{"id":131052,"date":"2024-11-28T14:10:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T07:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131052"},"modified":"2024-11-28T14:10:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T07:10:47","slug":"cavs-have-no-answers-for-trae-young-and-atlanta-hawks-lose-first-home-game-of-season-135-124","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131052","title":{"rendered":"Cavs have no answers for Trae Young and Atlanta Hawks, lose first home game of season, 135-124"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VWCJA5L5R5BAHAKTZTU2IDOHQQ\">CLEVELAND, Ohio \u2014 It was going to happen eventually. Wednesday was the night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VFXIHUIM3BCLPFUKBASYKQZOGE\">The Cavs dropped their first game at home this season, losing to the Atlanta Hawks, 135-124, in front of a sellout crowd on Thanksgiving Eve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GUYUZOUJPZABVEJHCTTV6RB3SQ\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t had a stinker yet this year. That was a stinker,\u201d Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said following the loss. \u201cIt happens in the NBA. It\u2019s unfortunate it happened in front of our home crowd, but we kind of deserved what we got tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WHQ5SB6V7VBY5DXKRJ7PC55SKA\">Cleveland entered the night riding a 10-game home winning streak. It had a chance to become the fifth team in NBA history to start 18-1 or better.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"UH6IAIDLBZB5TKYKO6YICQYBSI\">Early on, it looked like the Cavs would join that rarefied air.<\/p>\n<section class=\"Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_wrapper__69Ed7 Stories-By-Section-Tag-module_cleveland__5NEJG\"\/>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4CRI4MY34RC7NDBUGUM32HH23A\">They opened the game on an energetic 10-0 run and increased the lead to 19 around the midway point of the first quarter, limiting high-powered Atlanta to just eight points over the first seven minutes, showing the kind of defensive intensity Atkinson has been demanding the last few weeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"O53QXBM7UZDT7GZE45KVAI5WXY\">But the Cavs couldn\u2019t sustain it, and the Hawks\u2019 bench provided a needed spark, outscoring Cleveland 27-8 in the final five minutes of the first to even the score at 35 apiece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"W4VJBNHEORAKRJBQGHFAEEV2CQ\">The game was played within three possessions for most of the final three quarters \u2014 until the Hawks increased their lead to 11 with 13 seconds remaining following a Jalen Johnson dunk, the exclamation point to Atlanta\u2019s comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"AYVK2L3G6JHNPDPFV4SFF36P2Q\">\u201cGive them a tremendous amount of credit. They played great,\u201d Atkinson said. \u201cThey shot the heck out of it. It started with their pace. The first place we leaked was in transition, and we knew that coming in. Our communication has got to be better, our physicality has got to be better. I thought it was better in the second half, but by that time they were rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YPKW46MPZVDCVBWX7J5CBLZSI4\">Cavs star Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 30 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter. Evan Mobley added 22 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, five steals and three blocks in 37 minutes. Darius Garland chipped in with 19 points and seven assists. Jarrett Allen recorded another double-double, tallying 17 points and 10 boards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PIWZLONB55HCHJUSJPXKG5J6II\">Offense wasn\u2019t the issue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MZK6Z3N5ORBMNO2W5AERW3EK5Q\">The Hawks, who made 20 3-pointers on the night, were led by De\u2019Andre Hunter who erupted for 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting and 5 of 9 from 3-point range off the bench. All-Star point guard Trae Young had his fingerprints all over the Hawks\u2019 victory, finishing with 20 points and 22 assists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RLR2O5QQWNGLPBQKSHMXRYOR7Q\">\u201cWe did a good job on the scoring part, but we told the guys before he\u2019s most dangerous with playmaking,\u201d Atkinson said of Young. \u201cHe controlled the tempo of the game. Was phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"QPGAHVAG7VDJBBMDTALFPWBMU4\">While the Hawks took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter, the Cavs quickly erased that deficit, opening the fourth by scoring the first five. As Mitchell\u2019s corner 3 dropped through the net, fans rose to their feet and Hawks coach Quin Snyder called timeout while Mitchell signaled the fans to keep roaring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RCTHQVLP4VDMHBKCIDP4TCXDLE\">Snyder\u2019s seen those Mitchell theatrics before. He used to be on the other end of them alongside Mitchell in Utah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OWPN6B66OVD5HB54467DCIO7XI\">But the Hawks kept their composure in the face of Cleveland\u2019s fourth-quarter push, soaring ahead once again around the seven-minute mark and dissecting the Cavaliers\u2019 defense for the duration of the final quarter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"HSOXGHOOVRCJRPX27I5BMTZ6FA\">\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to play our brand of basketball, which starts with the defensive end which leads to the offensive end,\u201d Garland said. \u201cAs soon as we get back to that we\u2019ll be fine. We\u2019re still fine though. We\u2019re 17-2 or 18-2 or something like that. We\u2019re in great shape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"YRU7LPS6QJFWPGAHABLAG2O4FU\">In all, Atlanta had 37 points in the decisive fourth. It scored the most points of any team against the Cavs this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"WYT4G7FUHNCWHARXF7B5FKJJVY\">Atkinson continues to reiterate that he wants Cleveland to be a defense-first team \u2014 even with the league\u2019s No. 1-ranked offense. It seemed like the Cavs, who were once again without three rotational regulars \u2014 Caris LeVert (knee injury management), Dean Wade (sprained ankle) and Max Strus (sprained ankle) \u2014 had found their defensive edge earlier this week. But they were answerless against the Young-led Hawks Wednesday night, showing they still have plenty of things to clean up amidst a magical start to the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JUNCO3OANVG6JOSVBIEJZT7IFE\">\u201cThere\u2019s always a big focus. Try to keep that the main thing,\u201d Mobley said in response to a question about the team\u2019s defensive slippage. \u201cThat\u2019s always been our main identity, and I feel like we\u2019ve got to just keep locking in on that part. I feel like that\u2019s the biggest thing that kind of gets us in the positions that we get in. It\u2019s still early. We\u2019ve got time. We\u2019re going to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KEOKTJOD4NGFLOWEPOJQD5CUM4\"><b>Up next<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"R2KMCRJ4T5ENFHOQ7CPHLU5TVM\">The Cavs will travel to Atlanta on Friday for a matinee matchup with the Hawks. 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