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Cavaliers Defeat Hawks 122-116 Behind Mitchell's 31 Points and Mobley's 19 Rebounds

Final Score Cleveland Cavaliers 122 - 116 Atlanta Hawks Result: Cavaliers win by 6 points Status: Finished Match Summary Donovan Mitchell scored 31 po...

Final Score

Cleveland Cavaliers 122 - 116 Atlanta Hawks

Result: Cavaliers win by 6 points

Status: Finished

Match Summary

Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Evan Mobley added 22 points with a career-high 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Atlanta Hawks 122-116 on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers outscored Atlanta 44-20 in the third quarter to take control of the game, extending their winning streak to four straight games.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Hawks with 25 points and Jonathan Kuminga contributed 24 off the bench, but Atlanta's late rally fell short as the Hawks lost their second consecutive game.

Key Events

  • First Half – Atlanta took a 67-56 lead on a dunk by Dyson Daniels with 57 seconds remaining in the first half
  • Q2 04:00 – Cleveland went on a 17-3 run over the final minute of the second quarter and first three minutes of the third quarter
  • Q3 00:00 – Cleveland outscored Atlanta 44-20 in the third quarter to take a 104-87 advantage into the final quarter
  • Q4 02:00 – Dennis Schroder's 3-point play put Cleveland up 110-92
  • Q4 01:30 – Atlanta answered with an 18-2 run, with Alexander-Walker scoring seven points to narrow the gap
  • Q4 00:45 – Jonathan Kuminga's dunk got Atlanta within 118-116
  • Q4 00:20 – Alexander-Walker lost the ball in the paint and Jarrett Allen got the steal
  • Q4 00:10 – Donovan Mitchell made a pair of free throws to secure the victory

Basic Stats

Cleveland Cavaliers

  • Points: 122
  • Q1: 29, Q2: 38, Q3: 20, Q4: 29

Atlanta Hawks

  • Points: 116
  • Q1: 33, Q2: 27, Q3: 44, Q4: 18

Highlights

Watch Highlights: Donovan Mitchell gets the crowd fired up after nasty 3

Match Context

Tournament: NBA Regular Season Stage: Regular Season (2025-26) Cavaliers Record: 51-29 (Home) – Can finish no lower than fourth in the Eastern Conference, 1/2 game behind New York for the third seed Hawks Record: 45-35 (Away) – One game ahead of Toronto for the fifth seed, 1 1/2 games ahead of Orlando to avoid the play-in tournament Mitchell reached his 200th regular-season game with at least 20 points in four years with the Cavaliers, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to reach that milestone.

Stage: Regular Season (2025-26) Cavaliers Record: 51-29 (Home) – Can finish no lower than fourth in the Eastern Conference, 1/2 game behind New York for the third seed Hawks Record: 45-35 (Away) – One game ahead of Toronto for the fifth seed, 1 1/2 games ahead of Orlando to avoid the play-in tournament Mitchell reached his 200th regular-season game with at least 20 points in four years with the Cavaliers, becoming the fifth player in franchise history to reach that milestone.

Category:NBA