Game ID: 22501173
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Atlanta Hawks
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 27 34 35 28 124CLE 22 26 17 37 102
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 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 9 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 15 since 3/01, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Koloko back 3/23 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 28 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Kispert missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 15 min (87% of 17)
OUT Dennis missed 10 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 3/30, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Johnson back 3/25 after 2, 37 min since (105% of 35)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Landale 19 to 26 min over the last 3
ATL availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Dennis missed 11 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 12 since 3/16, out tonight
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Koloko back 3/28 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 4 min since (36% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 13 since 3/16, out tonight
OUT Koloko missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 8 min (72% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 11 min since (64% of 17)
ATL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Dennis missed 14 since 3/16, returns tonight: 27 min (231% of 12)
OUT Koloko missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 21 min (191% of 11)
BACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 17)
BACK Newell back 4/01 after 15, 5 min since (48% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restBACK Kispert back 4/03 after 2, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Dennis back 4/12 after 14, 27 min since (231% of 12)
BACK Koloko back 4/03 after 2, 13 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/10 after 2, 23 min since (211% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Dennis back 4/12 after 14, 27 min since (231% of 12)
BACK Koloko back 4/12 after 3, 21 min since (191% of 11)
BACK Newell back 4/10 after 2, 23 min since (211% of 11)
ATL availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Newell missed 2 since 4/18, out tonight
BACK Dennis back 4/12 after 14, 27 min since (231% of 12)
BACK Koloko back 4/12 after 3, 21 min since (191% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 23 to 29 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Tyson missed 6 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 4 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 18 min since (66% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 8 min since (66% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 9 min since (87% of 10)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/05 · 2 days' restOUT Tyson missed 7 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 5 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 15 min since (93% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 8 min since (66% of 12)
BACK Proctor back 3/25 after 11, 9 min since (87% of 10)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/06 · back-to-backOUT Tyson missed 8 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 6 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/27 after 10, 20 min since (73% of 28)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 18 min since (108% of 16)
BACK Nance Jr. back 3/27 after 6, 13 min since (103% of 12)
NEW Ellis 20 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Bryant 11 to 19 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Tyson missed 9 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Wade missed 7 since 3/25, returns tonight: 21 min (95% of 22)
BACK Porter Jr. back 3/30 after 7, 20 min since (120% of 16)
NEW Ellis 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 3
NEW Bryant 11 to 21 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's restOUT Tyson missed 10 since 3/21, returns tonight: 24 min (101% of 24)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 21 min since (95% of 22)
NEW Ellis 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 24 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 19 min since (86% of 22)
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 22 min over the last 3
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 20 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 31 min (91% of 34)
OUT Allen missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 28 min (103% of 28)
OUT Merrill missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 21 min (83% of 25)
OUT Bryant missed 4 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 25 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 19 min since (86% of 22)
NEW Ellis 20 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Porter Jr. 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Tomlin 14 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Proctor 10 to 18 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restOUT Bryant missed 5 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 31 min since (91% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 28 min since (103% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 21 min since (83% of 25)
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 20 min since (91% of 22)
NEW Tomlin 14 to 20 min over the last 4
NEW Proctor 10 to 23 min over the last 3
CLE availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restOUT Bryant missed 6 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 11)
OUT Proctor missed 2 since 4/18, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 10)
BACK Mitchell back 4/18 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/18 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 4/18 after 2, 20 min since (82% of 25)
BACK Tyson back 4/10 after 10, 19 min since (79% of 24)
BACK Wade back 4/08 after 7, 22 min since (100% of 22)
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 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and Johnson at 18 a game. One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Tyson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 118 and the line, where Cleveland takes 27 free throws a game to Atlanta's 20. Call it Atlanta 119, Cleveland 116, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/01 @ ORL 130-101 — ATL notes
ATL won 130-101. ATL shot 51% (47 of 92) to ORL's 40%, 15 of 37 from three. The glass went 51-37 for them. Alexander-Walker led with 32 (11 of 16, 5 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Johnson added 18, Okongwu 16. The hinge was Q2, 47-26: ATL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 31. Alexander-Walker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/03 @ BKN 141-107 — ATL notes
ATL won 141-107. ATL shot 57% (51 of 90) to BKN's 49%, 20 of 39 from three. ATL turned it over 13 times to BKN's 18. McCollum led with 25 (8 of 12, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Alexander-Walker added 21, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q4, 43-22: a lead of 13 became 34. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/06 vs NYK 105-108 — ATL notes
ATL lost 105-108. ATL took 11 more shots (95 to 84), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to NYK's 50%, 16 of 42 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 36 (12 of 19, 7 of 11 from three); Johnson added 21, McCollum 17. Q2 was theirs, 26-21, turning a 1-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-79 against them. They led by as many as 10. Alexander-Walker's -4 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ CLE 116-122 — ATL notes
ATL lost 116-122. ATL took 10 more shots (98 to 88), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to CLE's 47%, 12 of 34 from three, and got to the line 15 times to CLE's 35. Alexander-Walker led with 25 (10 of 19, 4 of 9 from three); Kuminga added 24, Okongwu 18. Q2 was theirs, 38-27, turning a 4-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 95-78 against them. They led by as many as 11. Okongwu's -33 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs CLE 124-102 — ATL notes
ATL won 124-102. ATL shot 48% (45 of 93) to CLE's 45%, 16 of 44 from three, and went to the line 25 times to CLE's 18 — 18 points from the stripe to their 17. ATL turned it over 11 times to CLE's 19. McCollum led with 29 (11 of 16, 6 of 8 from three); Alexander-Walker added 18, Johnson 18. The hinge was Q3, 35-17: a lead of 13 became 31, and the lead reached 36. Daniels was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
4/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 130, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jaquez Jr. at 19 and Adebayo at 19 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 26 and McCollum at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 108 a night to Miami's 130 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-2. Call it Atlanta 121, Miami 119, Miami keeping it close.
4/18 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Towns at 20 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 102 a night to Atlanta's 116 and the arc, Atlanta at 40 percent from three to New York's 35. Call it New York 117, Atlanta 111.
4/20 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Alexander-Walker at 24 and McCollum at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 118. Call it New York 116, Atlanta 110.
4/23 vs NYK — 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 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Johnson at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 104 a night to Atlanta's 117. Call it Atlanta 114, New York 113, New York keeping it close.
4/02 @ GSW 118-111 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-111. CLE shot 51% (42 of 82) to GSW's 44%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 20 — 18 points from the stripe to their 17. Mitchell led with 25 (7 of 14, 4 of 7 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Strus added 24, Harden 19. The hinge was Q1, 30-26: from level to 4 ahead. Strus was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/05 vs IND 117-108 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-108. CLE shot 47% (43 of 92) to IND's 38%, 16 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to IND's 29. Mitchell led with 38 (16 of 27, 2 of 7 from three); Harden added 28, Bryant 14. The hinge was Q4, 27-17: CLE came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. CLE trailed 55-58 at the half and won the second half 62-50. Harden was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
4/06 @ MEM 142-126 — CLE notes
CLE won 142-126. CLE shot 58% (52 of 89) to MEM's 48%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 37 times to MEM's 10 — 26 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 48-31 for them. Mobley led with 24 (9 of 11, 5 of 8 at the line); Schröder added 22, Merrill 21. The hinge was Q2, 44-28: CLE came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 4, and the lead reached 17.
4/08 vs ATL 122-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 122-116. CLE shot 47% (41 of 88) to ATL's 48%, 12 of 33 from three, and went to the line 35 times to ATL's 15 — 28 points from the stripe to their 10. Mitchell led with 31 (12 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Mobley added 22, Harden 21. The hinge was Q3, 44-20: CLE came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 17. CLE trailed 60-67 at the half and won the second half 62-49.
4/10 @ ATL 102-124 — CLE notes
CLE lost 102-124. CLE shot 45% (39 of 86) to ATL's 48%, 7 of 27 from three, and got to the line 18 times to ATL's 25. CLE turned it over 19 times to ATL's 11, and ATL turned those into 12 steals. Harden led with 20 (6 of 13, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Tyson added 15, Proctor 15. Q4 was theirs, 37-28, the deficit cut from 31 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 96-65 against them. Harden's -34 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs WAS — 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 120 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 22 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Riley at 20 and Coulibaly at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Johnson (4 straight), Hardy (3 straight), Whitmore (60 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Cleveland allowing 117 a night to Washington's 132 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-4 a night and Washington minus-3. Call it Cleveland 125, Washington 114, Cleveland by 11.
4/18 vs TOR — 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 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 23 and Mobley at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Allen (2 straight), Merrill (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-8 a night and Toronto plus-1 and the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Cleveland's 118. Call it Cleveland 117, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
4/20 vs TOR — 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 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Harden at 21 and Mobley at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Barrett at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 119 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-9 a night and Toronto plus-2. Call it Cleveland 118, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
4/23 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Ingram at 21 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 116, Cleveland 115, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DS D. Schröder
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JH J. Harden
JT J. Tyson
KE K. Ellis
LN L. Nance Jr.
MS M. Strus
NT N. Tomlin
OS O. Sarr
RM R. Minix
SC Schroder
TE T. Enaruna
TP T. Proctor
ATLAN A. Newell
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
DD D. Daniels
GV G. Vincent
JJ J. Johnson
JK J. Kuminga
KW K. Wallace
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
TB T. Bradley
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
Hawks clinch a playoff spot and Southeast Division behind 29 points from McCollum in rout of Cavs
ATLANTA -- — CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks used a big third quarter to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title.
The Hawks had not won the Southeast Division since 2021, when they ultimately advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. They have been in the play-in tournament the last four seasons.
James Harden scored 20 points for the Cavs, who are locked into the No. 4 seed in the East. Jaylon Tyson returned from a 10-game absence to start and had 15 points.
Dyson Daniels had 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, his second triple-double of his career. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 18 points and Jalen Johnson added 18 points and nine rebounds before sitting out the final 10 minutes of the game. The Cavs shot 26% from 3-point range.
The Hawks have won 14 of their final 15 home games ahead of the playoffs.
Atlanta led 66-55 in the third quarter, then put together a 16-0 run to push the lead to 27. It was never threatened thereafter.
The Cavs were missing leading scorer Donovan Mitchell (right ankle) and starter Jarrett Allen (right knee), as well as reserve Sam Merrill (left hamstring).