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Trae Young scores 41 as Atlanta Hawks hand Cleveland Cavaliers 124-116 loss

The Cavs head into the All-Star break with a 35-23 record, good enough for third in the Eastern Conference.

ATLANTA — Trae Young scored 41 points, Danilo Gallinari added 25 and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-116 Tuesday night.

Cleveland lost consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 31. Darius Garland finished with 30 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and Kevin Love 20 for the Cavs (35-23), who have held opponents under 100 points 23 times this season but struggled to contain Young's frantic pace.

Young was brilliant, making 59% of his shots and four 3s. The 23-year-old also had a game-high nine assists and helped Atlanta (27-30) take the lead for good with a 10-0 run in the third quarter.

Love surpassed 14,000 career points with 14 in the first quarter. More than 7,000 of those have come in a Cleveland uniform, putting the five-time All-Star 10th in franchise history.

Up next is All-Star Weekend, which will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Still third in the Eastern Conference, the Cavaliers won't play as a team again until Feb. 24, when they head to Detroit.

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