The Wine and Gold dominated the Hawks for three quarters - leading by 17 points after one period, by 19 at half and by 26 heading into the fourth.
Most people expect the Cavaliers to flip the switch and lock in come playoff time, and the first three quarters of the game showed how dominant they can be when that happens. Bazemore tipped it to Muscala, who fumbled it over to Millsap on the baseline.
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.
A Cavaliers victory would have secured the top spot in the East heading into the National Basketball Association playoffs, and that seemed like a forgone conclusion when Cleveland held a 26-point lead heading into the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks.
TORONTO - DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points and Toronto beat Miami in the Raptors' final home game of the regular season. LeBron James has had another great season, averaging 26.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game this year.
Kevin Love registered his sixth straight double-double with 11 points and 15 boards, adding five assists and a block.
The appeared to be dead in the water through three quarters as the Cavaliers bombed away with a barrage of three-point baskets.
Channing Frye - getting his third straight start in place of Tristan Thompson, still nursing a sprained right thumb - finished with 12 points, eight boards and a pair of blocks. But once again, Atlanta's second unit was clearly superior, outscoring Cleveland's reserves, 44-16. The Cavs began the game ranked second in the league in treys made and third in 3-point percentage.
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Surat said the bruises on her body are starting to heal, but that she still has bruises and pain. Surat's parents said they could not even watch the video.
Cleveland saw a four-game losing streak come to an end on Friday when they suffered a 114-100 loss at home to the Hawks. This along with a lack of fourth quarter aggressiveness led to this epic collapse. The bigger question is if the Cleveland Cavaliers starting point guard would be able to play healthy when the 2017 NBA Playoffs begins.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Paul George scored 37 points and Myles Turner added 23 points and 10 rebounds to help IN move a step closer to a playoff berth with a victory over Orlando.
- If the Celtics win out, with games against the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks, they need just one loss from the Cavaliers in their final two games to earn the No. 1 seed.
Cavaliers: On their last visit to Atlanta, Cleveland made an NBA-record 25 3-pointers.
Atlanta face Cleveland tonight with LeBron James and co.in a battle to secure the No.1 spot in the East.
Although they had all but one of those absentees back on Sunday, the Cavaliers appeared to be rolling toward a payback victory until the fourth quarter. We had some good moments, and we had some not-so-good moments.
The dreams of landing the top seed in the Eastern Conference likely vanished for the Celtics after they fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
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