The Cavaliers made 18 3-pointers in the first half and added seven more after halftime to embarrass the visiting Hawks, who have lost 10 straight postseason games to Cleveland.
North Carolina’s Meeks will withdraw from the N.B.A. draft and return for his senior season.
Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott says he thought he had more time to right the ship before the team fired him last week.
LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers team mates have bigger fish to fry but the superstar implored his men to enjoy their record-breaking night on Wednesday.
Wearing headphones and sweats, J.R. Smith, the one Cleveland player without any restrictions on where or when he can shoot, finished his pregame warmup by stopping near half-court and launching a shot.
It took the Toronto Raptors 15 years to get this far again, and Kyle Lowry knows they won’t go further if he doesn’t play better.
LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers made a record 25 three-pointers to pound the Atlanta Hawks 123-98 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.