Hawks Hand Cavs First Loss of Season

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Published on November 9 2016 6:20 am
Last Updated on November 9 2016 6:20 am

By ESPN

The Cleveland Cavaliers were handed a surprise Tuesday night.

Dennis Schroder scored a career-high 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks gave the reigning NBA champions their first loss of the season, 110-106.

Cleveland (6-1) cut into two large second-half deficits, but Atlanta converted clutch shots down the stretch.

"It was a weird game," said LeBron James, who scored 23 points after having only two in the first half.

Atlanta led by 18 points in the third quarter before Cleveland cut the margin to two. The Hawks rebuilt the lead to 15 early in the fourth, but the Cavaliers got within two with 25 seconds remaining.

Kent Bazemore, who scored 25 points, hit a jumper from the corner with 7 seconds left and put the game away.

"They've dominated the Eastern Conference for a long time now," Bazemore said. "They're definitely the measuring stick, and we passed our first test tonight."

Atlanta had lost 11 straight to Cleveland, including playoff sweeps the last two seasons.

"For my two years here, they've kicked our butts," Bazemore said. "This is one of the biggest wins I've had since I've been here."

Paul Millsap scored 21 points for Atlanta. Dwight Howard, who received four stitches for a bloody lip in the first half, had 17 rebounds.

"Give them a lot of credit," James said. "They played a heck of a game. You know toward the end of the season they'll be right there."


Tuesday, November 8 Scoreboard

Atlanta 110, Cleveland 106

Brooklyn 119, Minnesota 110

Memphis 108, Denver 107

Portland 124, Phoenix 121

Dallas 109, Los Angeles Lakers 97

Sacramento 102, New Orleans 94


Wednesday, November 9 Schedule (All Times Central)

Brooklyn at New York, 6 p.m.

Boston at Washington, 6 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 6 pm..

Minnesota at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Altanta, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Houston at San  Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Los Angeles Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.