Hawks beat Cavaliers 114-111 to snap three-game skid as Onyeka Okongwu scores season-high 29

The Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-111 at State Farm Arena on Thursday night (US time; tip-off midnight GMT Friday 30 October), snapping a three-game losing streak and ending Cleveland’s three-game winning run, according to AP. Atlanta moved to 3-3 and Cleveland fell to 3-2.

Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds, AP said. He made 11 of 17 shots, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, according to the ESPN box score. Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 25 points, Aaron Wiggins scored 20 on 8-of-14 shooting off the bench and Jalen Johnson had 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

James Harden led Cleveland with 24 points and Donovan Mitchell scored 22 on 7-of-19 shooting, according to the box score. Sam Merrill had 16 points, going 4 of 8 from three-point range, and Jarrett Allen added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Score by quarter (NBA.com): Hawks 16-30-43-25, Cavaliers 28-16-38-29.

From 15 down to a one-possession finish

Cleveland built a 15-point first-quarter lead, the fourth game in a row in which the Hawks had trailed by at least 15 points, AP said. Atlanta’s 16 first-quarter points were its lowest for any period this season, before it held Cleveland to 16 in the second quarter, which AP said matched the Cavaliers’ lowest-scoring quarter of the season. A 19-2 Atlanta run in the second quarter turned a 35-24 deficit into a 43-37 lead.

Mitchell cut the Hawks’ lead to one point with a driving layup with 20.6 seconds left. Alexander-Walker made two free throws with 15.3 seconds left to restore a three-point lead, and Mitchell missed two potential tying attempts on Cleveland’s final possession, according to AP.

Atlanta made 17 of 43 three-pointers to Cleveland’s 13 of 42 and out-rebounded the Cavaliers 53-45, according to the ESPN box score. AP said the game was the second half of a doubleheader at State Farm Arena, after the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals.

The Cavaliers play at the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, and the Hawks visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, AP said.

Other NBA results

• New Orleans Pelicans 132-120 Sacramento Kings: Jeremiah Fears had 22 points, a career-high 13 assists and eight rebounds as New Orleans won for the first time this season (1-4), its first win under new coach Jamahl Mosley, according to AP. Zion Williamson scored 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored a career-high 34 points for Sacramento, and Domantas Sabonis had 15 rebounds. The Kings, who committed 25 turnovers, fell to 0-5. The Pelicans’ bench outscored Sacramento’s 41-8, AP said.

See also: Grizzlies beat Trail Blazers 124-103 to stay unbeaten and Cavaliers beat Timberwolves 127-125 in overtime.