Leading 1-0, the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Atlanta Hawks for Game 2 on Friday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The National Basketball Association (NBA) Playoffs game will be played in the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The Cavs won 97-89 on Wednesday, May 20.
Viewers can livestream the game online at the NBA Livestream website. The game will stream 15 minutes prior to kick-off. Fans also have the option of watching the game on television at TNT. The game will also be on-air at radio station 92.9 FM "The Game."
The Cavs will unleash LeBron James, their star player on the team. 30-year-old James is 6'8" and weighs at 250 pounds. According to ESPN statistics, his career average is 27.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.9 assists per game. David Blatt, the head coach of the Cavs calls him "Superman."
"More than any other player in the league, certainly minutes-wise and the number of hits that he takes, and the pounding and stress that he's put on his body over the years -- to be out there every day, playing at the level he does, you don't see that," said Blatt in an interview with the NBA. "He's the closest thing there is to Superman out there."
The Hawks, unlike the Cavs are a team without a go-to star player like LeBron James. Yet what is perceived as a weakness by some critics may actually be a strength. According to NBA statistics, the Hawks' starters average 14.6, 13.8, 13.6, 11.9 and 9.8 per game. Gregg Popovich, the head coach of the San Antonio Spurs commented after watching the Hawks play, that the team has "five guys on the court" all the time "that can score and have to be handled and can't be left alone." Popovich said that the team has "threats on the floor everywhere."
The Cavs' roster includes LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Kendrick Perkins, Brendan Haywood, J.R. Smith, James Jones, Timofey Mozga, Iman Shumpert, Anderson Varejao, Joe Harris, Matthew Dellavedora, Mike Miller, Tristan Thompson.
The Hawks' roster includes Kyle Korver, Dennis Schroder, Al Horford, Jeff Teague, Paul Millsap, Thabo Sefolosha, Mike Scott, Austin Daye, Shelvin Mack, Mike Muscala, Elton Brand, John Jenkins, Kent Bazemore, Pero Antic, and DeMarre Carroll.
Game Schedule Lineup:
Sunday, May 24: Game 3 at Cleveland, Ohio
Tuesday, May 26: Game 4 at Cleveland, Ohio
Thursday, May 28: Game 5
Saturday, May 30: Game 6