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Cavaliers sweep Hawks as James scores 27 points
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-05-12 16:07 ATLANTA – The Cleveland Cavaliers brushed aside the Atlanta Hawks 84-74 on Monday to sweep their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series 4-0.
LeBron James scored 27 points as the top-seeded Cavaliers became the first team to claim a semi-final series. They will meet the winner of the Boston-Orlando match-up for the Eastern championship.
Josh Smith sparked Atlanta with 26 points and Joe Johnson had 18. The Hawks led 22-15 after the first quarter behind Smith's 10 points. Cleveland seized the lead in the second and gradually pulled away. |