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
130
Did not play: N'Faly Dante (DND - Injury/Illness), Asa Newell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jacob Toppin (DNP - Coach's Decision)
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
123
Did not play: Thomas Bryant (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Proctor (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Zaccharie Risacher Starter 20.5 min
- Luke Kennard · Onyeka Okongwu · Vít Krejčí · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 6.3 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye · Zaccharie Risacher 4.3 min
- Luke Kennard · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels · Mouhamed Gueye 4.2 min
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Vít Krejčí · Jalen Johnson · Keaton Wallace · Mouhamed Gueye 3.8 min
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Donovan Mitchell · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Darius Garland · Evan Mobley Starter 19.6 min
- Larry Nance Jr. · Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Dean Wade · Jaylon Tyson 3.6 min
- Lonzo Ball · Donovan Mitchell · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Jaylon Tyson 3.6 min
- Lonzo Ball · Jarrett Allen · De'Andre Hunter · Darius Garland · Jaylon Tyson 3.5 min
- Donovan Mitchell · Dean Wade · Evan Mobley · Nae'Qwan Tomlin · Jaylon Tyson 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Hawks defense
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Donovan Mitchell 15 pts (5/9) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Zaccharie Risacher (26 %, 5 pts) · Dyson Daniels (24 %, 0 pts) · Vít Krejčí (14 %, 3 pts)
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Darius Garland 30 pts (10/14) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Nickeil Alexander-Walker (51 %, 19 pts) · Zaccharie Risacher (14 %, 5 pts) · Jalen Johnson (10 %, 4 pts)
| 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
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Jalen Johnson 12 pts (4/12) in 82 possessions
Guarded by: Evan Mobley (39 %, 2 pts) · De'Andre Hunter (11 %, 5 pts) · Jarrett Allen (10 %, 0 pts)
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Nickeil Alexander-Walker 25 pts (9/17) in 75 possessions
Guarded by: Darius Garland (59 %, 8 pts) · Donovan Mitchell (14 %, 13 pts) · Jarrett Allen (7 %, 2 pts)
| 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) |