LeBron James powers Cavs to 2-0 lead over Hawks in East finals

LeBron James scored 30 points, and the Cavaliers took command of the Eastern Conference finals, even without injured star Kyrie Irving, by beating the Atlanta Hawks 94-82 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead with the series heading to Ohio.

Cleveland pulled away with a dominating third quarter. James scored 11 points, the Hawks shot just 32 percent (7-of-22), and Cleveland led by as many as 20.

Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with just 13 points.