Kevin Love stars as Cavs ride sweep of Hawks to East finals

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ATLANTA –- There was way too much love on Mother’s Day for the Atlanta Hawks.

Kevin Love was hot for three quarters, sinking eight 3-pointers, and then LeBron James finished off a second straight sweep of the Hawks with two baskets in the final 1:16 to lift Cleveland to a 100-99 win in Game 4.

Love finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds while James nearly had a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists to improve to 12-0 lifetime in the postseason against Atlanta.

Kyrie Irving added 21 points and 8 assists as the Cavaliers return to the Eastern Conference finals for a second straight year with a 4-0 win over Atlanta. The Cavs now await the winner of the Toronto-Miami series.

Kevin Love got the Cavs going and then LeBron James provided the finishing touch, completing the sweep of Atlanta and putting Cleveland back into the Eastern Conference finals. Dale Zanine/USA TODAY Sports

Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 21 points. But with a chance to give the Hawks the lead at the end, he got caught in the paint and James got his hand on the ball to force a jump ball with 2.8 seconds left. The Hawks could not secure the ball before the clock expired.

The Hawks had saved their best start for when they …

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