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NBA Preview: Hot Shooting Cleveland Cavaliers Looking to Finish Series on the Road Against Atlanta Hawks

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(Photo : gettyimages.com) The Cavs have now won 11 straight playoff games against the Hawks.

The Cleveland Cavaliers remain unbeaten in the 2016 NBA Playoffs and will be looking to close out the Atlanta Hawks when they play Game Four of their best-of-seven postseason Second Round series on Sunday at the Philips Arena.

The Cavs have a commanding 3-0 lead currently, and if they are successful in sweeping the Hawks, this will be the team's 6th Eastern Conference Finals appearance in the franchise's history (1976, 1992, 2007, 2009 and 2015).

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The Cavs have won six different NBA playoff series by a sweep every time when leading 3-0 series.

They have done it with the Washington Wizards in the 2007 First Round, twice with the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 Second Round and 2015 Conference Finals, with the Boston Celtics in the 2015 First Round and twice with Detroit Pistons in 2007 and 2009 First Round.

If the LeBron James-led Cavaliers emerge victorious in Game Four, it will be the third time that the Hawks will end their season without winning a single game against the Cavs in the postseason.

The Cavs impressive three-point shooting has been the game changer of the series and has made it difficult for the Hawks to capture their first win in the conference semifinals. The Wine and Gold have hit at least 20 three-pointers in a league-record three games in the 2016 NBA playoffs and are leading all postseason teams in total three-pointers made with 118.

The Cavaliers are also the leading club in three-point percentage with 46.6 and sit on the top with 16.9 treys per game average. Cleveland has broken the previous record set by the Golden State Warriors of 21 three-pointers by connecting 25 of 45 from beyond the arc in the Game 2.

With the Cavs ever improving outside shooting, it is safe to presume that another clean sweep is waiting to come. Cleveland has now won 11 straight playoff games against the Hawks, one shy of matching an NBA record for consecutive postseason victories over a single opponent.

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