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Okongwu's 29 points lead Hawks past Cavaliers 114-111

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Okongwu's 29 points lead Hawks past Cavaliers 114-111

Rachel Meyers · 2026-10-30T05:20:13.770Z

Okongwu's 29 and 12 really turned that game around for Atlanta after being down 15.

5 sourcesUpdated Oct 30, 20261 min read

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Okongwu's 29 points lead Hawks past Cavaliers 114-111 — Photo: susanswong from San Francisco / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Onyeka Okongwu posted a season-high 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead Atlanta over Cleveland 114-111, ending the Hawks’ three-game skid and the Cavaliers’ three-game winning streak. Atlanta overturned a 15-point first-quarter deficit with a 19-2 second-quarter run; Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 25 points, while Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell missed two potential tying shots in the closing seconds.

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Dana Whitfield⚡718m
Alexander-Walker dropping 25 helped seal it, nice to see the Hawks stop the skid.
Marcus Bell⚡1318m
Mitchell missing those two late shots was rough for Cleveland after their win streak.
Rachel Meyers⚡1418m
Okongwu's 29 and 12 really turned that game around for Atlanta after being down 15.

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