Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks — 2026-10-29 NBA Game Analysis

Cleveland Cavaliers 111, Atlanta Hawks 114. Final.

Scores · NBA desk

Game Analysis

Cleveland Cavaliers

111

Atlanta Hawks

114

Final

Thursday, October 29 at 5:00 PM PDT

State Farm Arena

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Season records & next games

Cleveland Cavaliers

Current season record

4–2

Wins–losses · 2026-27

Next scheduled game

vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

2026-11-03

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Atlanta Hawks

Current season record

3–4

Wins–losses · 2026-27

Next scheduled game

at Indiana Pacers

2026-11-03

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Attendance 15,025

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Game Summary — Thursday, October 29, 2026

By Basketball in 60

Regular season. Final. Quarters: Cleveland Cavaliers 28, 16, 38, 29; Atlanta Hawks 16, 30, 43, 25.

James Harden 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists. Donovan Mitchell 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. Sam Merrill 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists

Onyeka Okongwu 29 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists. Nickeil Alexander-Walker 25 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists. Aaron Wiggins 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Official Game Highlights — Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Official Post-Game Interviews — Thursday, October 29, 2026

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Winning team

Atlanta Hawks

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Losing team

Cleveland Cavaliers

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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks — NBA Game Analysis — Thursday, October 29, 2026

By Basketball in 60

Atlanta Hawks defeated Cleveland Cavaliers 114–111, a 3-point margin. Atlanta Hawks shot 40% from three-point range, compared with 31% from three-point range for Cleveland Cavaliers. Atlanta Hawks led the rebounding count, 53 to 45. Cleveland Cavaliers committed fewer turnovers, 9 to 11. Atlanta Hawks led in points in the paint, 50 to 46.

Analysis based on ESPN’s recorded final score and available box-score statistics.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Game Statistics — Thursday, October 29, 2026

Stat	Cleveland Cavaliers	Atlanta Hawks
FG	38-87	42-95
Field Goal %	44	44
3PT	13-42	17-43
Three Point %	31	40
FT	22-29	13-18
Free Throw %	76	72
Rebounds	45	53
Offensive Rebounds	9	15
Defensive Rebounds	36	38
Assists	26	34
Steals	3	4
Blocks	5	3
Turnovers	9	11
Total Turnovers	9	11
Fast Break Points	4	15
Points in Paint	46	50

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Statistical Leaders — Thursday, October 29, 2026

PointsOnyeka Okongwu · ATL · 29
AssistsCJ McCollum · ATL · 8
ReboundsOnyeka Okongwu · ATL · 12
PointsJames Harden · CLE · 24
AssistsEvan Mobley · CLE · 7
ReboundsJarrett Allen · CLE · 8

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Point-by-point play

Scoring plays · Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

1st 11:071CLEEvan Mobley makes free throw 1 of 21–0
1st 11:071CLEEvan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 22–0
1st 10:272CLEJames Harden makes driving layup4–0
1st 10:031ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 24–1
1st 10:031ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 24–2
1st 9:392CLEEvan Mobley makes dunk (Peyton Watson assists)6–2
1st 9:323ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)6–5
1st 9:202CLEJames Harden makes driving layup8–5
1st 8:362CLEJarrett Allen makes 1-foot hook shot (Peyton Watson assists)10–5
1st 7:172ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)10–7
1st 6:413CLESam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)13–7
1st 6:181ATLCJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 213–8
1st 6:023CLESam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)16–8
1st 5:262CLEJames Harden makes driving layup18–8
1st 4:543ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 24-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)18–11
1st 4:253CLEJames Harden makes 25-foot three pointer21–11
1st 3:363ATLLuguentz Dort makes 24-foot three pointer21–14
1st 2:352CLESam Merrill makes two point shot (Evan Mobley assists)23–14
1st 1:502ATLAaron Wiggins makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Kingston Flemings assists)23–16
1st 1:353CLEDonovan Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaylon Tyson assists)26–16
1st 1:112CLETyrese Proctor makes two point shot (Sam Merrill assists)28–16
2nd 11:292CLETyrese Proctor makes driving layup (Mario Hezonja assists)30–16
2nd 10:311CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 231–16
2nd 9:513ATLJock Landale makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Wiggins assists)31–19
2nd 8:412ATLAaron Wiggins makes driving layup31–21
2nd 8:292CLEDonovan Mitchell makes driving layup (James Harden assists)33–21
2nd 7:343ATLAaron Wiggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)33–24
2nd 7:222CLEJarrett Allen makes 16-foot jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)35–24
2nd 7:092ATLKingston Flemings makes driving layup35–26
2nd 6:541ATLJalen Johnson makes technical free throw35–27
2nd 5:523ATLAaron Wiggins makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)35–30
2nd 5:252CLEEvan Mobley makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot (Mario Hezonja assists)37–30
2nd 5:142ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes layup (Jalen Johnson assists)37–32
2nd 5:141ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes free throw 1 of 137–33
2nd 4:562ATLDyson Daniels makes running layup (Aaron Wiggins assists)37–35
2nd 4:332ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes running layup (CJ McCollum assists)37–37
2nd 3:122ATLCJ McCollum makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)37–39
2nd 2:162ATLJalen Johnson makes running layup (CJ McCollum assists)37–41
2nd 1:452ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)37–43
2nd 1:312CLEEvan Mobley makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (James Harden assists)39–43
2nd 1:223ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)39–46
2nd 1:033CLESam Merrill makes 23-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)42–46
2nd 6.11CLEJames Harden makes free throw 1 of 343–46
2nd 6.11CLEJames Harden makes free throw 3 of 344–46
3rd 11:333ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)44–49
3rd 11:171CLEJarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 245–49
3rd 11:171CLEJarrett Allen makes free throw 2 of 246–49
3rd 10:541ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 346–50
3rd 10:541ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 346–51
3rd 10:541ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 3 of 346–52
3rd 10:202ATLJalen Johnson makes 1-foot two point shot46–54
3rd 10:023ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)46–57
3rd 9:462CLEDonovan Mitchell makes layup (James Harden assists)48–57
3rd 9:401ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes free throw 2 of 248–58
3rd 9:252CLEPeyton Watson makes 5-foot two point shot (Donovan Mitchell assists)50–58
3rd 9:143ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)50–61
3rd 8:593CLEJames Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Evan Mobley assists)53–61
3rd 8:422ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes layup (Dyson Daniels assists)53–63
3rd 8:282CLEDonovan Mitchell makes driving layup55–63
3rd 8:281CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 156–63
3rd 7:582ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 10-foot two point shot (Dyson Daniels assists)56–65
3rd 7:162CLEDonovan Mitchell makes 2-foot two point shot58–65
3rd 6:513CLEJames Harden makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jarrett Allen assists)61–65
3rd 6:372ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists)61–67
3rd 6:371ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes free throw 1 of 161–68
3rd 6:243CLEJaylon Tyson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)64–68
3rd 5:382ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)64–70
3rd 5:123ATLJalen Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)64–73
3rd 4:583CLESam Merrill makes 25-foot three pointer (Evan Mobley assists)67–73
3rd 4:242CLESam Merrill makes tip shot69–73
3rd 4:143ATLAaron Wiggins makes 23-foot three pointer (Onyeka Okongwu assists)69–76
3rd 3:363CLETyrese Proctor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sam Merrill assists)72–76
3rd 3:233ATLJock Landale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Johnson assists)72–79
3rd 3:051CLEJames Harden makes free throw 1 of 373–79
3rd 3:051CLEJames Harden makes free throw 2 of 374–79
3rd 3:051CLEJames Harden makes free throw 3 of 375–79
3rd 2:442ATLLuguentz Dort makes driving layup (Kingston Flemings assists)75–81
3rd 2:331CLEJarrett Allen makes free throw 1 of 276–81
3rd 1:503CLEMario Hezonja makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Proctor assists)79–81
3rd 1:332ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot (Jock Landale assists)79–83
3rd 1:213CLEJarrett Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Proctor assists)82–83
3rd 1:032ATLAaron Wiggins makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot82–85
3rd 43.21ATLLuguentz Dort makes free throw 2 of 282–86
3rd 20.13ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kingston Flemings assists)82–89
4th 11:282ATLAaron Wiggins makes two point shot82–91
4th 11:102CLEMario Hezonja makes tip shot84–91
4th 10:273ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kingston Flemings assists)84–94
4th 9:431CLEPeyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 285–94
4th 9:201CLEEvan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 286–94
4th 9:083ATLAaron Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luguentz Dort assists)86–97
4th 8:472CLEDonovan Mitchell makes driving layup (Evan Mobley assists)88–97
4th 8:223CLEMario Hezonja makes 25-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)91–97
4th 8:032ATLJalen Johnson makes tip shot91–99
4th 7:512CLEJarrett Allen makes 3-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)93–99
4th 6:541CLEPeyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 294–99
4th 6:202ATLJalen Johnson makes running dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)94–101
4th 5:522ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes layup (Jalen Johnson assists)94–103
4th 5:102CLEMario Hezonja makes 11-foot fade away jump shot96–103
4th 4:373ATLJalen Johnson makes 25-foot running jump shot (Aaron Wiggins assists)96–106
4th 4:241CLEJames Harden makes free throw 2 of 297–106
4th 3:502CLEJarrett Allen makes tip in dunk99–106
4th 2:252ATLDyson Daniels makes reverse layup (Jalen Johnson assists)99–108
4th 2:121CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2100–108
4th 2:121CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2101–108
4th 1:452CLEJames Harden makes driving layup103–108
4th 1:451CLEJames Harden makes free throw 1 of 1104–108
4th 1:272ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes 1-foot layup (Onyeka Okongwu assists)104–110
4th 1:192CLEEvan Mobley makes dunk (Donovan Mitchell assists)106–110
4th 43.21CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3107–110
4th 43.21CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3108–110
4th 43.21CLEDonovan Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3109–110
4th 28.22ATLOnyeka Okongwu makes two point shot109–112
4th 20.62CLEDonovan Mitchell makes 5-foot two point shot111–112
4th 15.31ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2111–113
4th 15.31ATLNickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2111–114