Cleveland won game 1 against the hawks by 11pts, after getting 8 days of rest after sweeping the Pistons. The Cavs led by as many as 18pts in the 2nd half, but the Hawks hit 4 3-pters to end the 3rd qtr on a 16-3 run to pull within 5. The Hawks gained the lead twice in the 4th qtr, but were unable to hold onto it - only managing 2 field goals in the last 4 minutes. The comeback was led by Schroder who scored a playoff career high 27pts. Lebron had 25pts, 9reb, 7asts, 5stls, Irving 21pts and Love 17pts.
OKC narrowly won game 2 on the road against the Spurs after losing game 1 by 32pts. OKC led for most of the game, and held a 1pt lead going into the final quarter. With 33sec to go, Durant hit a floater to put the Thunder up by 5 but Aldridge responded with a 3-pter - only his second of the season, to bring the Spurs within 2 with 25sec left. Westbrook put the Thunder back up by 4 after drawing the foul on Tony Parker and hitting both free throws. Aldridge was then fouled by Ibaka after pump-faking a 3-pter, then hit all 3 free throws to get within 1pt with 13sec left. The Thunder had trouble inbounding the ball after a timeout, as Ginobili crowded Waiters on the sideline. Waiters cleared some space by elbowing Ginobili - a foul that was not called by the referees, then threw a difficult lob pass to Durant who had the ball stripped by Danny Green. Patty Mills had an open 3-pter to win the game, but his shot fell short and San Antonio was unable to control the rebound as time expired. San Antonio lost only its second game at home this season, and were led by 41pts from Aldridge after scoring 38 in game 1. However he had little help from the rest of his team as the second-highest scorer was Leonard with 14pts. Westbrook and Durant combined for 57pts - Westbrook had 29pts, 7reb, 10asts and Durant 28pts. Home court advantage now goes to OKC as the series shifts to Oklahoma City for game 3.
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