The Cleveland Cavaliers are headed to the road in Game 3 to meet the Atlanta Hawks in their NBA playoff series on Friday.
Start Time: 7PM ET
Location: Atlanta
TV: ESPN
Point Spread Odds: Cavaliers -3
Over Under Total: 198 ½ points
Money Line: Cleveland -145 odds and Atlanta +125 odds
Notes: Cleveland goes up 2-0 in this best of seven Eastern conference semifinals series with the 123-98 home victory in Game 2 to the Atlanta Hawks as a -7 point betting favorite. The total finished at over 196 points. Cavs stormed out to the 74-38 halftime lead. They shot 47.1% from the field with 25 of 45 from three point range. LeBron James had 27 points and five assists hitting on 9 of 15 shots. J.R. Smith had 23 points with some hot three point shooting as he made 7 of 13 from beyond the arc.
Atlanta shot 42.3% from the field with 11 of 27 from beyond the arc. Paul Millsap had 16 points and 11 boards hitting on 4 of 8 from the floor. Jeff Teague had 15 points and dished out six assists. The Hawks committed 16 turnovers and continued their struggles beating Cleveland dating back to last year’s playoffs.