Cavaliers Host Hawks Aiming For First Win Of Season
The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Atlanta Hawks at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday evening.

The Cavaliers (0-2) have not started the season on the right note and are already enduring a losing streak, dropping the season opener against the Grizzlies and losing against the Hornets on Friday by a 123-112 score. Collin Sexton had 33 points to lead a Cavaliers team that saw all their starters scoring in double digits. Ricky Rubio had 15 points and 10 assists, while Evan Mobley and Lauri Markkanen each contributed 13 points. Jarrett Allen, who has missed just one shot this season, had 11 points and four rebounds. Perhaps the most worrying thing about the Cavaliers is the fact that they've conceded at least 120 points in each of their first two games of the campaign.

Cleveland is listing Darius Garland (ankle) as a game-time decision for this game, while Dylan Windler (hip) will also be a game-time call.

The Hawks (1-0) looked excellent on both ends of the court in the season opener and raced out to a huge 113-87 win over the Mavericks, in a game where they limited their opponents to just 33.3 percent shooting from the field -- while also converting 47.9 percent of their shots. In what was a balanced scoring output, Cam Reddish led the Hawks in scoring after putting up 20 points in 21 minutes off the bench. Trae Young contributed 19 points and 14 assists, while John Collins chipped in with 16 points, nine boards, three assists and two blocks. Clint Capela mustered a double-double of 12 points and 13 boards, and DeAndre Hunter contributed 11 points and three boards. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 11 points while making three of his five three-point shots. This will be Atlanta's first game of the season on the road.

Atlanta is listing Danilo Gallinari (shoulder) as a game-time decision, while Onyeka Okongwu (shoulder) has already been ruled out and is weeks away from returning to action.
Posted on: 10/22/2021 7:35 PM