Through two games in the Eastern Conference Finals LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been far too much for the Atlanta Hawks to handle. Many were expecting Atlanta to challenge the defense of Cleveland more than their previous opponents.
Having more shooters and good ball movement was expected to create more spacing than what Boston and Chicago had to offer in the previous rounds, and through the first half of Game 1 that seemed to be happening. Since then the Cavs have been having more success.
It helps when J.R. Smith makes eight three's like he did in Game 1, but aside from Smith's 8-12 from 3, the rest of the Cavs were a combined 2-14 from behind the arc.