Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
· National Basketball Association
Hawks clinch a playoff spot and Southeast Division behind 29 points from McCollum in rout of Cavs
The Hawks had not won the Southeast Division since 2021, when they ultimately advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. They have been in the play-in tournament the last four seasons.
James Harden scored 20 points for the Cavs, who are locked into the No. 4 seed in the East. Jaylon Tyson returned from a 10-game absence to start and had 15 points.
Dyson Daniels had 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, his second triple-double of his career. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 18 points and Jalen Johnson added 18 points and nine rebounds before sitting out the final 10 minutes of the game. The Cavs shot 26% from 3-point range.
The Hawks have won 14 of their final 15 home games ahead of the playoffs.
Atlanta led 66-55 in the third quarter, then put together a 16-0 run to push the lead to 27. It was never threatened thereafter.
The Cavs were missing leading scorer Donovan Mitchell (right ankle) and starter Jarrett Allen (right knee), as well as reserve Sam Merrill (left hamstring).
Hawks: Visit Miami on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 102 - 124 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 102 - 124 |
| 4th 3.8 |  |
shot clock turnover | 102 - 124 |
| 4th 25.6 | |
Tony Bradley defensive rebound | 102 - 124 |
| 4th 28.5 |  |
Asa Newell blocks Nae'Qwan Tomlin 's 2-foot driving layup | 102 - 124 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-86 | FG | 45-93 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-27 | 3PT | 16-44 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 17-18 | FT | 18-25 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 36 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 87 |
Atlanta Hawks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keshon Gilbert, G | Out | Apr 22 |
| Jock Landale, C | Out | Apr 16 |
Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schroder, G | Out | May 26 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 17,517 · Capacity:
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
Indiana2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 36 | L1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Orlando |
1 | 37 | L1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Charlotte |
2 | 38 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 44 |
 Miami |
3 | 39 | W2 | 0.5243902 | 43 |
 Washington |
29 | 65 | L10 | 0.20731707 | 17 |
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