Needing a win at home, the Hawks were unable to overcome injuries to Horford and Korver and a great night from Lebron James. The Cavs came out focused, and with Kyrie Irving on the bench, they routed their offense through James who was efficient and handled the Hawks with ease.
Let’s get to the games:
| Final | TNT |
|---|---|
 |
82 |
 |
94 |
The game started out close and it was a tight second quarter. The Cavaliers outscored Atlanta in the third and Atlanta finished with a strong fourth quarter but were unable to overcome the deficit. Cleveland was led by LeBron James with 30 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, Iman Shumpert with 16 points, and James Jones with 9 points. The Hawks were led by Al Horford with 12 points, and Jeff Teague with 12 points.