Cleveland Cavaliers: What we learned from the Cavs dominating win against Atlanta

CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 12: JR Smith #5 and LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers give high fives during the game against the Atlanta Hawks on December 12, 2017 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up another victory with a 123-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Cavs have now won 15 of their last 16 games.

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were phenomenal against the Hawks. LeBron James tied his career-high for assists in a game with 17 on Tuesday night. Besides 17 assists, he put up 25 points on 11 of 13 shooting with 7 boards.

Cleveland’s bench was impressive once again even without Dwyane Wade who missed the game due to left knee soreness. The bench put up 51 points. Nineteen of those points came from Kyle Korver who was six of nine from behind the arc. Jeff Green also had a sensational night putting up 17 points of his own.

The final score isn’t indicative of how dominant a game this was for the Cavs. Cleveland controlled both ends of the floor from start to end. The Cavaliers were up early and by a good chunk. They managed to hold a 20+ point lead for quite some time before letting off the gas.

That said, here’s what we learned from the win.

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