Hawks vs. Cavaliers: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

May 4th, 2016 by Alec Nathan Leave a reply »

The Cleveland Cavaliers collectively shrugged like Michael Jordan on Wednesday night as they rained down an NBA-record 25 threes and crushed the Atlanta Hawks, 123-98, to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.   

The 123 points were also the second-most the Cavaliers had ever notched in a playoff win, according to Basketball-Reference.com. 



During a season that saw Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors repeatedly take a blowtorch to NBA record books, the Cavaliers somehow broke new ground and required just two-and-a-half quarters to make postseason history before setting the all-time single-game mark late in the fourth quarter: 



In a stellar and balanced effort, LeBron James finished with 27 points (9-of-15 shooting, 4-of-6 from three), five assists and four rebounds, while microwave-scorer extraordinaire J.R. Smith lit it up to the tune of 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including seven buckets from beyond the arc. 

According to Basketball-Reference.com, Smith has now made at least seven thr ...

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