CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time in as many nights, Cedi Osman supplied a potent punch off the bench, serving to the Cavaliers beginning solid outlast Atlanta, 114-102, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday evening.

After a five-game slide, Cleveland (11-6) has received three straight and improves to 7-1 at residence.

Right here’s a have a look at how the Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks (10-7) by the numbers:

Cleveland got here out firing within the first quarter, led by All-Star level guard Darius Garland. He started the sport an ideal 5 of 5 taking pictures with 14 factors, together with two 3s. He completed the quarter with 14 factors. Cleveland rode the new hand out to a 21-11 lead whereas taking pictures 80% general and 75% from 3-point vary. They cooled off to 71% (15 of 21) to finish the primary quarter up 38-26.

Atlanta got here out with a fury of buckets to start the second half, taking off on a 12-2 run to erase Cleveland’s 64-59 lead on the break. AJ Griffin and Dejounte Murray led the best way with two buckets every as Cleveland went 1 of three from the ground. Atlanta additionally grabbed 4 fast-break factors in that span.

The Hawks entered the evening seventh within the league in fast-break factors with 16 per sport. Griffin completed with 17 factors and three steals, and Murray added 11 factors, six assists and 4 rebounds.

“We have been simply being aggressive,” Hawks level guard Trae Younger stated of the run. “We weren’t turning the ball over and simply getting pictures up in and getting out in transition with the ball. We had a pair guys who acquired some 3s within the nook and acquired some beauty and we have been simply pushing the ball. That acquired us out to run.”

By no means understanding when his quantity shall be known as, Osman made essentially the most of his second straight alternative on Monday evening, fueling the reserve unit with 23 factors, together with two 3s on 8 of 10 taking pictures in 29 minutes. He hit a 3-point dagger to present the Cavaliers a 110-99 lead with 2:05 left. It’s his second sport this season with at the least 20 or extra factors, Sunday evening in opposition to Miami being the opposite. Osman supplied 15 sturdy minutes within the first half, tallying 10 factors on 4-of-4 taking pictures. Robin Lopez additionally added six first-half factors for the Cavaliers. The bench got here in somewhat shorthanded with out Caris LeVert (left ankle).

Cleveland’s bench outscored Atlanta, 33-29.

The dynamic backcourt duo of Garland and Donovan Mitchell was explosive within the first half and calculated within the second. They mixed for 55 factors and 18 assists.

The tandem had 39 of Cleveland’s 64 factors at halftime on 14 of 21 taking pictures. Garland went 7 of 8 whereas Mitchell went 7 of 13.

With their offense buzzing, Garland and Mitchell transitioned to a distinct method within the fourth quarter, racking up six assists (three every), together with a pair from Mitchell to the red-hot Osman.

The versatile playmaking was on show as Cleveland’s offense stayed locked in. Mitchell led with a game-high 29 factors whereas Garland completed with 26 factors.

After knocking out the Cavaliers in final 12 months’s play-in match, Atlanta Hawks head coach Nate McMillan sees a distinct staff in Cleveland this 12 months with the addition of Mitchell.

“He (Garland) was taking part in nice basketball for them final 12 months, and he’s doing the identical this 12 months,” McMillan stated. “Now he has a playmaker that’s on the opposite aspect of the ground, and that’s simply as able to placing the ball in his fingers. These guys are All-Stars. They’re elite scorers.”

The Cavaliers entered the evening eighth in scoring at 115.6 factors per sport, and completed taking pictures a crisp 60% (42 of 70) from the sector. That included 52.6% (10 of 19) from past the arc. Cleveland entered the evening tied for second within the league in 3-point% with 39.1%.

Main 89-85, Lamar Stevens knocked down some pivotal buckets for not solely his staff, however his confidence. Stevens gave the Cavaliers a private 5-0 run with a 3-pointer adopted by a bucket off a Donovan Mitchell help, serving to Cleveland cushion the result in 94-85. The Cavaliers and Hawks see-sawed exchanges the remainder of the quarter to carry on for the win. Stevens completed with eight factors and three rebounds in 29 minutes.

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