The Cleveland Cavaliers have taken a huge step towards a place in the NBA finals, with a vintage performance from LeBron James guiding the visitors to a 94-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks this afternoon.
James came close to a monster triple-double, notching 30 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists as the dominant win saw the Cavaliers go up 2-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series, having taken both encounters in Atlanta's building.
Already missing power forward Kevin Love for the playoffs due to a dislocated shoulder, the Cavaliers rested hobbled point guard Kyrie Irving, yet it didn't make a difference against a Hawks side that shot just 41% from the field and went 6/26 from beyond the arc.
Tristan Thompson hauled down 16 rebounds for the Cavaliers, while Iman Shumpert hit four threes on his way 16 points.
The Hawks had no player score more than 13 points and suffered injury added to insult when the All-Star duo of Kyle Korver and Al Horford both limped off the court late.
