Cavs extend NBA's longest win streak to seven with balanced 116-95 win over Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) Donovan Mitchell had 18 points and eight assists to lead a balanced attack as the Cleveland Cavaliers extended the NBA's longest current win streak to seven games with a 116-95 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.
Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 11 rebounds, while seven Cavaliers scored in double figures. Sam Merrill had 18 points with five 3-pointers. Dean Wade scored 17 and Georges Niang had 14.
The Cavs scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed in holding the Hawks to a season-low in points and beating Atlanta for the third time in three games this season.
“If you come out and set the tone defensively, and let them know it is not going to be easy, you can put yourself in position where they are chasing you all night,” said Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff. “In the NBA, runs happen, but you’d rather be playing from in front than trying to play back into the game.”
Cleveland led 15-4 midway through the first quarter against the NBA's fourth-highest scoring team.
“We have an intent and purpose to start basketball games. It is a complete buy-in to be elite defensively,” Bickerstaff said. “You are doing something special if you are containing a team like that in the first quarter.”
Cleveland extended a 14-point halftime lead by outscoring the Hawks 34-25 in the third quarter. Atlanta ranks near the bottom of the league in third-quarter net rating.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Hawks.
“We’ve been mercurial. We’ve had moments we’ve found things that are successful in games and we’ve gotten away from them,” said Hawks coach Quin Snyder. “We were a different team in the three games previous than we were tonight.”
The Hawks did not return from a road game at Miami until 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Trae Young left the game with 8:43 remaining after taking a charge from Isaac Okoro. Young was hit in the face by an inadvertent elbow, stayed on the court for a few minutes and walked back to the locker room with the Hawks trailing by 25. He did not return after scoring 15 points.
Young was questionable with an illness a night after sitting out the Hawks’ win over the Heat.
Dejounte Murray, who hit last-second, game-winning shots for the Hawks in their previous two games, led Atlanta with 24 points. He also had nine rebounds and five assists. Jalen Johnson added 20 points and seven rebounds.
The Cavaliers improved to 12-3 since starters Darius Garland and Evan Mobley were both injured. Against the Hawks, guard Caris LaVert (16 ppg) missed the game with a score wrist.
Cleveland's Pete Nance, whose father, Larry Nance Sr., starred for the Cavaliers, made his NBA debut in the final two minutes. He did not score.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Visit the Magic on Monday night in the second game of a four-game road trip.
Hawks: At the Kings on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Clint Capela (Donovan Mitchell gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 |  | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:29 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point running layup (Isaac Okoro assists) | 4-0 |
| 11:03 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point running layup (Max Strus assists) | 6-0 |
| 10:43 | | Trae Young turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:30 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | Jalen Johnson blocks Jarrett Allen's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:10 | | Dean Wade offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point tip layup | 8-0 |
| 10:10 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:47 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Clint Capela blocks Max Strus's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Isaac Okoro personal foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:25 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:22 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Dejounte Murray shooting foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 9:15 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-0 |
| 9:15 | | +1 | Donovan Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-0 |
| 8:59 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Clint Capela misses two point putback layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving layup | 10-2 |
| 8:36 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:33 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 12-2 |
| 8:04 | | Saddiq Bey turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:49 | | Sam Merrill misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 12-4 |
| 7:27 | | Jarrett Allen offensive foul (Off the ball) (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:27 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | Clint Capela turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:07 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 15-4 |
| 6:49 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point layup | ||
| 6:28 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Trent Forrest misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Clint Capela misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Saddiq Bey misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:10 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Trent Forrest defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving layup | 15-6 |
| 5:16 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point turnaround hook shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 15-8 |
| 4:50 | | +3 | Isaac Okoro makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 18-8 |
| 4:36 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point stepback jump shot (Dejounte Murray assists) | 18-10 |
| 4:18 | | Jarrett Allen offensive foul (Charge) (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | Jarrett Allen turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | Jarrett Allen blocks Onyeka Okongwu's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:38 | | Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:37 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point cutting layup (Jarrett Allen assists) | 20-10 |
| 3:14 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 20-12 |
| 2:27 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | +1 | Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-12 |
| 2:27 | | +1 | Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-12 |
| 2:10 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Patty Mills personal foul (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Sam Merrill offensive foul (Off the ball) (Patty Mills draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Sam Merrill turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point floating jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 22-14 |
| 1:27 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:22 | | +3 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Young assists) | 22-17 |
| 1:07 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point running pullup jump shot | 22-20 |
| 0:49 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Sam Merrill makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 23-20 |
| 0:44 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:41 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Trae Young misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point running dunk (Tristan Thompson assists) | 25-20 |
| 0:00 | | Tristan Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Trae Young turnover (bad pass) (Isaac Okoro steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | +3 | Trae Young makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-23 |
| 11:25 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point driving layup | 27-23 |
| 11:14 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 30-23 |
| 10:41 | | Trae Young misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Cavaliers offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Onyeka Okongwu personal foul (Loose ball) (Tristan Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point stepback jump shot (Tristan Thompson assists) | 32-23 |
| 10:12 | | Georges Niang shooting foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-24 |
| 10:12 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:10 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 34-24 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-26 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point driving hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 36-26 |
| 8:56 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point running layup (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 38-26 |
| 8:29 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:15 | | Craig Porter Jr. shooting foul (Bogdan Bogdanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:15 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-27 |
| 8:15 | | +1 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-28 |
| 7:55 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 41-28 |
| 7:35 | | Georges Niang blocks Saddiq Bey's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:33 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | Craig Porter Jr. misses three point stepback bank jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running layup | 41-30 |
| 6:51 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 44-30 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point cutting dunk (Onyeka Okongwu assists) | 44-32 |
| 6:17 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point stepback jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 47-32 |
| 6:02 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Sam Merrill assists) | 50-32 |
| 5:38 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:36 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Max Strus misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-32 |
| 5:29 | | +1 | Max Strus makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-32 |
| 5:10 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Clint Capela steals) | ||
| 4:40 | | Trae Young misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Dean Wade misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Trae Young defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Sam Merrill misses three point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Clint Capela offensive foul (Off the ball) (Max Strus draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Clint Capela turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Hawks defensive rebound | ||
| 3:34 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving layup (Dejounte Murray assists) | 52-34 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 54-34 |
| 3:07 | | +2 | Trae Young makes two point driving floating jump shot | 54-36 |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 56-36 |
| 2:23 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point driving dunk (Saddiq Bey assists) | 56-38 |
| 2:03 | | Jalen Johnson blocks Max Strus's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 2:00 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Isaac Okoro misses two point running layup | ||