CLEVELAND, April 14 (UPI) -- LeBron James scored 23 points Saturday night to lead seven players in double figures as the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Atlanta Hawks, 110-76.
Cleveland had a big lead from the outset, sprinting to a 28-17 lead after the first quarter. The lead swelled to 58-28 by halftime, and Cleveland went up by as many as 36 points in the second half.
Sasha Pavlovic scored 15 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Larry Hughes scored 13. Anderson Varejao, Donyell Marshall and Daniel Gibson all scored 10 points for the Cavaliers, who are the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference behind front-running Detroit.
Josh Smith led Atlanta with 23 points and seven rebounds. Shelden Williams had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyronn Lue had 10 points and four assists for the Hawks, who lost three of four games against the Cavaliers this season.
