Cavaliers beat Hawks to get first win after firing Lue
CLEVELAND — Rodney Hood scored a season-high 26 points, Cedi Osman added 20 and Cleveland ended its six-game losing streak to start the season, beating the Atlanta Hawks, 136-114, on Tuesday night (Wednesday Manila time) in the Cavaliers' first game since coach Tyronn Lue was fired.
The Cavs came in as the NBA's only winless team, and Lue paid the price for club's slow start.
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But with Larry Drew serving as Cleveland's "acting" coach while he tries to get the team to restructure his contract, the Cavs played a complete game — Cleveland had seven players in double figures — and avoided their first 0-7 start since 1995-96.
George Hill and rookie Collin Sexton scored 17 apiece, and Tristan Thompson had 13 rebounds for Cleveland.
Rookie Trae Young scored 24 and Alex Len 22 for the Hawks. Young scored a season-high 35 against the Cavs on October 21, wrecking their home opener.
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