Hawks vs. Cavaliers: Game 1 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

May 2nd, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

Perhaps the Atlanta Hawks can file a motion to move to the Western Conference next season, because they haven't been able to get over the postseason hump of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland swept Atlanta in last year's Eastern Conference Finals and started their second-round series with a 104-93 victory Monday. SportsCenter noted James and the Cavaliers are a perfect 9-0 against the Hawks in the postseason.

James led the way with 25 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, while Kyrie Irving chipped in with 21 points and eight assists. Kevin Love added 17 points and 11 boards. James also made some history, as he passed Michael Jordan with the 120th playoff victory of his career, per CBS Sports NBA.



The Hawks got 27 points and six assists from Dennis Schroder off the bench, but it was not enough to overcome a late-game slump, as ESPN Stats & Info illustrated:



The only downside for Cleveland was that Love looked to be at less than full strength, which the commentators discussed on the broadcast. 

"Love looks extremely gimp ...

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