Cavs advance to NBA Finals after sweeping Hawks

Naveen Ganglani

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Cavs advance to NBA Finals after sweeping Hawks
The Cleveland Cavaliers blew the Hawks out by 30 points in game 4 to complete the sweep as LeBron James heads to the NBA Finals for the fifth straight year

MANILA, Philippines – The Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA finals by taking care of the Atlanta Hawks, 118-88, and completing a 4-game sweep in the Eastern Conference Finals on Wednesday, May 27 (Tuesday, May 26 U.S. time) at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. 

LeBron James finished with another near triple-double of 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists and became just the first player since Celtics great Bill Russell to advance to a fifth straight NBA Finals.  

Kyrie Irving returned from a two game absence and put up 16 points. Atalanta, the number one seed in the East, was led by Paul Millsap’s 16 points and 10 rebounds. 

Cleveland will face the winner of the Golden State-Houston Western Conference Finals. 

Rappler.com

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