Sports Channels | Cavs Have No Trouble Handling HawksPOSTED: 12:22 am PST November 23,
2008 Cleveland, OH -- (Sports Network) - LeBron James finished with 24 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 110-96 win over the Atlanta Hawks.Mo Williams added 23 points, five boards and four assists for the Cavaliers, who rebounded from a loss Wednesday to Detroit that snapped an eight-game win streak. Delonte West ended with 19 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 in the win. "We are trying to become a complete team," said West. "We are trying to be more than just a one man show. We need contributions from everybody, we can't wait for LeBron to go on a run and try feed off of him. Guys are trying to take the initiative. Guys are doing it this year, going out there and playing basketball and trying to have a balanced attack this year." Maurice Evans had 21 points off the bench to pace Atlanta, whose two-game win streak was snapped. Acie Law, also off the bench, finished with 20 points, seven assists and six rebounds for the Hawks. "We just couldn't make any shots," said Atlanta's Joe Johnson, who was limited to four points on 1-of-8 shooting. "I just thought our ball movement wasn't great and that results into a lot of poor shots and a lot of bad shots." The Cavaliers started the contest with 11 straight points, with West beginning the run with a three-pointer and ending it with a jumper almost four minutes into the first quarter. After the teams traded baskets, James connected on a triple and Ben Wallace followed with a short shot to boost Cleveland's lead to 22-9 with 3:34 remaining, and the Cavs led 28-12 going into the second. Cleveland's lead continued to grow, as Ilgauskas and Mo Williams had consecutive buckets for a 40-15 advantage with 5:33 left before the half. Atlanta rebounded a bit, and trailed 50-31 at the break after a Marvin Williams basket in the waning seconds. Cleveland emerged from the back-and-forth third quarter with an 80-57 lead, and didn't let the Hawks get within single digits the rest of the way. Game Notes Marvin Williams had 11 points for Atlanta, while Al Horford finished with 12 points and nine boards...Cleveland shot 50.6 percent from the field, including a 21-of-23 effort from the free throw line...Atlanta shot just 44.4 percent from the floor overall, but the figure included a 7-for-13 mark (53.8 percent) from three-point range. Copyright 2008 Courtesy of The Sports Network. More Sports | Sports E-News |
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