Eastern Conference Finals

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

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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

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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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