James leads Cavaliers in romp over Hawks

Los Angeles: LeBron James produced 17 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers cruised to a ninth straight home victory in a 123-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. James’ tally of assists matched the best single-game total of his career, with the Cleveland star also leading the scoring with 25 points. The Cavs’ all-round offensive power and prowess from three-point range proved too much for Atlanta, who slumped to 6-21 with the loss.

Cleveland had romped into a 24-point lead at one stage in the fourth quarter, and owed their victory to a season high tally of 20 three-pointers.

Their previous best of 18 three-pointers in a game also came against the Hawks on November 30.