INDEPENDENCE: The grand prize the Atlanta Hawks received for advancing to the conference semifinals is at least four more doses of LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
They haven’t had much success in figuring James out when it matters most.
The Cavs have won the last seven games against the Hawks, including a sweep of last season’s conference finals and all three games this season. The Cavs beat the Hawks by an average of 13.3 points in last season’s playoffs — figures that were skewed by a 30-point blowout in the finale — but then beat them by an average of 9.