Cleveland led most of the game, including a five point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but shot miserably as a team in the final quarter and blew the game. Kyrie Irving led Cleveland in scoring with 28 points. Dion Waiters added eighteen points, rookie Tyler Zeller had twelve and Alonzo Gee and C.J. Miles each had ten points for the Cavaliers. With the loss, Cleveland's three game winning streak comes to a halt and they are now 7-24 on the season.
The Hawks had a big night, especially in the fourth quarter as they outscored the Cavaliers 27-14 to pull off the eight point victory. To get the win, they needed a big night from one of their top players, and tonight that happened to be Jeff Teague. Teague scored a career-high 27 points, making eleven of his nineteen shots. Coach Larry Drew had a talk with him during the last game and told him he needed to step up his play and he responded in a big way tonight.
Lou Williams also scored sixteen points for the Hawks, Al Horford had fourteen points and eleven rebounds to lead the Hawks in that category. Also, Anthony Tolliver came off the bench and scored thirteen points, including eleven of those points during a second quarter run. Kyle Korver also scored in double-figures, he had eleven points. Devin Harris missed another game with his foot injury and Ivan Johnson was out with an illness.
The Hawks are now 18-9 on the season. They return home to face the Indiana Pacers tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Indiana is 17-12 on the year and have currently won four games in a row. They are in first place in the Central Division in the Eastern Conference.
Jeff Teague drives the lane against the Cavaliers, Teague scored a career-high 27 points in the 102-94 victory over Cleveland.
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