Onyeka Okongwu has 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawks beat Cavs 114-111 to snap skid

Onyeka Okongwu led the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night, scoring a season-high 29 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. This win snapped the Hawks' three-game losing streak and ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak. Donovan Mitchell narrowed the deficit to one point with a driving layup with 20.6 seconds left, but Nickeil Alexander-Walker responded with two free throws, cutting the lead to three points.

Mitchell had another potential tying chance off the final possession but missed both shots. Alexander-Walker finished with 25 points, while Aaron Wiggins contributed 20 points off the bench for Atlanta. James Harden led Cleveland with 24 points, followed by Donovan Mitchell with 22. Sam Merrill shot 4 of 8 from three-point range for the Cavaliers.

Cleveland took an early 15-point lead, the fourth consecutive game the Hawks trailed by at least 15 points. Atlanta's 16 first-quarter points were their lowest total for any period this season, but they quickly turned the tide by forcing Cleveland into its joint-lowest scoring quarter of the season, with just 16 points. The game was the second half of a doubleheader at State Farm Arena, following the Atlanta Dream's 80-69 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 of the WNBA Finals.