The strongest Eastern conference team confidently took the second home match in the second round of the playoffs.
Today’s match in Ohio will be remembered for a phenomenal sniper the players of Cleveland – the Cavaliers put in the ring “Atlanta” 25 three-pointers, significantly surpassing the record “Golden State”, which two weeks ago failed in a match with “Houston” 21 times to mark from long range.
Naturally, with such a barrage of three-pointers attacks “Atlanta” didn’t stand a chance in the first half of “Cleveland” won with 36-point margin, and after the break both coaches gave playing time to the reserves.
Special second match with “Atlanta” has become for LeBron James, who came in fifth place in the list of the most productive players in the history of the playoffs of the NBA. The leader of the “Cleveland” ahead of only Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant and O’neal Shakyo.
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Cleveland — Atlanta— 123:98 (35:20, 39:18, 32:32, 17:28), the account in a series 2:0
To: James (27 + 5 assists + 3 steals), Smith (23), Irving (19 + 6 assists).
A: Millsap (16 + 11 rebounds), Teague (14 + 6 assists), Humphreys (12 + 9 rebounds), Sefolosha, (10), Muscula (10), Horford (10)
