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Tue Dec 28, 2004 · 8:30 PM
Cleveland CavaliersCavs
99
away
Chemistry Steady
Atlanta HawksHawks
91
home
Chemistry Cold

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Cleveland CavaliersCavs 25 23 25 26 99
Atlanta HawksHawks 15 21 21 34 91

After Action Report

In Atlanta, the Cavaliers outlasted the Hawks 99-91. The Hawks couldn't capitalize even when shots wouldn't fall for the Cavaliers. Hawks' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Hawks' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. Whispers of a Hawks locker-room rift aren't helping. The Hawks rotation plan worked against them — wrong guys, wrong night. Ugly, but it counts the same in the standings.

What tipped it

  • Hawks · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Hawks · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Hawks · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.