10 shots from the field before sinking two 3-pointers late in the first half. Mitchell made only 5 of 23 shots and finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. ... After missing four games for left knee injury management, G Caris LeVert had eight points.
Hawks: Led by Hunter, Atlanta's bench outscored Cleveland's reserves 50-28.
Key moment After leading 52-50 at halftime, Clint Capela helped the Hawks pull away in the third quarter. Capela had three consecutive baskets as the Hawks stretched the lead to 67-57.
Key stat The Hawks matched their scoring high for a quarter this season by outscoring the Cavaliers 39-23 in the third period. They also scored 39 points in the second quarter of a 121-116 win over the New York Knicks on Nov. 6.
Up next The Cavaliers will host Boston on Sunday. Atlanta visits Charlotte on Saturday.