After a comfortable 99-72 win in the series opener on Wednesday the Cleveland Cavaliers will host the Atlanta Hawks on Friday at 1 a.m. GMT for game two of the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Given the current shape of the Cavaliers, it seems like Atlanta will have to pray for a miracle to avoid going down 0-2.

One day after receiving the MVP award, LeBron James led Cleveland to a 27-point win over the Hawks in game one. Finishing the game with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists King James demonstrated his versatility and importance for the Cavs. Mo Williams added 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and led the scoring sheet behind James.

The Atlanta Hawks did a fairly good job of hanging around and keeping the Cavaliers’ lead in single digits until half-way through the third quarter. However, Cleveland started pulling away as the game went on while Atlanta could not put up more than 11 points in the last quarter.

Without any doubts, one key to Cleveland’s success was their terrific team defense throughout the game. Thus, Atlanta’s all-star shooting guard Joe Johnson was held to 11 points by the Cavaliers’ defensive efforts which practically eliminated any Hawks’ ambitions for a win in Cleveland.

Considering the energy level of the Cavs in game one and the fact that they only lost two games at home the entire season, it remains questionable how the Hawks might be able to steal a game in Cleveland in game two. Unless LeBron James has an off-night and Joe Johnson pulls off one of the best playoff games in his career there is very little hope for Atlanta to leave the court with a win. Nonetheless, the Hawks can be expected to give their best and try to avoid another 20+ blow-out in game two on Friday. You can watch this NBA playoff game right here on www.watchlivenba.com, the home of live NBA streaming.