Nov 15 vs Hawks

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(On tonight’s game): "First of all, I want to sort of put this in perspective that we were just in Boston last night and struggled mightily to beat a good club on their home court in a game that obviously we pulled out. We pulled a rabbit out of our hat and won a very difficult game. It sort of stands to reason that tonight we might come out after that kind of struggle with a little less energy. Our guys made it a point to do just the opposite; to come out with great energy, come out aggressive, and to come out willing to commit on the defensive end, in a manner that we have not done thus far this year. I thought our good offense, and it times great offense, particularly ball movement, shooting percentage and activity off the ball was a direct result of what manifested itself from good defense. That’s a lesson to be learned. The NBA is a wonderful place and it throws a lot of challenges at you, whether it’s a back-to-back or three games in four days. Every single night you come out and it seems like you’re playing a high-level team. Don’t forget that Atlanta just won four games and had been playing great basketball. So we played somebody tonight, but we played it right and we played it well."

(On if something clicked in the fourth quarter of last night’s game coming into tonight): "I think so. Anytime you come through adversity, particularly when you come through it successfully, it lifts you. It educates you and it energizes you at least from a mental standpoint. I was more worried about the physical side tonight after the effort we had to make to get back and win that game (at Boston). But we really came out energized and the crowd was great again, nothing new there, and we gave them a good show."

(On the NBA record 9-9 three-pointers in a single quarter): "I’ve never been anywhere else where we set an NBA record. Definitely not in Princeton because when I was playing, we didn’t have the three ball, so that couldn’t happen. In Europe, I had been involved in some games. I really don’t remember 19 threes, and I’ll be honest with you, I don’t remember that. And those are 19 NBA threes too. The good news was that even the three-point shots we were making, they came as a result of good ball movement. I think we had 39 assists so we were passing the ball. Maybe the fact that we scouted (Kyle) Korver so well, and we watched how Atlanta found him at the three-point line, gave us some idea of how we had to do it. Maybe that helped. You learn from your opponent as well."

(On Shawn Marion and Dion Waiters): “Since we made the move and put Shawn (Marion) in the starting lineup, we won four out of five games and the one game that we lost was a one-point game in the last seconds. So Shawn has taken to it, the team has taken to it. I really thought Shawn did a fabulous job tonight. He held maybe the best three-point shooter in the NBA to no (made) shots. He had a big effect on the game. I tell you what, Dion Waiters also did a good job. He led our team in assists tonight. He defended extremely well and we got the kind of effort out of him and the other players coming off the bench, as we talked about before the game tonight. It makes the game easier for everybody.”

(On great offense creating great defense): “I made a commitment. We’ve been talking about it. It was just one of those games where shots were falling for us. We were getting stops we needed and guys were going on their individual runs. It was great for our team. Guys were hitting shots and we were feeding them when they were open and setting great screens for one another. We were successful with that tonight.”

(On the infectious three-point shots): “The ball was moving. Guys were getting open shots and rhythm. Guys were hitting each other in the shooting pocket. Like I said before, we have to set great screens as well and getting each other open. It started from our defensive pressure."

(On committing on both ends of the floor): “I think that goes for any team. When you commit both sides, most likely you’re going to be successful. For us it was just about coming out aggressive and having defensive intensity right when the game started and keeping our pace. We’re best in transition, we’re best when we’re picking up. We have guys defending a man, taking it as a personal challenge. We have to give credit to Matrix (Shawn Marion) tonight. He did an incredible job on Kyle Korver. We were watching film today and he’s a sniper out there, shooting the ball incredibly well. Tonight, Matrix did a great job of just staying attached to him all night. It gave us great intensity to pick up our transition offense.”

(On playing a complete game): “By far, from the beginning. We had a small two minute lapse in the third quarter but this was as close to 48 minutes as we have played all year and it resulted in a huge win for us.”

(On making an effort to go early offensively in the game): “Coming off a back to back, I didn’t want us to have a slow start. I let guys feed off my energy and I just wanted to go off from the beginning and be aggressive and see where it takes us. It got us a huge lead in the first quarter.”

(On defense tonight): “We understand that we can’t have slow starts. Every game is different. We wish we could start like this every game, but every game is different. We figured out a way that was aggressive on the ball. Our guards did a great job of getting over screens and our bigs did a great job of getting back to the bigs. We tried to shut down their shooters. Trix (Shawn Marion) did a great job of not allowing Kyle Korver to not get looks and it trickled down to the rest of us.”

(On tonight’s game): “I think you’ve got to give Cleveland a lot of credit – they played extremely well tonight. They were clearly the better team and we’ll get better going forward. They played great for 48 minutes…Obviously we’re not pleased with how we played or performed, but I think that was a very good performance on their part.”

(On the Cavs’ three-point shooting tonight): “They had a heck of a shooting night. I think at times we could’ve contested harder. We could’ve gotten them off the three point line…Any team is going to have success if they shoot like that.”

(On takeaways from tonight):  “It’s hard when you get beat by whatever we were (beaten by) tonight, but I think a couple of positives were John Jenkins’ play, Mike Muscala’s play and some young players that are working hard every day in practice – I think you can see some of that in their effort tonight.”

(On tonight’s game): “They made shots. That’s all you can say – they made shots. When guys are hitting fadeaway threes, double-pump threes...There’s pretty much nothing you can do. When they started making shots, I think we put our heads down a little bit instead of focusing on how we could get back in the game. They just did a great job defensively.”

(On moving past tonight’s loss):  “Nobody likes losing and not in that fashion, in blowout fashion, so we’ve got to use it as motivation…It was just a rough game, but you’ve just got to throw this one away and bounce back.”

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Game Quotes: Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks - Nov. 15

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Wrap-Up – After a dramatic late-game rally the previous evening in Boston, the Cavs left nothing to chance on Saturday night – jumping all over the Hawks from the opening tip and not letting up, extending their lead to as many as 43 points before cruising to the 127-94 victory at The Q.

The Cavaliers were historically good in the first quarter, becoming the first team in NBA history to go 9-for-9 from three-point range in a single quarter. LeBron James led the charge, canning his first three bombs and netting 11 of game-high 32 points in the first period. James, Kevin Love and Joe Harris all hit multiple threes in the first quarter – as the Wine and Gold shot a gaudy 78 percent from the floor.

LeBron needed just three quarters to notch his 32 points, going 13-of-20 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from long-distance. The NBA’s leading scorer this season, James added seven assists and six boards before taking in the fourth quarter for Cleveland’s bench.

Kyrie Irving followed up with 20 points, five assists and three steals – hitting all four of his treys in the final three quarters. Kevin Love finished with 13 points, six boards and five assists and Shawn Marion rounded out the Cavs starters in double-figures, going 5-for-7 from the floor for 11 points.

The Cavs got great production from their bench, even before Coach Blatt emptied it with the game well in-hand down the stretch. Tristan Thompson notched 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting and rookie Joe Harris had his second straight solid performance – going 4-for-5 from long-distance and finishing with 12 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter. Dion Waiters had nine points, but played a solid floor game – leading both teams in assists (8) and steals (4) in just 27 minutes off the bench.

Overall, the Cavaliers set a club record with 19 three-pointers on Saturday night. They finished two assists short of a Quicken Loans Arena record and had five players tally at least five helpers in the victory.

Turning Point – This one was never a game. The Hawks came to Cleveland winners of four straight, but the Cavs were all-business on Saturday. Atlanta scored first on Paul Milsap’s jumper, but that was really as good as it’d get for the Hawks. The Wine and Gold led by 16 points after one quarter and by 28 at intermission. They didn’t get closer than 23 points the rest of the way.

Scene and Heard – On Saturday night, the Cavaliers partnered with Komen Northeast Ohio and the Cleveland Clinic for Breast Cancer Awareness Night at The Q. The game featured pregame recognitions, pink hair paint and ribbon tattoos, in-arena messages and a “Survivor Ribbon” on the court at halftime.

By the Numbers – 79 … combined points of Cleveland’s fourth-quarter output on Friday night in Boston (38) and its first-quarter output on Saturday against Atlanta (41). Over their last four games, the Cavs are averaging 120 points per contest.

Quotable – LeBron James, on getting the Cavaliers going early  …

”Coming off a back to back, I didn’t want us to have a slow start. I let guys feed off my energy and I just wanted to go off from the beginning and be aggressive and see where it takes us. It got us a huge lead in the first quarter.”

Up Next – The Cavaliers face a pair of Western Conference foes this week before departing for their only road game for the rest of the month. On Monday night, they welcome the Nuggets – who they topped by nine last Friday night in Denver. On Wednesday, they welcome the World Champion Spurs to Cleveland in a nationally-televised matchup. On Friday night, the Cavs travel to the nation’s capital to take on the Wizards before returning home for a meeting with the Raptors on Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

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Cavaliers Crush Hawks at The Q

Listen to Radio Play-by-Play announcer John Michael's Call of the Game during the Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks game on November 15, 2014. The Cavaliers go 9-9 from beyond the arc in the first quarter against the Atlanta Hawks, capped off by at buzzer beating three from Joe Harris.

Escucha a la voz en español de los Cavaliers Rafa "El Alcalde" con la narración de la jugada del partido entre Los Cavaliers de Cleveland vs. Los Hawks de Atlanta en el Quickens Loans Arena de Cleveland, Ohio  el 15 de Noviembre del 2014.  Los Cavaliers aplastaron a los Hawks 127 - 94, rompiendo el record de la franquicia de triples en un partido al encestar 19 incluyendo 11 triples consecutivos para arrancar el partido. Kyrie Irving fue el author del decimo primer triple consecutivo que puso a los Cavs camino a su cuarta victoria consecutiva y tercera en El Q.

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Call of the Game: Cavs vs. Atlanta Hawks - Nov. 15

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Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks - November 15, 2014

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Get live, in-game coverage and analysis of tonight's game as the Wine and Gold take on the Atlanta Hawks at The Q.

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Joe G's GameDay Blog and Chat - Nov. 15, 2014

The Wine &amp; Gold will play their second game in as many nights as they host the Atlanta Hawks at Quicken Loans Arena. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Cleveland (4-3) comes into tonight's contest riding a three-game winning streak after overcoming a 17-point fourth quarter deficit last night in Boston.

LeBron James had 10 of his season-high 41 points in the fourth, and Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his 27 in the final quarter as they Cavs came away with the 122-121 victory.

Atlanta (5-3) also enters Saturday's matchup streaking after they notched their fourth straight victory last night - a 114-103 win against the Miami Heat at home.

The Hawks are led by their frontcourt tandem of Paul Millsap and Al Horford who each scored 19 points in last night's victory.

TV: FOX Sports OhioWhere to Watch | Programming Note

RADIO: WTAM 1100, 100.7 WMMS, 87.7 FM La Mega, AM 1590 WAKR (Akron) Cavaliers Radio Network

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Probable Starters/Status Update*presented by Cleveland Clinic

Status Update: Matthew Dellavedova, (Left Knee MCL Sprain, Out)

Hawks: PG - Jeff Teague, SG - Kyle Korver, SF - Thabo Sefolosha PF - Paul Millsap, C - Al Horford

Status Update: (Hawks) - Mike Scott, (Low Back Contusion, Probable), DeMarre Carroll, (Groin Strain, Out)

1. Defend Home Court – The Cavaliers have been spectacular on offense over their three-game win streak – averaging almost 117 points per contest. But the defensive end has been a work in progress – surrendering a 40-point third quarter (on 73 percent FG shooting) to the Celtics on Friday night. The Hawks come in off a dozen-point win over Miami in which they had eight players in double-figures. The Cavs will need a sustained commitment on D to keep the streak alive.

2. A Royal Pain – The Hawks did plenty of damage against the Wine and Gold over the past few years. They’ve won 12 of the last 14 against the Cavs, including four straight and five of the last six at The Q. But with LeBron back in Cleveland, the Hawks – who’ve yet to win on the road this year – have a taller order on their hands. James, coming off a season-high 41-point effort, was 23-5 in his first run with the Cavaliers. LeBron has traditionally loved playing in Boston, and we saw what happened on Friday. Can he maintain his dominance of the Hawks on the second night of a back-to-back on Saturday?

3. On Guard(s) – Kyrie Irving has been excellent of late – averaging 26.2 points and less than a single turnover over his last four games. He dropped 40 on the Hawks last year, but Jeff Teague seemed to always get the last laugh, including his buzzer-beater at The Q last December. Teague averaged 27.0 points on 58 percent shooting to go with 13.0 assists in his last two games against the Cavs last year – including the victory in Atlanta that essentially dashed Cleveland’s playoff hopes last April. The Cavs will have to find a way to contain Teague on Saturday.

The Cavs trail the all-time series against the Hawks 95-114 (60-46 Home, 35-68 Road).

In the two teams most recent matchup this past April, Dion Waiters shot 3-5 (.600) from deep and finished with a team-high 23 points, two rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes.

TV: FOX Sports Ohio, Radio: WTAM 1100, 100.7 WMMS, 87.7 FM La Mega, AM 1590 WAKR (Akron)

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Programming Note: Tonight, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Blue Jackets – Sharks game (7:00pm) and the Cavs – Hawks game (7:30pm). More Info | View Conflict Schedule

Theme: Breast Cancer Awareness Night - More Info

After tonight’s game, the Wine &amp; Gold will welcome the Denver Nuggets into Quicken Loans Arena on Monday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m. ET.

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GameDay Preview: Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks

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On Saturday, November 15, 2014, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Blue Jackets – Sharks game (7:00pm) and the Cavs – Hawks game (7:30pm). Please refer to these programming details. This information is also available online HERE.

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Programming Note: Cavs vs. Atlanta Hawks - Nov. 15

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