Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Match Player Stats On Nov 05, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 5, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Dennis Schroder scored 28 points and the depleted Atlanta Hawks stopped their eight-game losing streak in stunning fashion by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday afternoon.

The Hawks built a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter but nearly let it slip away. Channing Frye missed a 3-pointer with one second to go that would have won it for Cleveland, and Dwyane Wade's missed tip in at the buzzer would have tied it.

The Hawks were without five rotation players and had not won since opening night. Schroder scored 21 in the second half. Taurean Prince and Luke Babbitt added 17 points apiece for Atlanta. Seven Hawks scored in double figures.

The Cavs, the three-time defending Eastern Conference champs, have lost five of their last six games. LeBron James scored 10 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. Kyle Korver added 19 of his 23 points in the final quarter, too. Wade added 25 points.

Kevin Love scored four points on 1-of-6 shooting. He was removed from the game in the third quarter after picking up his fourth foul with what the Cavs said was an illness, and he didn't return. Love ripped his jersey in frustration in the second quarter and went to the locker room for a new one.

Isaiah Taylor, who scored 14 points off the bench for the Hawks, raced the length of the floor in 4.5 seconds for a layup at the buzzer and a 91-78 Hawks lead through three quarters.

The Cavs fell behind by 16 in the first quarter and trailed 37-28 when it was over. Atlanta made six 3s and shot 13 of 18 from the field. The 37 points stand as the Hawks' highest-scoring quarter this season.

Cleveland cut its deficit to one in the second quarter and Wade finished the half with 19 points, but the Hawks led 54-45 at halftime. The Cavs shot 2 of 16 from 3-point range through two quarters.

NOTES: The Hawks missed five players due to injury, including G Malcolm Delaney (sprained right ankle), F Ersan Ilyasova (left knee bruise), C Miles Plumlee (strained right quad), F DeAndre Bembry (broken right wrist), and F/C Mike Muscala (sprained left ankle). Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said only Delaney out of that group had a chance to play Monday against Boston. ... Cavs G Iman Shumpert (sore right knee) could play Tuesday against the Bucks, coach Tyronn Lue said. Sunday was Shumpert's fourth consecutive game missed due to injury. ... Cavs G Derrick Rose will remain on a minutes restriction all season, according to ESPN. Rose, with a history of injuries, can play between 28-31 minutes now. He missed four games with a sprained left ankle, and entered Sunday's game averaging 16.0 points in five starters. His workload will decrease anyway when G Isaiah Thomas returns from his hip injury. ...The Hawks signed F Tyler Cavanaugh to a two-way contract. Cavanaugh was already playing for Atlanta's G League affiliate, the Erie BayHawks. He checked into Sunday's game with 1:13 left in the first quarter for his NBA debut.