Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers

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Atlanta Hawks

22-26, 11-15 Away

Final
115 - 137

Cleveland Cavaliers

39-9, 23-3 Home

New All-Stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley help NBA-leading Cavaliers beat Hawks 137-115

Donovan Mitchell's no-look dime sets up Evan Mobley's poster slam

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.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	115 - 137
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	115 - 137
4th 3.1	Zaccharie Risacher makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	115 - 137
4th 15.1	shot clock turnover	113 - 137
4th 15.1	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	113 - 137

Statistics

ATL		CLE
41-90	FG	53-91
46	Field Goal %	58
13-39	3PT	13-39
33	Three Point %	33
20-27	FT	18-20
74	Free Throw %	90
36	Rebounds	49
10	Offensive Rebounds	10
26	Defensive Rebounds	39
28	Assists	34
10	Steals	9
1	Blocks	3
11	Turnovers	11
0	Team Turnovers	1
11	Total Turnovers	12
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
16	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	15
17	Fast Break Points	20
54	Points in Paint	66
18	Fouls	19
5	Largest Lead	29

Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jarrett Allen, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 15
Peyton Watson, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 15
Evan Mobley, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 15
Donovan Mitchell, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 15
James Harden, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 15

Atlanta Hawks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jock Landale, C	Day-To-Day	Nov 15
Kingston Flemings, G	Out	Nov 14
Mouhamed Gueye, F	Out	Nov 12
Keshon Gilbert, G	Out	Nov 12
Asa Newell, F	Out	Nov 12

Game Information

Rocket Arena

Location: Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 19,432 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Miami	7	6	.538	-	W4
Atlanta	7	6	.538	-	L2
Orlando	5	7	.417	1.5	W3
Charlotte	4	8	.333	2.5	L1
Washington	4	9	.308	3	L6

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	-	4	L1	0.6666667	8
Cleveland	2	7	W1	0.5	7
Indiana	4	9	L1	0.35714287	5
Chicago	5	9	W2	0.25	3
Milwaukee	7.5	12	L9	0.07692308	1

Full Standings

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