Game ID: 22400675
Atlanta Hawks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 39 32 39 27 137ATL 29 34 21 31 115
ATL @ CLE ScoutingATL @ 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.
CLE availability going into 1/24 · 1 day's restOUT Mobley missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT LeVert missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 21 min since (103% of 20)
CLE availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT Mobley missed 4 since 1/18, returns tonight: 29 min (94% of 31)
OUT LeVert missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Jerome back 1/16 after 2, 23 min since (116% of 20)
CLE availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 5 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 29 min since (94% of 31)
CLE availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT LeVert missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 6 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 28 min since (93% of 31)
CLE availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT LeVert missed 6 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 7 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 29 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Jerome 20 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 2/02 · 2 days' restOUT LeVert missed 7 since 1/20, returns tonight: 23 min (98% of 24)
OUT Wade missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 8 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 29 min since (94% of 31)
NEW Jerome 20 to 26 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 9 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK Mobley back 1/25 after 4, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 23 min since (98% of 24)
CLE availability going into 2/05 · back-to-backOUT Wade missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 10 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 20 min since (84% of 24)
CLE availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Wade missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Okoro missed 11 since 1/18, out tonight
BACK LeVert back 2/02 after 7, 20 min since (85% of 24)
ATL availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Risacher missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 11 since 12/29, out tonight
OUT Wallace missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 35 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 1/18, returns tonight: 7 min (52% of 13)
OUT Bufkin missed 18 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Barlow missed 7 since 1/07, returns tonight: 17 min (163% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 29 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Nance Jr. missed 12 since 12/29, returns tonight: 20 min (106% of 19)
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 1/18, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 36 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 19 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 1/18, returns tonight: 8 min (63% of 12)
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 30 min since (85% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 7 min since (52% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 17 min since (163% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Risacher missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 20 min (83% of 25)
OUT Wallace missed 5 since 1/18, returns tonight: 35 min (215% of 16)
OUT Gueye missed 37 since 11/06, returns tonight: 19 min (117% of 16)
OUT Bufkin missed 20 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Johnson back 1/18 after 5, 30 min since (85% of 36)
BACK Hunter back 1/18 after 2, 31 min since (107% of 29)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 7 min since (55% of 13)
BACK Plowden back 1/25 after 4, 8 min since (63% of 12)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 10 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Johnson missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 21 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 20 min since (83% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 35 min since (215% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Plowden back 1/25 after 4, 8 min since (63% of 12)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 10 min since (89% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 22 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 20 min since (83% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 20 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 28 min since (175% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 20 min since (127% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 11 min since (83% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 10 min since (89% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 31 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 2 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 23 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 23 min since (93% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 18 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 24 min since (150% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
BACK Roddy back 1/23 after 3, 9 min since (70% of 13)
BACK Barlow back 1/23 after 7, 8 min since (78% of 11)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 3 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 24 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Nance Jr. back 1/25 after 12, 19 min since (96% of 19)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 22 min since (133% of 16)
BACK Gueye back 1/27 after 37, 19 min since (117% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 4 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Roddy missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
OUT Bufkin missed 25 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 1/27, out tonight
BACK Risacher back 1/27 after 6, 25 min since (102% of 25)
BACK Wallace back 1/27 after 5, 20 min since (123% of 16)
NEW Krejčí 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Johnson missed 7 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Capela missed 5 since 1/28, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 23 min (142% of 16)
OUT Roddy missed 3 since 2/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Bufkin missed 26 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 6 since 1/27, out tonight
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 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Garland at 28 a game. Without LeVert (6 straight), Wade (3 straight), Okoro (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 111, shooting 41 percent and 26 from three, 23 free throws a game; Hunter at 17 and Young at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 26 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Cleveland's 11. Call it Cleveland 118, Atlanta 111.
1/24 @ PHI 129-132 — CLE notes
CLE lost 129-132. CLE shot 50% (45 of 90) to PHI's 51%, 25 of 52 from three, and got to the line 19 times to PHI's 27. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 23, 7 of 15 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Jerome added 33, Garland 26. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, turning a 6-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-95 against them. Niang's -17 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 vs HOU 131-135 — CLE notes
CLE lost 131-135. CLE took 9 more shots (91 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 52% to HOU's 55%, 17 of 39 from three, and got to the line 26 times to HOU's 45. Garland led with 39 (14 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Mitchell added 33, Niang 21. Q4 was theirs, 47-34, the deficit cut from 17 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 101-84 against them. Merrill's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs DET 110-91 — CLE notes
CLE won 110-91. CLE shot 44% (40 of 91) to DET's 39%, 12 of 44 from three, and went to the line 23 times to DET's 11 — 18 points from the stripe to their 7. Garland led with 22 (8 of 19, 3 of 11 from three); Mitchell added 21, Allen 15. The hinge was Q2, 29-22: a lead of 3 became 10, and the lead reached 22. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/29 @ MIA 126-106 — CLE notes
CLE won 126-106. CLE shot 54% (54 of 100) to MIA's 47%, 13 of 42 from three, and got to the line 6 times to MIA's 15. CLE turned it over 7 times to MIA's 12. The glass went 47-35 for them. Mitchell led with 34 (14 of 23, 5 of 11 from three); Mobley added 22, Jerome 20. The hinge was Q1, 31-21: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/30 vs ATL 137-115 — CLE notes
CLE won 137-115. CLE shot 58% (53 of 91) to ATL's 46%, 13 of 39 from three, and got to the line 20 times to ATL's 27. The glass went 49-36 for them. Garland led with 26 (11 of 20, 2 of 6 from three); Mitchell added 24, Jerome 20. The hinge was Q3, 39-21: a lead of 8 became 26, and the lead reached 29. Niang was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/02 vs DAL — 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 127 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Garland at 28 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without LeVert (7 straight), Wade (4 straight), Okoro (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 22 and Washington at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Lively II (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Dallas giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 11 and the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 37. Call it Cleveland 122, Dallas 114.
2/04 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Garland at 26 and Mitchell at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Wade (5 straight), Okoro (9 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brown at 25 and Tatum at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and Boston minus-4. Call it Cleveland 119, Boston 113.
2/05 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 29 and Beasley at 17 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 105, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Wade (6 straight), Okoro (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 105 a night to Detroit's 119 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-7 a night and Detroit plus-0. Call it Cleveland 117, Detroit 114, Detroit keeping it close.
2/07 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Kuzma at 21 and Kispert at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Sarr (5 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Mitchell at 25 and Garland at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Wade (7 straight), Okoro (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 39 percent from three to Washington's 33 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-6 a night and Washington plus-1. Call it Cleveland 119, Washington 110.
1/23 vs TOR 119-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 119-122. ATL shot 48% (42 of 87) to TOR's 58%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 30 times to TOR's 24 — 22 points from the stripe to their 19. ATL turned it over 14 times to TOR's 19. Bogdanović led with 23 (8 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Daniels added 22, Okongwu 19. Q2 was theirs, 34-30, the deficit cut from 10 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 92-85 against them.
1/25 vs TOR 94-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 94-117. ATL shot 39% (33 of 84) to TOR's 47%, 11 of 37 from three. Krejčí led with 20 (6 of 13, 6 of 11 from three); Okongwu added 19, Young 16. Q1 was theirs, 27-22, but the other 3 periods went 95-67 against them. They led by as many as 12. Young's -28 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ MIN 92-100 — ATL notes
ATL lost 92-100. ATL shot 40% (34 of 86) to MIN's 40%, 12 of 43 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIN's 29. ATL turned it over 21 times to MIN's 16, and MIN turned those into 13 steals. Hunter led with 35 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Wallace added 13, Risacher 11. Q3 was theirs, 31-20, the deficit cut from 17 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 80-61 against them. Okongwu's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 vs HOU 96-100 — ATL notes
ATL lost 96-100. ATL took 10 more shots (89 to 79), but shot 40% to HOU's 47%, 11 of 47 from three. ATL turned it over 16 times to HOU's 21. Young led with 21 (7 of 16, 2 of 9 from three); Hunter added 16, Krejčí 13. Q1 was theirs, 27-22, but the other 3 periods went 78-69 against them. Nance Jr.'s -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 @ CLE 115-137 — ATL notes
ATL lost 115-137. ATL shot 46% (41 of 90) to CLE's 58%, 13 of 39 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CLE's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 36-49 against them. Risacher led with 30 (11 of 14, 5 of 6 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 25, Young 15. Q4 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 26 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 110-84 against them. Krejčí's -22 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 25 and Turner at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Isa. Jackson (40 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Hunter at 21 and Young at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Johnson (4 straight), Capela (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the arc, Indiana at 40 percent from three to Atlanta's 30 and the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 17 times a game to Indiana's 12. Call it Indiana 119, Atlanta 110.
2/03 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 30 and Beasley at 17 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Atlanta comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Young at 22 and Hunter at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Johnson (5 straight), Capela (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Atlanta giving it away 16 times a game to Detroit's 11. Call it Detroit 116, Atlanta 112, Atlanta keeping it close.
2/05 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Hunter at 20 a game. Without Johnson (6 straight), Capela (4 straight), Gueye (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Castle at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Atlanta's 33. Call it Atlanta 118, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/07 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 27 and Risacher at 18 a game. Without Johnson (7 straight), Capela (5 straight), Gueye (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 35 and Lillard at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Antetokounmpo (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been minus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-12 and the line, where Atlanta takes 26 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 19. Call it Atlanta 120, Milwaukee 116, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLDB D. Barlow
DD D. Daniels
DH D. Hunter
DR D. Roddy
GM G. Mathews
KW K. Wallace
LN L. Nance Jr.
MG M. Gueye
OO O. Okongwu
TY T. Young
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DM D. Mitchell
EB E. Bates
EM E. Mobley
GN G. Niang
JA J. Allen
JT J. Thor
JT J. Tyson
MS M. Strus
SM S. Merrill
TJ T. Jerome
TT T. Thompson
ATL/CLE 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
New All-Stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley help NBA-leading Cavaliers beat Hawks 137-115
CLEVELAND -- — Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves , helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.
Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and Ty Jerome added 20 points off the bench for Cleveland (39-9), which has the best home record in the league at 23-3. Jarrett Allen had nine points and 15 rebounds.
Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher , the No. 1 overall draft pick, scored 30 points and De’Andre Hunter had 25 points and made all 12 of his free throws. Atlanta has lost a season-high seven straight.
Cleveland built a 29-point lead in beating the Hawks for the first time in three games this season. Atlanta won the first two meetings by a combined 27 points on Nov. 27 and Nov. 29.
Takeaways Hawks: Point guard Trae Young , who is averaging 22.7 points and a league-high 11.4 assists, was not chosen as an All-Star. He missed 11 of 16 shots and finished with 15 points and 10 assists.
Cavaliers: All-Star starter Mitchell has been the driving force behind Cleveland’s three-game winning streak that followed its initial three-game skid of the season, scoring 79 points in 88 minutes.
Key moment Garland banked in a runner and Max Strus followed with back-to-back 3-pointers in a 41-second span early in the third quarter, extending Cleveland’s lead to 88-69. Mitchell pushed it out to 90-70 with a layup that completed the 10-1 run.
Key stat The Cavaliers have three All-Stars for the fourth time in franchise history in Mitchell, Garland and Mobley. Kenny Atkinson and his assistants also will be part of the mini-tournament, coaching two of the four teams.
Up next The Hawks visit Detroit on Saturday. The Cavaliers continue their three-game homestand Sunday against Dallas.