Just two days after beating the Miami Heat in game seven of the first round, the Atlanta Hawks will have to travel to Cleveland to face the championship contenders on their home court. Although it is the first time in ten years that the Hawks make it out of the first round, there will not be much time for celebrations.

Cleveland on the other hand had one week off after sweeping the Detroit Pistons 4-0 in the first round. Thus, the team around LeBron James will take on the Atlanta Hawks well rested on Wednesday at 3 a.m. GMT. Apart from the fact that Cleveland seems to be the best team in the league along with the Lakers, they have proven to be the toughest team in the league at home. Out of their 41 regular season home games they only lost two, while being 2-0 at Quicken Loans Arena in the post-season thus far.

Until last year the Cavaliers were regarded a bunch of average players around the phenomenal LeBron James. But things have changed: James still is a MVP candidate with the potential of averaging numbers close to a triple-double, but the team defense as well as the ball rotation has increased drastically. Add Mo Williams to these facts and you have got an excellent team that is expected to make it all the way to the finals.

However, one should not take the Atlanta Hawks out of the equation before the series has even started. All-star Joe Johnson is one of the best shooting guards in the league while veteran guard Mike Bibby has the experience to get the ball into the right hands come crunch time. In contrast, their young but talented starters Marvin Williams and Josh Smith tend to be very streaky and might be wildcards against the Cavaliers. It remains to be seen if the Hawks can stay within striking distance throughout the game, but they certainly will fight until the last minute. You can watch this NBA playoff game right here on www.watchlivenba.com , the home of live NBA streaming.

23-11-2008

Follow up on all the action from the NBA live 2008-09 season online here on www.watchlivenba.com, where the premium basketball streams available to you upon membership make it possible to follow live NBA feeds from the comforts of your laptops or desktops. The competition for the top places will be heating up as the NBA live season continues and the live basketball game of the Atlanta Hawks v Cleveland Cavaliers will take place on the 23^rd of November. This game is going to be one of the most exciting ones as the season begins and it will stream live from 00:30 GMT on the 23^rd of November, Sunday.

Atlanta Hawks are now the leading team of the Eastern Conference and among the 4 games that they have played so far they have managed to win all 4. The first match that they played was on the 29^th of October and they won the match against the Orlando Magic with a scoreboard of 99-85. Later they won against the Philadelphia 76ers on the 1^st of November with a scoreboard of 95-88, the New Orleans Hornets on the 5^th of November with a scoreboard of 87-79 and the Toronto Raptors on the 7^th of November with a scoreboard of 110-92.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are now the 5^th team of the Eastern Conference and among the 6 games that they have played they managed to win 4 and lost the other 2. They won against the Charlotte bobcats 96-79, the Dallas mavericks 100-81, the Chicago Bulls 107-93 and the Indiana Pacers 111-107. The games that they lost were against the Boston Celtics 85-90 and the New Orleans Hornets 92-104.

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