The Cleveland Cavaliers (10 - 3) defeated the Atlanta Hawks (9 - 6) 109 - 97 on Saturday. In a rematch of the Eastern Conference Finals from last season, the Cavaliers showed once again who's boss. Cleveland took a 15 - point lead at half and never looked back. The defense was the key for the Cavs on Saturday, as they held Atlanta to 37 percent shooting and outrebounded them 51 - 38. LeBron James, Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love all recorded double - digit rebounds against one of the worst rebounding teams in the league. The Hawks had a very frustrating game on Saturday, as Coach Mike Budenholzer was tossed in the third quarter. The ejection was a bit innocuous, but his frustration clearly boiled over. No Atlanta player scored more than 14 points in the loss and no one could fine their stroke against this vaunted Cleveland defense. The Hawks were led by another strong outing from Paul Millsap, who collected 14 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals and two blocks in the defeat. Millsap is proving to be one of the best stat - stuffers in the NBA right now and arguably one of the best power forwards in the association. Jeff Teague did return for this game, but came off the bench to ease him in from his ankle injury. The Hawks will look to play better om Tuesday when they host the surging Boston Celtics. Cleveland played their first game without center Timofey Mozgov and they didn’t miss a beat. Tristan Thompson filled - in for him and had a spectacular game, tallying nine points, 16 rebounds and five assists in the win. There wasn’t much bench depth for the Cavs in this game, but all four players who played at least two minutes off the bench scored at least six points. LeBron James didn’t have great numbers at the half, but he finished strong by totaling 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the victory. Kevin Love also provided 25 points and 11 rebounds in what's proving to be a bounce - back season for the All-Star. This defense has been truly impressive this season for Cleveland and that was exemplified on Saturday against a potent Hawks offense. The Cavaliers will look to continue their wining ways against the Orlando Magic on Monday.
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