The Atlanta Hawks fell short in Cleveland on Monday night in a 114-102 defeat to the Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
Donovan Mitchell (29) and Darius Garland (26) combined for 55 points between them as Cleveland’s backcourt propelled them to victory, while the Hawks — playing without De’Andre Hunter due to a non COVID illness — were led by Trae Young’s 25 points and 10 assists. Onyeka Okongwu added 18 and 10 off the bench.
The Hawks spent a lot of this game playing catchup after the Cavaliers outscored the visitors 38-26 in the first quarter but catchup they did, thanks to the second unit in the second quarter and then the starting unit in the third quarter to give the Hawks a five point lead.