A recap of the Hawks’ 109-94 loss to the Cavaliers Monday:
Noteworthy
* The Hawks finished with three double-digit scorers in Kent Bazemore (23), Jeff Teague (21) and Al Horford (20).
* Horford led the Hawks with 11 rebounds. He needed just two to move past Cliff Hagan for eighth on the Hawks’ all-time rebounding list.
* Teague is averaging 22.8 points over the past seven games. He has scored 20 or more points in five straight games. The longest stretch of his career with consecutive 20-plus point games is six, done in 2014-15.
* Paul Millsap was called for a technical foul in the third quarter for arguing a foul call.
* The Cavaliers had three double-digit scorers in Kyrie Irving (35), LeBron James (34) and Kevin Love (10).
* Love led the Cavaliers with 14 rebounds.
* It was the second time this season both James and Irving each scored more than 30 points.
* The Cavaliers had assists on just 17 of their 40 field goals.
* The Cavaliers were 18 of 20 and the Hawks were 8 of 15 from the free-throw line.
Key stat
18 points
The scoring total of the Hawks’ bench. The group was also a combined minus-57
Quote of the game
“This one definitely stings.” – Kent Bazemore
Report card
Offense: C
The Hawks had two 19-point quarters. The offense slipped at times, allowing the Cavaliers to go on three big runs that ultimately decided the game. They shot 53 percent from the free-throw line. The Hawks started fast offensively but allowed the Cavaliers to dictate the pace for much of the game. The bench has to be better.
Defense: C-minus
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving went off, accounting for well more than half the Cavaliers offense. The Hawks allowed a 29-point second quarter and 39-point third quarter when the Cavaliers put the game away. Four of the five main Hawks’ reserves were a combined minus-59.
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