Cleveland's dominance continued into the
second round, sweeping the Atlanta Hawks 4-0. I read a tweet on NBA TNT
Overtime that said the Cavs won't lose a game until the finals, and I highly think so the way that they've been playing.
The Cavaliers have stepped behind the arc
and have been successful doing so, averaging 19.2 three-pointers and 38
attempted threes against Atlanta. Cleveland has gotten hot starts
averaging 30.7 first quarter points, but the fourth Quarter has taken a
drop averaging 25.5 points in the final quarter. Three point shooting
for the Cavs also has to come with assists, and they did just that by getting 25.7 assists per game. LeBron is near to averaging a triple double, having a solid 23.5 points per game, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.3 assists. And speaking of triples, LeBron has always had a big three around him.
The Hawks did just about everything
wrong this series: over helping, getting lost in pick and roll, giving up late 1
point leads, etc. The Hawks have two All-Star players on their team:
Paul Milsap and Al Horford. The team doesn't have a great Starting Five
but what really disturbed me was that the Hawks seamed to just skip
right over the stat sheet. For example, Jeff Teague averaged 11.5
Points, Thabo Sefolosha averaged 9 Points, and Kent Bazemore averaged 8.7
points. You can't live up to those numbers if you're on the starting
five.
I probably favor the
Heat to win against the Raptors, but it would probably be easier for the Cavs to win
against Toronto, despite LeBron saying it would be cool to go up against
his former teammate Dwayne Wade.
The Cleveland Cavaliers still look to win the Finals, and I hope they do.
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