Jalen Johnson scored 22 points (14 in the paint), and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 19 points down in the first quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 135-124.
The Hawks trailed 27-8 with 5:36 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Cavaliers 127-97 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Cavaliers 9-0. De'Andre Hunter scored 4 of the Hawks’ 9 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Trae Young had 8 of his 22 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Hunter that put the Hawks ahead. In that stretch, Dyson Daniels had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 Hawks run, and the Hawks scored 4 points off them.
Hunter scored 26 points with 5 3-pointers off the bench, and Young added 20 points and a career-high 22 assists but shot 6 for 18. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Young assisted on 6 of Hunter’s 9 baskets, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell had 30 points (13 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists, and Evan Mobley added 22 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks.
The Hawks shot 47.4% from the field and 47.6% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 46.3% and 31.3%. The Hawks made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Hunter. They outscored the Cavaliers 62-28 off the bench. The Hawks outscored the Cavaliers 35-25 in 12 minutes with Young, Hunter, Okongwu, Johnson and Daniels on the floor together.