In the NBA regular season, the Cavaliers beat the Hawks 117-109.

In this game, Cavaliers star Mitchell returned. He played 36 minutes, made 12 of 21, 8 of 15 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored a team-high 37 points. He also added 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, with a plus-minus value of +9.

This campaign was Mitchell's 200th regular season game on behalf of the Cavaliers. He scored 5,263 points, the most points in the team's first 200 games, and James was second with 5,097 points.