Game ID: 22500151
Atlanta Hawks @ Cleveland Cavaliers
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET
Rocket Arena, Cleveland, OH
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CLE 31 19 28 39 117ATL 22 30 24 33 109
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 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
CLE availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Tomlin missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 3 since 10/22, returns tonight: 7 min (61% of 11)
CLE availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (61% of 11)
CLE availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 5 min since (43% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (64% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 30 min (106% of 28)
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 27 min (108% of 25)
OUT Tomlin missed 7 since 10/22, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 27 min since (108% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 1 min since (8% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 23 min since (91% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 24 min since (97% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 10/25 · back-to-back
full strength
ATL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 26 min (105% of 24)
OUT Risacher missed 2 since 10/24, returns tonight: 20 min (93% of 22)
ATL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restBACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 20 min since (93% of 22)
NEW Young 28 to 33 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Newell missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (13% of 11)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
ATL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Krejčí missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 17 min (78% of 22)
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (108% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
ATL availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 25 min since (104% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 17 min since (78% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (109% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (13% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Young missed 3 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Porziņģis back 10/27 after 2, 26 min since (105% of 24)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 14 min since (63% of 22)
BACK Risacher back 10/27 after 2, 24 min since (110% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ATL availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Young missed 4 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 15 min since (68% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 1 min since (12% of 11)
NEW Kennard 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ATL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Young missed 5 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Kennard missed 2 since 11/07, returns tonight: 20 min (98% of 20)
BACK Krejčí back 11/02 after 3, 17 min since (78% of 22)
BACK Newell back 10/31 after 2, 10 min since (88% of 11)
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 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 30 free throws a game; Mitchell at 27 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Porziņģis at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Krejčí (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 30 free throws a game to Atlanta's 22 and the turnovers, Cleveland giving it away 16 times a game to Atlanta's 11. Call it Cleveland 116, Atlanta 114, Atlanta keeping it close.
10/26 vs MIL 118-113 — CLE notes
CLE won 118-113. CLE shot 45% (39 of 87) to MIL's 51%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 35 times to MIL's 28 — 28 points from the stripe to their 20. Mitchell led with 24 (9 of 20, 1 of 8 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Mobley added 23, Merrill 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-25: CLE came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 18. Merrill was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/27 @ DET 116-95 — CLE notes
CLE won 116-95. CLE shot 46% (39 of 85) to DET's 38%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 35 times to DET's 27 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. CLE turned it over 19 times to DET's 25. Mitchell led with 35 (13 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Allen added 20, Mobley 15. The hinge was Q2, 30-17: a lead of 9 became 22, and the lead reached 35. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
10/29 @ BOS 105-125 — CLE notes
CLE lost 105-125. CLE shot 40% (35 of 87) to BOS's 44%, 17 of 52 from three. CLE turned it over 14 times to BOS's 9, and BOS turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 42-53 against them. Mobley led with 19 (7 of 19, 2 of 8 from three); Tyson added 19, Hunter 18. Q1 was theirs, 42-40, but the other 3 periods went 85-63 against them. Hunter's -25 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 vs TOR 101-112 — CLE notes
CLE lost 101-112. CLE took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to TOR's 49%, 14 of 46 from three. Mobley led with 29 (11 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Hunter added 26, Tyson 18. Q2 was theirs, 21-18, the deficit cut from 8 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 94-80 against them. They led by as many as 10. Porter Jr.'s -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 vs ATL 117-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-109. CLE shot 41% (40 of 97) to ATL's 51%, 20 of 57 from three, and got to the line 18 times to ATL's 35. CLE turned it over 16 times to ATL's 22. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 21, 8 of 15 from three); Hunter added 19, Tyson 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead. CLE trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 67-57. Tyson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/05 vs PHI — 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Mobley at 20 a game. Without Allen (2 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Maxey at 35 and Embiid at 22 a game. Without Barlow (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 111 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Cleveland 117, Philadelphia 116, Philadelphia keeping it close.
11/07 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sarr at 21 and George at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Middleton (2 straight), Watkins (4 straight), Cooper (5 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Allen at 20 a game. 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 defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Washington's 129 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 19 times a game to Cleveland's 15. Call it Cleveland 121, Washington 113.
11/08 vs CHI — 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 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Giddey at 24 and Vučević at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-3 a night and Cleveland minus-3. Call it Cleveland 121, Chicago 116.
11/10 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Wiggins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and Mobley at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 116 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Miami 121, Cleveland 120, Cleveland keeping it close.
10/25 vs OKC 100-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 100-117. ATL shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 16 of 39 from three. Alexander-Walker led with 17 (6 of 10, 3 of 6 from three); Young added 15, Krejčí 13. Q4 was theirs, 20-18, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 99-80 against them. Okongwu's -22 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ CHI 123-128 — ATL notes
ATL lost 123-128. ATL shot 50% (49 of 98) to CHI's 52%, 11 of 32 from three. ATL turned it over 6 times to CHI's 14. The glass went 36-51 against them. Porziņģis led with 27 (11 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Johnson added 25, Young 21. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 3 periods went 101-88 against them. They led by as many as 13. Daniels's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ BKN 117-112 — ATL notes
ATL won 117-112. ATL shot 47% (44 of 93) to BKN's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. ATL turned it over 8 times to BKN's 16. Johnson led with 23 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 18, Kennard 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-27: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Okongwu was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
10/31 @ IND 128-108 — ATL notes
ATL won 128-108. ATL shot 54% (51 of 94) to IND's 35%, 10 of 30 from three, and got to the line 20 times to IND's 33. Johnson led with 22 (9 of 16, 0 of 3 from three); Alexander-Walker added 21, Daniels 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-17: a lead of 4 became 21, and the lead reached 24. Kennard was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 @ CLE 109-117 — ATL notes
ATL lost 109-117. ATL shot 51% (39 of 77) to CLE's 41%, 6 of 23 from three, and went to the line 35 times to CLE's 18 — 25 points from the stripe to their 17. ATL turned it over 22 times to CLE's 16, and CLE turned those into 12 steals. Johnson led with 23 (10 of 16); Daniels added 18, Alexander-Walker 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-19, turning a 9-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 98-79 against them. Johnson's -12 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs ORL — 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 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Johnson at 23 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 31 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Atlanta minus-3 and the line, where Orlando takes 31 free throws a game to Atlanta's 24. Call it Atlanta 117, Orlando 116, Orlando keeping it close.
11/07 vs TOR — 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 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 22 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. Without Young (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Barrett at 21 and Ingram at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 42 percent from three to Atlanta's 36. Call it Atlanta 118, Toronto 116, Toronto keeping it close.
11/08 vs LAL — 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 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. Without Young (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Reaves at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Reaves (2 straight), Vincent (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/10 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Harden at 23 and Collins at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Leonard (3 straight), Sanders (7 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. Without Young (5 straight), Kennard (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Atlanta allowing 110 a night to the Clippers' 120. Call it Atlanta 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ATLDD D. Daniels
JJ J. Johnson
KP K. Porziņģis
KR Krejci
LK L. Kennard
MG M. Gueye
NA N. Alexander-Walker
OO O. Okongwu
PO Porzingis
VK V. Krejčí
ZR Z. Risacher
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JT J. Tyson
LB L. Ball
LN L. Nance Jr.
TB T. Bryant
TP T. Proctor
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
Donovan Mitchell scores 37 points as Cavaliers down Young-less Hawks 117-109
CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell made eight 3-pointers and scored a season-high 37 points in his return to Cleveland's lineup, leading the Cavaliers to a 117-109 win on Sunday night over the Atlanta Hawks , who are navigating the early season without injured star guard Trae Young .
Mitchell was back after missing Friday's home loss to Toronto with hamstring tightness.
The six-time All-Star finished 8 of 15 from long range. He scored 24 points in the second half. It was Mitchell's 200th game with the Cavs, who are 139-61 when he's on the floor.
Jalen Tyson dropped a career-best five 3s and scored 18 points for Cleveland. De'Andre Hunter also had 18, and Evan Mobley finished with 14.
Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks. Kristaps Porzingis added 15 points and 12 boards.
Atlanta will be without Young for at least one month after he sprained his right medial collateral ligament on Wednesday at Brooklyn.
Coach Quin Snyder expressed relief that Young's injury was not more serious. The team said the 27-year-old will be reevaluated in about four weeks.
Cleveland also was short-handed, playing without starting center Jarrett Allen (broken finger) and guard Sam Merrill (bruised hip). Guards Darius Garland (toe surgery) and Max Strus (foot surgery) haven't played this season.
The Cavs were in control for most of the fourth quarter, but couldn't shake the Hawks, who were playing their fourth straight road game. Atlanta was still within 106-100 when Mobley, who went just 6 of 16 from the field, drained a 3-pointer with 1:24 left.
After a bucket by Porzingis, Tyson knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Cavs ahead by 10. They closed it out by making their free throws in the final minute.
Up next Hawks: Host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.
Cavaliers: Host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.