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Cavs complete sweep over Hawks

USA Today Sports

The Cavs will await the winner of the Miami/Toronto series for the Eastern Conference Finals after their four-game sweep over the Hawks Sunday

The Cavaliers were able to complete their second-straight playoff sweep and will now advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second-straight year after hanging on to defeat the Atlanta Hawks, 100-99 at Phillips Arena in Atlanta.

The Cavs took a 98-97 lead on a goal-tending call with 1:16 to play in the game as LeBron James went to the basket and put the ball on the backboard before Paul Millsap blocked the ball.