They will tie the series. Atlanta was the better team for a good chunk of this game tonight. Lebron kept Cleveland close late in the first half but he had his struggles tonight.
Ultimately this game came down to J.R. Smith going off in the second half. A few minutes of unconscious shooting by Smith and it was basically game over. Pretty much went from tied to an 18 point lead in a flash.
I thought Atlanta played well tonight outside of that. Teague is going to continue to get his all series. Irving can't keep up right now. The loss of Carroll hurts but they can overcome that.
Cleveland stole homecourt. They will be satisfied with a split when they fall behind in Game 2.
Hawks ML will be a large play in Game 2.
Hawks ML -105 to win $1,000
Hawks -1 -105 to win $250
I will also take a Hawks alt spread when they are released.