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Cavaliers take control with dominating win over Hawks

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May 22, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Atlanta …

May 22, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Atlanta …

(Reuters) - LeBron James scored 30 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers, playing without an injured Kyrie Irving, cruised to a 94-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

In a game where the final score flattered the Hawks, Cleveland took control with a 26-21 first quarter and then blew the game open as they outscored Atlanta by 13 points in the third, leading by 20 at one point.