The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 128-105, at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on Tuesday in the group stage of the In-Season Tournament.

With this win, the Cavaliers (10-8) moved to 5-5 at home, while the Hawks (8-9) fell to 5-4 on the road. However, the victory was not enough to reach the knockout stages despite the Cavs ending with a 3-1 record in the group stage. Atlanta was the better team early on, though, and raced to a 33-29 lead in the first quarter. Cleveland responded with a 35-28 score in the second quarter and never looked back in the second half. The Cavaliers won the final two quarters with absolute ease, 38-29 and 26-15, allowing them to cruise to an easy win.

Donovan Mitchell carried the Cavaliers to victory here with a 40-point performance that also included 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Darius Garland had 19 points and eight assists. Max Strus delivered 11 points, seven assists, three rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Evan Mobley mustered a strong double-double of 17 points and 19 rebounds.

Seven Atlanta players scored in double digits here. Deandre Hunter led the way among the starters with 18 points, four rebounds and two assists. Saddiq Bey and Clint Capela chipped in with 14 points each. Capela also grabbed nine rebounds and swatted two shots. Trae Young and Dejounte Murray chipped in with 13 points, and Young also had 10 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 18 points off the bench.