Mattie T’s 2nd Round Playoff Recap: #1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #4 Atlanta Hawks
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 16, 2009
Game 1:
99
72
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 34 points, grabbed 10 rebounds & recorded 4 steals in 34 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Cleveland outscored Atlanta 50-28 during the 2nd half. (Cavaliers led 49-44 at halftime)
Game 2:
105
85
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 27 points, dished out 5 assists & recorded 4 steals in 31 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Cleveland held Atlanta to just 34.9% shooting for the game & won despite connecting on just 6-of-19 (31.6%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
97
82
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 47 points, grabbed 12 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Atlanta was outrebounded 46-23 & lost despite outscoring Cleveland’s bench 24-7.
Game 4:
84
74
Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 27 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Cleveland outrebounded Atlanta 48-33 & held the Hawks to just 31.5% shooting for the game.
Congratulations to Mike Brown’s Cleveland Cavaliers, who are headed to their 2nd Conference Finals appearence in the past 3 years.
As for Mike Woodson’s Atlanta Hawks, they suffer their 13th consecutive Conference Semifinals loss dating back to 1970.
Cleveland will now face the winner of the Boston/Orlando series in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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