LeBron James and his 23 points led six Cavaliers in double figures in the cruise to the title.
Cleveland will either travel to Golden State on June 4th or host Houston depending on the winner of that series with the Warriors currently owning a 3-1 lead....
Swashbucklings
1) There really isn't a ton to write about in a game that was this controlled by one team,but you had to like the killer instinct showed by the Cavaliers.
They outscored Atlanta by 12 in the first period and the Hawks never really made a run after that.
It is always a sign of a charging team when they burst to a lead and can keep the opponent from never threatening.
2) Kyrie Irving scored 16 points in his return to the lineup and looked reasonably healthy.
I still wouldn't have played him in the lineup considering his health and a 3-0 lead,but the gamble paid off.
3) J.R.Smith scored 18 points (4 from three point range) and grabbed a surprising ten boards.
Smith might be having a career year in Cleveland and might not repeat it,but Cleveland has to try to re-sign him,when Smith will likely exercise his player option for free agency.
4) Really liked the Cavaliers working down low to Timofey Mozgov to show off some low post moves.
Those will come in quite handy against Golden State's (presumably) Andrew Bogut and credit to the developing chemistry between Mozgov in the pivot and Tristan Thompson at the four...
5) Now to the likely finals vs Golden State-Key matchup Stephen Curry vs Who?
I think Cleveland might be better putting Iman Shumpert on Curry in a move to put a taller,rangier defender on Curry to put some pressure on him that Kyrie Irving could not...
Back later with another post and I am hoping (fingers crossed) for a podcast tonight....
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