The Cleveland Cavaliers (5-3) captured a fourth-straight win with a 127-94 thrashing of the Atlanta Hawks (5-4) Saturday night.
On a night when the Cavaliers set a franchise record with 19 made threes, Cleveland exploded for 41 points in the first quarter while starting a perfect 9-of-9 from beyond the arc.
LeBron James led the way with 32 points (13-of-20 shooting, 4-of-5 from three), seven assists and six rebounds while Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love added 20 and 13 points, respectively.
Tristan Thompson contributed 15 points and seven rebounds off the pine as Cleveland shot 54 percent from the field and 61 percent from three.
The Cavaliers tallied 39 assists on 49 made field goals, eight of which came courtesy of Dion Waiters. Irving added five dimes, as well.
Atlanta also turned the ball over 19 times, resulting in 33 Cleveland points.
The Hawks, who entered Saturday night's showdown leading the league in three-point field goal percentage, shot just 13.6 percent from beyond the arc (3-of-22) as Kyle Korver played 14 scoreless minutes and sat for the entirety of the second ha ...
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