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Atlanta Hawks hope to hold off elimination in Tuesday's Game 4 against Cleveland Cavaliers
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Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson and Iman Shumpert block a shot by Atlanta Hawks' Mike Scott during the second half in Sunday's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA playoffs in Cleveland. - photo by Tony Dejak
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James hurts everywhere, the King of Pain. One win from taking the Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals, and one step closer to a title he covets more than any other, James leaned against a padded wall on Monday and hardly resembled basketball’s most undeniable force. “I’m feeling all right,” he said, forcing a smile that showed he wasn’t being entirely truthful.
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Slumping Atlanta Hawks facing tough week against Celtics and Cavs
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Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and Hawks center Dwight Howard (8) react while talking with referee Ken Mauer (41) during the second half of a game against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in New York. The Nets won 91-82. - photo by Adam Hunger
ATLANTA — The playoffs are no longer a certainty for the struggling Atlanta Hawks, whose immediate concern has shifted from postseason seeding to not being pushed out the door. And after losing nine of their last 11, the challenge just got more difficult. The Hawks, who have slipped to sixth in the eight-team Eastern Conference playoff standings, will play three games in four days against the conference’s top two teams.
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