(Cleveland, OH) – The Cleveland Cavaliers (3-0) won Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Atlanta Hawks (0-3) in an overtime thriller.
The Cavs were without Kyrie Irving for the second game in a row as the young star continues his recovery from knee tendonitis, which has plagued him all series.
The Hawks were similarly undermanned as three-point marksman Kyle Korver sat out with an ankle injury he sustained in Game 2.
Atlanta came out of the gates looking like a team playing for their playoff lives, as they scored on five of their first eight shots, while Cleveland started off slow shooting 1-10 from the field to start the first quarter.