Schedule and 2008-09 Results
Regular Season Records: Cleveland 66-16, Atlanta 47-35
Game 1 on Tuesday, 05 May: Atlanta loses at Cleveland, 99-pts-72
Game 2 on Thursday, 07 May: Atlanta loses at Cleveland, 105-pts-85
Game 3 on Saturday, 09 May: Cleveland wins at Atlanta, 97-pts-82
Game 4 on Monday, 11 May: Cleveland wins at Atlanta, 84-pts-74

SERIES NOTES:

Post-series assessment: The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 4-games-nil in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1079, thereby improving their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1079 loss, the Atlanta Hawks see their best-of-7 NBA playoff series record fall to 3-16 overall and 2-13 in the Quarterfinals round, with a Quarterfinals-round series losing streak now at 13. Series 1079 thus becomes the 20th NBA Quarterfinals series, the 53rd NBA series (all rounds), and the 180th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to end in a four-game sweep. Cleveland has extended its streak of double-digit best-of-7 NBA playoff game victories to eight (a record). The four-game sweep was the first in the NBA Quarterfinals since series 947, in which the Miami Heat accomplished the feat against the Washington Wizards in the 2005 Quarterfinals round. Cleveland will meet the winner of the Orlando Magic - Boston Celtics series 1080 in series 1083, in the 2009 NBA Semifinals (the Eastern Conference Finals).