According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Cleveland is the slight favored on the road, as the Cavs are getting odds of -2 points against the Hawks.
One of Cleveland's two turnovers in overtime came on a steal by Kent Bazemore that was converted into a basket with 22 seconds left, and Hardaway made two clinching free throws with 3.6 seconds remaining.
The appeared to be dead in the water through three quarters as the Cavaliers bombed away with a barrage of three-point baskets. Atlanta outscored the Cavs 44-18 in the quarter to force overtime.
First, the Hawks were gifted a chance at a game-tying shot (which Paul Millsap buried) on this missed out-of-bounds call that resulted in a jump ball.
Even though it isn't a good look for the Cavaliers to end the regular season in a slump, they can still get back on track with games left against the Miami Heat on April 10 and on April 12 against the Toronto Raptors, so regaining the No. 1 overall spot in the Eastern Conference with the tiebreaker over the Celtics isn't necessarily a given.
While the Cavaliers have continued to struggle down the stretch of the regular season and the frustrations have worn on the team, James remains confident that the players and coaches will do what is necessary to go on another deep playoff run. "But l think last night and in the third quarter (on Tuesday) against Orlando, our pace of play and defensively, how we were moving and how we were communicating was so much better".
"I don't know when that hits throughout the season, but March wasn't pretty for us", he said, recalling a 7-10 month.
Kyle Korver led Cleveland's reserves, netting 11 points on 3-for-7 shooting from long-range against his former squad. Booker, with 2,774 career points, trails Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant and leader LeBron James.
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The state also referred to a similar case on the immigration executive orders which is now pending in the Fourth Circuit. The ruling created a split among the lower courts, increasing the likelihood that the Supreme Court will hear the case.
For James, the explanation was simple. And then after halftime just coming in and sitting down for 15 minutes and trying to get back going, started feeling it. "When you allow teams to stick around, that's what happens". "We've had a few games like that where it's their turn to step up and play inspired basketball and they do and they come in and beat us". We had some good moments, and we had some not-so-good moments. "It's tough because as a coach you're searching and trying to get the right guys out there to bring some energy".
The Hawks kept fighting, sending Cleveland's once enormous lead to single digits late in the fourth quarter.
It should be noted that Atlanta's 26-point comeback is only one point different of their National Football League brethren Atlanta Falcons' 25-point debacle at the hands of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI.
With his triple-double in the books, Westbrook scored his team's final 15 points, including a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded after a timeout with 2.9 seconds left.
The club announced after the game that it became the third team to overcome a deficit of at least 26 points in the fourth quarter and win.
The Hawks find themselves in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference ahead of their clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight.
The Cavaliers shot 41 percent from three-point range, going 19-of-41 from deep, and outrebounded Atlanta, 53-45. He added five assists and five rebounds.
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