Just like that, the losing streak is over.

While there are no must -win games in October for any NBA team, the vibes in Atlanta would have been suboptimal if they had lost another game to start the year 2-4 overall and 0-3 at home. After their worst performance of the year on Wednesday night against Miami, Atlanta bounced back in a big way by beating last season's Eastern Conference Runner-up.

Here are the biggest takeaways from tonight's Hawks victory.

1. Onyeka Okongwu responds

Onyeka Okongwu faced a lot of criticism, including from yours truly, about his performance on Wednesday night against the Miami Heat, but he could not have responded any better than he did tonight against the double-big lineup of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

Okongwu finished the night with 29 points and 12 rebounds, finishing as the highest-scorer in the entire game. When the Cavs cut the lead to 110-109 with under a minute to go, it was Okongwu who hit the layup to once again put the Hawks up by three.

When he is scoring like this and shooting 4-for-6 from three, Okongwu can mask some of the size issues that he has and that is the version of the him the Hawks have been waiting on this season and that is the one they got.

2. Aaron Wiggins continues to impress

I am not going to start a campaign for a player to win an award in October, but Aaron Wiggins needs to be mentioned as one of the best bench players in the NBA so far.

After having a subpar performance against the Heat on Wednesday, Wiggins scored 20 points and shot 8-for-14 from the field and 4-for-7 from three, while also pulling in seven rebounds and handing out three assists. I would argue that Wiggins should have closed over CJ McCollum, but that is another discussion.

3. Bounce back from tough start

The game against the Cavaliers started much like how the game against the Heat ended. Cleveland got out to a 31-16 lead in the first quarter and the Hawks were shooting 23% from the field and just 3-for-10 from three. It looked like another frustrating offensive performance was well on the way, but the Hawks battled back and they got out in front of Cleveland in the second quarter.

A 30-8 run for Atlanta gave them a seven point lead and the Hawks never trailed again after their big run in the second quarter. While they did not continue to dominate the rest of the way, they flipped the script in the second quarter and won the game.

4. Nearly gave it away

With around four minutes to go, the Hawks led 106-96 and were in control of the game, but things got messy.

I think that Quin Snyder made the wrong choice in letting CJ McCollum close over Aaron Wiggins, who was far better in the game. The offense, though not all McCollum's fault, stangnated toward the end and Cleveland had a chance to win the game late if they had gotten some stops and Donovan Mitchell hit some open looks. Clutch time situations in the NBA can be tricky, but the Hawks barely navigated this one.