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Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

November 28, 2025 · 2025-26 season

The Hawks beat the Cavaliers 130-123 on 2025-11-28 at home. The Hawks started Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson, Dyson Daniels, and Zaccharie Risacher. The Cavaliers started Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, De'Andre Hunter, Darius Garland, and Evan Mobley. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 15 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Zaccharie Risacher as his primary defender. Jalen Johnson (Hawks) scored 12 points (4/12) in his matchups, with Evan Mobley as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks 130

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Jalen Johnson GS 38:48 29 12 12 2 0 3 1 9-18 3-7 8-12 +20
Dyson Daniels GS 36:34 10 8 9 3 0 2 2 5-8 0-0 0-2 +10
Nickeil Alexander-Walker GS 34:43 30 3 1 1 1 1 2 10-22 5-13 5-5 +18
Onyeka Okongwu GS 33:42 18 7 4 2 2 2 5 8-14 2-5 0-1 +9
Zaccharie Risacher GS 26:50 14 3 1 0 0 2 1 5-6 2-3 2-2 +16
Mouhamed Gueye 23:30 12 3 2 1 2 0 2 5-7 0-2 2-2 -15
Vít Krejčí 21:10 14 2 3 2 0 1 0 5-12 3-9 1-2 -9
Luke Kennard 15:44 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1-3 1-3 0-0 -7
Keaton Wallace 8:59 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 -7
Totals 130 38 36 11 5 12 14 48-91 16-43 18-26

Did not play: N'Faly Dante (DND - Injury/Illness), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jacob Toppin (DNP - Coach's Decision)

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers 123

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Donovan Mitchell GS 35:23 42 3 3 1 0 4 3 15-28 7-15 5-5 0
Evan Mobley GS 33:39 20 14 7 2 2 2 2 7-17 3-6 3-3 -4
Darius Garland GS 32:59 15 5 10 1 0 5 2 6-14 1-3 2-2 -18
De'Andre Hunter GS 32:11 16 4 1 2 0 3 4 6-9 2-4 2-2 -3
Jarrett Allen GS 27:59 8 8 1 0 1 2 1 3-6 0-0 2-2 -18
Jaylon Tyson 21:20 9 2 1 3 0 0 0 3-10 1-3 2-4 -10
Dean Wade 18:47 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1-3 1-2 2-2 -1
Lonzo Ball 16:41 3 5 4 0 0 1 0 1-4 1-4 0-0 -5
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 11:05 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2-3 1-1 0-0 +9
Larry Nance Jr. 9:56 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 +15
Totals 123 48 29 9 4 17 17 44-95 17-39 18-20

Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Proctor (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Hawks defense

Defender Guarded most
Jalen Johnson Evan Mobley: 24 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · De'Andre Hunter: 13 poss., 11 pts (3/5)
Dyson Daniels Donovan Mitchell: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Andre Hunter: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Nickeil Alexander-Walker Darius Garland: 36 poss., 19 pts (6/9) · Jarrett Allen: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Onyeka Okongwu Jarrett Allen: 28 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Evan Mobley: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Zaccharie Risacher De'Andre Hunter: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Donovan Mitchell: 20 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Mouhamed Gueye Larry Nance Jr.: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Evan Mobley: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Vít Krejčí Donovan Mitchell: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Dean Wade: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Luke Kennard Lonzo Ball: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Keaton Wallace Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Lonzo Ball: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell Dyson Daniels: 41 poss., 17 pts (6/11) · Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 11 poss., 13 pts (4/7)
Evan Mobley Jalen Johnson: 32 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Onyeka Okongwu: 21 poss., 10 pts (3/7)
Darius Garland Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 44 poss., 8 pts (3/7) · Zaccharie Risacher: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
De'Andre Hunter Zaccharie Risacher: 37 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Jalen Johnson: 9 poss., 5 pts (1/2)
Jarrett Allen Onyeka Okongwu: 29 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Jalen Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jaylon Tyson Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Vít Krejčí: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Dean Wade Mouhamed Gueye: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Jalen Johnson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Lonzo Ball Luke Kennard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Johnson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Vít Krejčí: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Luke Kennard: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Larry Nance Jr. Mouhamed Gueye: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dyson Daniels: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)