CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers were gunning for their first three-game winning streak since last March. However, the Atlanta Hawks had other ideas. Swingman Kyle Korver buried a key 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining, and the Hawks held off the Cavs, 102-94, on Friday at Quicken Loans Arena. The Hawks (18-9) ended the game by scoring nine unanswered points. The Cavs led by one, 94-93, before Atlanta closed out the game. The Cavs' exciting backcourt of Kyrie Irving and Dion Waiters outscored their Hawks' counterparts, 46-43. Irving led the way with a game-high 28 points, six rebounds and five assists. He made 12 of 20 shots from the field, 4 of 7 from the 3-point line. It was the Hawks, though, that had the last laugh. Guard Jeff Teague had a team-high 27 points and a game-high eight assists. Atlanta, the top road team in the Eastern Conference at 8-4, also got 16 points from Lou Williams and 14 points and 11 rebounds from center Al Horford. The Hawks shot 48.7 percent f...
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PLAYERS:
Kyle Korver,
Kyrie Irving,
Dion Waiters,
Jeff Teague,
Al Horford,
Tyler Zeller,
Anderson Varejao,
Samardo Samuels,
Tristan Thompson,
Daniel Gibson,
Byron Scott,
George Karl,
Rick Adelman,
Gregg Popovich,
Doc Rivers,
Rick Carlisle,
Scott Skiles,
Doug Collins,
Shaun Livingston,
Ivan Johnson,
Devin Harris,
DeShawn Stevenson,
Larry Drew
TEAMS: Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers
TEAMS: Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers
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