King James, Cavs Blowout Hawks For 2-0 Lead ; Kyle Korver Out Remainder Of Playoffs

LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots against DeMarre Carroll #5 of the Atlanta Hawks in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images
LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots against DeMarre Carroll #5 of the Atlanta Hawks in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavaliers dominated the Hawks in a 94-82 win.
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Pure domination. Those are the words that can be used to describe the performance of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in their 94-82 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night at Philips Arena to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.

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J.R. Smith’s 8 3-Pointers, 28 Points, And LeBron’s 31 Points Lead Cleveland To Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals Win

J.R. Smith (5) had the hot hand for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 with 8 3-pointers and finished with 28 points in the Cavs' 97-89 Game 1 win in Atlanta Wednesday night. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
J.R. Smith (5) had the hot hand for the Cleveland Cavaliers with 8 3-pointers, and finished with 28 points in the Cavs’ 97-89 Game 1 win in Atlanta Wednesday night.
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J.R. Smith had one of those nights where it seemed as if every shot he took was going to go in. Actually, almost all of his shots did go in, scoring all of Cleveland’s 28 bench points, and grabbing 8 rebounds to help lead the Cavaliers to an important 97-89 Game 1 Eastern Conference Finals victory on the road in Atlanta.

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NBA Playoffs Down To The Final Four; Eastern Conference Finals Analysis And Prediction

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The conference finals are all set up and chalk has held up as the top two seeds in each conference have survived and advanced to the NBA’s Final Four. Let’s take a look at the Eastern Conference Finals match-up with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks.

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Horford’s Hawks Have 3-2 Lead In Series, One Win Away From First Ever Conference Finals

Al Horford was huge in Game 5 for the Atlanta Hawks, who have a 3-2 series lead and look to close out the Washington Wizards in Game 6. Kevin C. Cox/NBAE/Getty Images
Al Horford was huge in Game 5 for the Atlanta Hawks, who have a 3-2 series lead and look to close out the Washington Wizards in Game 6.
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Al Horford came up big the other night in Game 5 for the Hawks, who were in danger of going down 3-2 against the Washington Wizards, and having to go on the road for Game 6 in DC. Had it not been for his outstanding play, the Hawks might be facing elimination from the playoffs.

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Hawks Even Series With Win On The Road In Washington, D.C.

Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15), from the Dominican Republic, dunks the ball in front of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) and center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) dunks the ball for two of his 18 points in front of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) and center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, right. The Hawks won Game 4 106-101 to tie the best of seven Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
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With their Game 4 win last night, the Atlanta Hawks went from looking like a No. 4 or 5 seed for these playoffs, to looking more like the No. 1 seed they earned during the regular season.

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Pierce Banks In Game Winner At Buzzer To Give Wizards 2-1 Edge In Series Against Hawks

Sports Illustrated Paul Pierce goes up for his game winning shot against three Atlanta Hawks defenders . Pierce drains the shot for the Wizards'  103-101 victory and a 2-1 lead over the number 1 seeded Hawks.
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Paul Pierce goes up for his game winning shot against three Atlanta Hawks defenders . Pierce drained the shot for the Wizards’ 103-101 victory, and a 2-1 lead over the number one-seeded Hawks.

I’m sure you’ve heard by now the cliché, “The truth shall set you free.” Well, The Truth (see Paul Pierce’s) did free the Washington Wizards from a near collapse against the Atlanta Hawks early Saturday evening at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

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