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Cavaliers sweep Hawks as James scores 27 points
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-05-12 16:07

ATLANTA – The Cleveland Cavaliers brushed aside the Atlanta Hawks 84-74 on Monday to sweep their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final series 4-0.

Cavaliers sweep Hawks as James scores 27 points
Delonte West (13) of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes to the basket between teammate Joe Smith (R) and Josh Smith (L) of the Atlanta Hawks during the second half of Game 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference semi-final playoff basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia May 11, 2009. [Agencies] 

LeBron James scored 27 points as the top-seeded Cavaliers became the first team to claim a semi-final series. They will meet the winner of the Boston-Orlando match-up for the Eastern championship.

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Delonte West added 21 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who are 8-0 in the playoffs after sweeping Detroit in the first round.

Josh Smith sparked Atlanta with 26 points and Joe Johnson had 18.

The Hawks led 22-15 after the first quarter behind Smith's 10 points.

Cleveland seized the lead in the second and gradually pulled away.

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