The Cleveland Cavaliers secured a significant victory against the Atlanta Hawks, showcasing their All-Star talent and improving their record to 39-9.

Atlanta looks to stop its six-game skid with a victory against Cleveland. The teams match up Thursday for the first time this season.

The Cavaliers lost back-to-back games against the Hawks in November but rallied to a 137-115 win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks Trae Young has come up with a new word that’s very familiar to his lack of being named an NBA All-Star. “It’s no longer getting “snubbed” it’s getting “Traed” at this point,” Young posted on X.

Garland even erupted for 39 points five days ago against a very strong Rockets squad. January has been his best month of the season by far, averaging 24.7 points in 13 contests. As for facing the Atlanta Hawks, he’s dominated them this season as well, averaging 24 ppg across two meetings.

Although they dealt with the second game back-to-back, the Cavs showed no sign of fatigue at home against the Hawks.

All-Star reserves were announced tonight and Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young was not among the ones who were selected. Young is the league leader

Hawks Top Performers Trae Young – 15 points, 10 assists, 2 3PM Zaccharie Risacher – 30 points, 5 3PM, 11-14 FG De’Andre Hunter – 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists Cavaliers Top Performers Darius Garland – 26 points,

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115

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After failing to make the 2025 NBA All-Star Game despite leading the league in assists, the Atlanta Hawks star took to Twitter, where he apologized to his fans — and authored a new word for when deserving players miss out on the ASG.