NBA: Atlanta Snaps Three-Game Losing Streak Behind Okongwu's 29 Points Over Cleveland

The Atlanta Hawks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, led by Onyeka Okongwu's standout performance, to snap a three-game losing streak.

In the 2026-2027 NBA regular season home game held at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 29 (local time), Atlanta defeated Cleveland 114-111.

With this victory to break their three-game skid, Atlanta moved to 3-3, placing seventh in the Eastern Conference, while Cleveland had its three-game winning streak snapped, dropping to 3-2 and sixth in the East.

Okongwu led the victory by scoring a season-high 29 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 25 points, and Aaron Wiggins, coming off the bench, chipped in 20 points by sinking 8 out of 14 field goal attempts.

For Cleveland, James Harden scored 24 points and Donovan Mitchell added 22 points.

Atlanta struggled in the first quarter, scoring only 16 points—their lowest in a single quarter this season—and falling behind by as many as 15 points.

Having lost their previous three consecutive games after trailing by 15 points or more, another defeat seemed likely for Atlanta on this day.

However, trailing 35-24 in the second quarter, Atlanta held their opponents to just 2 points while pouring in 19 points to turn the game around to 43-37.

Okongwu was responsible for 8 of those points.

With 20 seconds remaining in the game, Atlanta was chased down to a 1-point margin following a layup by Mitchell, but Alexander-Walker sank both free throws with 15 seconds left to extend the lead to 3 points, tipping the balance of victory back toward Atlanta.

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