Atlanta Hawks swept 4-0 by Cleveland Cavaliers in Eastern Conference finals, drop Game 4 118-88

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague waits for play to start again against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first half of Tuesday's Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Cleveland. - photo by Tony Dejak

0527Hawks — Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague waits for play to start again against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first half of Tuesday's Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Cleveland. - photo by Tony Dejak

CLEVELAND —The championship LeBron James craves more than any other, the one he came back home to get, is four wins away. The Cavaliers are in the NBA Finals. James scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving returned after missing two games and Cleveland reserved a spot in the finals with a 118-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night to win the Eastern Conference title.

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