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Hawks Beat Cavaliers 114-111 as Okongwu Scores 29 in Atlanta

Onyeka Okongwu had 29 points and 12 rebounds and Atlanta held off a late Cleveland rally to end a three game losing run and stop the Cavaliers' three game win streak.

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Hawks Beat Cavaliers 114-111 as Okongwu Scores 29 in Atlanta

Key points

  • The Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-111 at State Farm Arena on Thursday night, ending a three game losing run and stopping Cleveland's three game win streak.
  • Cleveland opened the game 28-16 in the first quarter and led by as many as 15 points in the second.
  • Cleveland won the fourth quarter 29-25 and cut the game to one possession again and again.

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-111 at State Farm Arena on Thursday night, ending a three game losing run and stopping Cleveland's three game win streak. Atlanta moves to 3-3. Cleveland falls to 3-2.

A 15 point lead that did not hold

Cleveland opened the game 28-16 in the first quarter and led by as many as 15 points in the second. Atlanta outscored the Cavaliers 30-16 in that second quarter to lead 46-44 at halftime, then scored 43 points in the third quarter to take an 89-82 lead into the fourth.

Cleveland won the fourth quarter 29-25 and cut the game to one possession again and again. Onyeka Okongwu's putback layup made it 112-109 with 28 seconds left. Donovan Mitchell answered with a driving layup at 112-111 with 20 seconds left. Atlanta closed the game out from there and held on by three.

Okongwu's career type night

Okongwu finished with 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting, including 4 of 6 from three point range, and 12 rebounds. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 25 points, Aaron Wiggins added 20, and Jalen Johnson had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Atlanta outrebounded Cleveland 61-52 and made 17 three pointers.

James Harden led Cleveland with 24 points and Donovan Mitchell scored 22, 46 combined from the starting backcourt, but Cleveland's early control did not survive Atlanta's second and third quarters. Sam Merrill scored 16 off the bench and Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 8 rebounds.

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