The Cleveland Cavaliers (20) grabbed the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals with a 94 - 82 win over the Atlanta Hawks (0 - 2). Kyrie Irving didn’t play due to left knee tendinitis, an injury that stemmed from overcompensating for his right foot strain the previous round. The decision was made after he flew to Florida in the morning to meet with Dr. James Andrews. Irving has already been listed as questionable for Game 3. The Cavaliers pulled away from the Hawks with a 21 - 6 run to start the third quarter, leading to an 84 - 66 advantage heading into the final period. LeBron James narrowly missed a triple - double, closing the contest with 30 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and one block in 39 minutes. He also hit a playoff - high two three - pointers, improving his overall shooting to 9 - of - 56 from downtown in this postseason. Tristan Thompson hauled 16 rebounds, five of which were offensive, two fewer than the Hawks. Matthew Dellavedova started in place of Irving and finished with 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal in 37 minutes. Iman Shumpert knocked in four of the team’s 12 three - pointers and compiled 16 points in 34 minutes. The loss marks the first time all season the Hawks lost two straight home games. They converted an uncharacteristic 6 - of - 26 three - pointers, a cumulative 10 - of - 49 in two games against the Cavaliers. DeMarre Carroll remained in the starting lineup after suffering a left knee sprain in Game 1. His sticktoitiveness was offset by Kyle Korver’s sprained right ankle late in the third quarter, one that held out the three - point marksman the rest of the game. Al Horford suffered a knee injury to boot, yet gave coach Mike Budenholzer a few minutes even though the game had already been decided. Mike Scott returned to the rotation following four straight DNP-CDs and led the Hawks’ reserves with 18 minutes played. Dennis Schroder led all Hawks with 13 points in just 12 minutes. Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals will take place Sunday at 8:30 PM EST on TNT. Every previous team LeBron James has led to a 20 playoff series lead has gone on to win all previous 14 matchups.
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