The Cavaliers wrap up the season’s unofficial first half on Tuesday night – taking on Trae Young and the Hawks in the final game before Cleveland hosts the 71st annual NBA All-Star Game this weekend.
The Wine & Gold had their four-game win streak snapped on Saturday night, as the wrap up the mini-road trip on Tuesday at State Farm Arena. After rattling off seven straight wins, the Hawks have dropped five of their last seven.
After winning a Friday night thriller in Indiana – coming back from a 21-point first-half deficit – the Wine & Gold couldn’t climb out of a similar hole on Saturday, with Joel Embiid continuing his dominant roll – going off for his second triple-double of the year, leading everyone with 40 points, 14 boards and 10 assists in the win.