The Cleveland Cavaliers (40) defeated the Atlanta Hawks (0 - 4) Tuesday at the Quicken Loans Arena to advance to the NBA Finals. After three competitive games to open the series, the Cavaliers wrapped up the Eastern Conference Title in convincing fashion Tuesday. The Hawks were simply over - matched in Game 4. Atlanta only converted 5 - of - 32 on its three point attempts and was out - rebounded 56 - 39. LeBron James only played 29 minutes as coach David Blatt opted to rest his superstar with the game well in hand. The Cavaliers pulled away in the second quarter and led by more than 20 points for the majority of the second half as they clinched their first finals berth since 2007. Cleveland now has its ticket punched and will await the winner of the Golden State-Houston series. For Atlanta, it was a disappointing conclusion to a promising season. The historic win streak in January helped lead the Hawks to the best record in the east, but they did n't reach that level of play in the postseason and are now eliminated from the playoffs. Al Horford was held to just two points Tuesday and only recorded two rebounds. The Hawks were never able to find a rhythm on the offensive end as evidenced by their 16 three point percentage. Atlanta will head into next season as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but Tuesday's blowout loss showed that there is still room for improvement. Cleveland had the fortune of LeBron James returning this season and he was able to help lead the Cavaliers to another NBA Finals appearance. James had a tremendous series to keep the Cavaliers ahead of the Hawks despite a run of bad injury luck. Kevin Love was lost for the postseason during Round One and Kyrie Irving was hobbled by knee issues for most of the Eastern Conference Finals. Irving returned Tuesday after missing two games and still was n't at full strength. He finished with 16 points over 22 minutes and added five assists. The Cavaliers will have some time to get healthy across the board before starting their series with either the Warriors or the Rockets.
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