In Atlanta, the Cleveland Cavaliers completed another sweep, beating the Atlanta Hawks 84-74 in Game 4 of their second round matchup to win the series and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Regular season MVP Lebron James had a good game for the Cavaliers, scoring 27 points, grabbing eight rebounds and dished out eight assists. Anderson Varejao was active on the boards, grabbing a team-high 11 rebounds. Josh Smith had a good game for the Hawks, scoring a team-high 26 points and also grabbing a team-high eight rebounds. The Cavaliers now await the winner of the second round matchup between the Orlando Magic and the Boston Celtics.
In Dallas, the Dallas Mavericks survived to play another game, beating the Denver Nuggets 119-117 to win their first game of the series. They now trail three games to one. Dirk Nowitzki carried the Mavericks to the finish, scoring 44 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, leading his team in both. Josh Howard also contributed 21 points and 11 rebounds. For the Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony was huge, scoring 41 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Chauncey Billups scored 24 points for the Nuggets. Game 5 is Wednesday in Denver.
In New York, the Atlanta Braves came up huge late in the game to beat the New York Mets 8-3. Johan Santana of the Mets and Derek Lowe of the Braves pitched good games for their teams, but the game was tied at one going into the seventh inning when the Braves scored four runs off of RBI hits from Casey Kotchman and Matt Diaz. The Braves scored seven runs in the final three innings to pull away from the Mets in the game. The Braves improved their record to 16-16, while the Mets' record now stands at 17-14.
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