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Cavs hold off Hawks for OT win

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The Cavs blew a 21 point first half lead before outlasting the Hawks in overtime for a win in Atlanta to keep their lead at 2.5 games over the Raptors

The Cavaliers did what they had to do.

Despite playing on the road on the second of a back-to-back, the Cavs were able to prevail in overtime with a 110-108 win over the Atlanta Hawks Friday night. At one point in the first half, Cleveland led by 21 points.

LeBron James had 29 points to pass and passed Oscar Robertson to move into 11th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list.