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*Quick Facts*
· The Cavaliers have won three straight games against the Atlanta Hawks. Since the 2003-04 season, Cleveland is 12-3 against the Hawks.
· In four games against the Hawks last season, LeBron James averaged 28.8 points on .478 shooting, 7.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
· Cleveland has held its opponents to an average of 83.0 points and .405 shooting from the field and .226 shooting from three point range in the last three games.
· Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for his team-leading 16th double-double last game at New Orleans. Over the past 10 games, he is averaging 15.4 points on .488 shooting from the field and .865 shooting from the free throw line (32-37) and 8.2 rebounds per game.
· In the fourth quarter of the last nine games, the Cavaliers have allowed an average of 19.3 points on .357 (56-157) shooting including .083 (3-36) from three-point range.
· The Hawks finished with a 9-4 December, the third best in the east behind Boston (13-1) and Detroit (15-2). Their most wins in December since the 1993-1994 season. Last year the Hawks went 3-13 in December.
· Josh Smith became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 600 blocks (21 years 358 days) on 11/27. He is currently the only player in the top ten in blocks (ranked 2nd at 3.2 per game) and Steals (ranks 10th at 2.0 per game).