NBA Final Intelligence
Atlanta Hawks 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 122 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Atlanta Hawks 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ATL 29-33 CLE; Q2 ATL 38-27 CLE; Q3 ATL 20-44 CLE; Q4 ATL 29-18 CLE.
Top performers (box score): Donovan Mitchell (CLE) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; Nickeil Alexander-Walker (ATL) 25 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Jonathan Kuminga (ATL) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Evan Mobley (CLE) 22 points, 19 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-15 shooting; James Harden (CLE) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-23 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · CLE
31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 12-19 FG
Scoring · ATL
25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 10-19 FG
Scoring · ATL
24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 11-20 FG
Season highs
Evan Mobley · Season-high 19 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
ATL
11 largest lead
Q2 1:20 (ATL 65, CLE 54) · 9-0 run, Q4 6:51–Q4 5:30
CLE
18 largest lead
Q4 11:47 (ATL 87, CLE 105) · 9-0 run, Q1 9:07–Q1 7:54
Swings
10 lead changes
Tied 6 times
Ahead for good: James Harden makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists) (Q3 7:24, ATL 76, CLE 78).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 4:13 James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · ATL 110, CLE 114
- Q4 4:13 Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists)ATL · ATL 112, CLE 114
- Q4 3:50 James Harden makes free throw 1 of 3CLE · ATL 112, CLE 115
- Q4 3:43 James Harden makes free throw 2 of 3ATL · ATL 112, CLE 116
- Q4 3:39 James Harden makes free throw 3 of 3CLE · ATL 112, CLE 117
- Q4 3:04 Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · ATL 112, CLE 118
- Q4 2:47 CJ McCollum makes 12-foot pullup jump shotATL · ATL 114, CLE 118
- Q4 2:15 Jonathan Kuminga makes dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)ATL · ATL 116, CLE 118
- Q4 1:32 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · ATL 116, CLE 119
- Q4 1:32 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · ATL 116, CLE 120
- Q4 1:11 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2CLE · ATL 116, CLE 121
- Q4 1:11 Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2CLE · ATL 116, CLE 122
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 29 | 38 | 20 | 29 | 116 | |
| CLE | 33 | 27 | 44 | 18 | 122 |
🧮 How They Scored
ATLCLE
50Points in the paint52
11Fast-break points11
7Second-chance points13
13Points off turnovers25
37Bench points24
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.1%Effective FG%53.4%
9.5%Turnover %9.6%
21.3%Offensive rebound %23.3%
0.153Free-throw rate0.398
Box Score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker G | 39 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10-19 | 4-9 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Jalen Johnson F | 34 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-16 | 0-5 | 4-4 | -10 |
| Onyeka Okongwu F-C | 33 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | -33 |
| Dyson Daniels G | 33 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -5 |
| CJ McCollum G | 32 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Jonathan Kuminga F | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | +9 |
| Mouhamed Gueye F | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +25 |
| Gabe Vincent G | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Corey Kispert F | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley F-C | 36 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-3 | 6-10 | +20 |
| Donovan Mitchell G | 35 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12-19 | 1-4 | 6-6 | +20 |
| James Harden G | 34 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-23 | 4-10 | 5-5 | +1 |
| Jarrett Allen C | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 8-11 | +3 |
| Sam Merrill G | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Keon Ellis G | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Max Strus G | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Dean Wade F | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Dennis Schroder G | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -22 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Atlanta HawksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Starter | 39 | 25 | 64.3 | 23.2 | -14.8 | 9.4 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | Starter | 33 | 18 | 76.5 | 16.5 | -45.2 | 11.1 |
| CJ McCollum | Starter | 32 | 12 | 37.5 | 21.7 | -4.1 | 6.8 |
| Jalen Johnson | Starter | 34 | 12 | 33.8 | 23.3 | -11.6 | 5.5 |
| Dyson Daniels | Starter | 33 | 12 | 50.5 | 15.7 | -5.4 | 9.3 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Bench | 31 | 24 | 58.7 | 27.3 | +13.6 | 15.6 |
| Gabe Vincent | Bench | 15 | 10 | 115.7 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| Mouhamed Gueye | Bench | 16 | 3 | 50.0 | 6.5 | +67.6 | 7.0 |
| Tony Bradley | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Buddy Hield | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Corey Kispert | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -15.9 | 0.0 |
| Keaton Wallace | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Asa Newell | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Christian Koloko | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Cleveland CavaliersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | Starter | 35 | 31 | 71.6 | 27.3 | +23.8 | 20.7 |
| Evan Mobley | Starter | 36 | 22 | 56.7 | 23.3 | +24.4 | 20.5 |
| James Harden | Starter | 34 | 21 | 41.7 | 33.3 | -0.1 | 7.3 |
| Jarrett Allen | Starter | 29 | 16 | 57.8 | 23.3 | +1.3 | 10.8 |
| Dean Wade | Starter | 21 | 8 | 100.0 | 7.4 | +26.1 | 12.4 |
| Max Strus | Bench | 21 | 8 | 57.1 | 15.4 | +0.5 | 7.1 |
| Sam Merrill | Bench | 27 | 6 | 100.0 | 4.8 | +2.1 | 3.6 |
| Dennis Schroder | Bench | 15 | 5 | 56.3 | 16.7 | -68.8 | 3.9 |
| Keon Ellis | Bench | 22 | 5 | 51.2 | 9.3 | -1.7 | 3.7 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Craig Porter | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrese Proctor | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
ATL 1
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2 CLE
Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21
ATL 11
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10 CLE
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- ATL 109@CLE 117 Recap
- ATL 115@CLE 137 Recap
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