Hawks Look to End Three-Game Slide Against Cavaliers

The Atlanta Hawks will try to halt a three-game slide when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 29. It is the teams’ first meeting of the season, with tipoff set for 8 p.m. EDT in Atlanta.

Atlanta is 0-2 at home and enters the game with a 2-3 record, seventh in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is 3-1, fifth in the conference, and is 0-1 on the road.

Last season, the Hawks finished 46-36 and averaged 30.1 assists per game, alongside 43.6 made field goals. The Cavaliers went 52-30, shot 48.2% from the field and made 36.0% of their three-point attempts.

Atlanta’s Henri Veesaar is out for the season with an ACL injury, while Mouhamed Gueye is out with a foot injury. Cleveland lists Nae’Qwan Tomlin as out with a back injury and Khalifa Diop as day to day with a knee injury.

The Hawks are favored by 1.5 points. The game’s over-under is 238.5 points.