Already trailing and without Al Horford and Marvin Williams, the Hawks lost Game 2 and star Joe Johnson to an ankle injury on Thursday night.

- Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85
Team FIC Differential: Cavaliers +34.5, Hawks -34.5

The Cavaliers (2-0) jumped out to an early lead against the Hawks (0-2) and never look back at the Quicken Loans Arena. LeBron James had 27 points and 5 assists, Anderson Varejao posted 12 points and 8 rebounds, and Wally Szczerbiak added 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting off the bench. Cleveland shot 53%, while outrebounding Atlanta by nine. The Hawks hit just 34% of their shots, while attempting six fewer foul shots than the Cavaliers. Atlanta entered the fourth quarter down by 30 points, but used a strong final twelve minutes to trim the deficit to twenty. Maurice Evans had a team-high 16 points, Zaza Pachulia tallied 7 points and 12 rebounds, and Josh Smith contributed just 8 points on 2-for-13 shooting in the loss.

Game FIC Scores
LeBron James, Cleveland – 23.8
Anderson Varejao, Cleveland – 17.3
Maurice Evans, Atlanta – 13.1
Zaza Pachulia, Atlanta – 9.8

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Via RealGM Staff Report

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