The 2015 NBA playoffs continue Friday night with Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks. Tipoff is at 8:30 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Cleveland drew first blood with a 97-89 win on Wednesday. Cavaliers star LeBron James led with 31 points, but it was swingman J.R. Smith's 28 points that turned out to be the difference in the game. Smith connected on 8 of 12 3-pointers.
"Once I start shooting," Smith told the Associated Press, "everybody keeps telling me to keep shooting."
Cavaliers big men Timofey Mozgov and Tristan Thompson combined for 24 points and 21 rebounds, and a hobbled Kyrie Irving added 10 points and six assists. Irving has played through a foot and a knee injury in separate legs throughout the playoffs, and the team is hopeful he'll continue to be able to play going forward.
"We hope that (Irving) can play," said Cavaliers coach David Blatt. "The nature of his problem is one that allows him to do so. It's just a matter of discomfort and sort of having to deal with the elements and play through it."
Atlanta, meanwhile, lost its second straight home-opener in the playoffs. Hawks guard Jeff Teague was the team's high scorer with 27 points, and center Al Horford chipped in with 16 points. Hawks guard Dennis Schroder, who's played well through the postseason so far, was limited to just six points on 2-of-10 shooting, and forward Paul Millsap finished with just 13 points and seven rebounds.
Most devastating of all, though, was the injury to Hawks forward DeMarre Caroll. Carroll logged 35 minutes and five points before going down with an apparent knee injury, one in which he didn't return from. ESPN reported Carroll suffered a bone bruise and is a game-time decision for Friday.
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE (CLE) and HERE (ATL).
