NBA

Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks

· NBA Cup - Group Play
17-3, 7-2 Away
Final
101 - 117

9-11, 5-5 Home

De'Andre Hunter scores 23 points as the Hawks beat the NBA-best Cavs again, 117-101

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks: Game Highlights

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.

Regular Season Series

ATL leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Hawks: 33.4%
Cavaliers: 66.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 101 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 101 - 117
4th 3.1 shot clock turnover 101 - 117
4th 27.1 Ty Jerome makes 2-foot two point shot 101 - 117
4th 33.1 Kobe Bufkin traveling 99 - 117

Statistics

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38-93 FG 44-85
40.9 Field Goal % 51.8
11-38 3PT 14-34
28.9 Three Point % 41.2
14-17 FT 15-18
82.4 Free Throw % 83.3
40 Rebounds 53
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
29 Defensive Rebounds 43
21 Assists 33
9 Steals 9
0 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 3
13 Total Turnovers 21
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
14 Fast Break Points 10
50 Points in Paint 52
22 Fouls 20
8 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,881 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 37 29 .561 18.5 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 19.5 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28 L1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 36 .471 - L2
Orlando 32 37 .464 0.5 W1
Miami 29 38 .433 2.5 L7
Charlotte 17 50 .254 14.5 L1
Washington 15 51 .227 16 W2
Full Standings

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