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Deron Williams played his first for the Cavs, Bogut will soon join

The Cavs are slowly finishing the puzzle, the team that will get them defending the champions title, but they were beaten in two of the last three games and will try to beat the Hawks tonight who beat them in the first game

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After three defeats in a row, it's crucial for the Hawks to start winning again. They did it against the Celtics and the Mavericks. After the convincing 114-98 in Boston, the fans expected things to be easier at home against Dallas, but they had to invest a lot of effort to get that win. 

They were 11 points up after the first half, but couldn't break the game in the second half, so they had to save their win in the last minutes, catching up on four points. Millsap hit the key points, ending the game with 18 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.

- Coach drew up a play and I just had to make the shot. It's that simple. You get the opportunity, you've got to make it - Millsap said.

Ilyasova also hit important free throws, being very efficient in the end with 18 points in 26 minutes on the floor. Schroder hit 17 points with six assists, Bazemore added 15 points, and after being sent off two times in a row, Howard managed to end the game on the floor, finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Hawks will try to continue their winning streak against the defending champions and the leaders of the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers. They'll definitely be motivated because they were beaten by the Celtics two nights ago, 103-99. Even James' triple-double couldn't help the Cavs - he had 28 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Irving's 28 points couldn't help either.

So, this was their first road loss where they were in the lead in the last quarter. The game was very evened out, and in the last 12 minutes alone, the leader was switched up 10 times. In the end, the Celtics' great series of six three-pointers decided the winner, and the newcomer Deron Williams missed his for the Cavs. Despite the defeat, the coach Lue said:

- It was a good game - went down to the wire, shot for shot. I.T. made two big shots, Avery made two bit shots. We competed, we fought. That's all you can ask for.

Even though he only joined them, Deron Williams spent 24 minutes on the floor and finished with 2/8 shots and four points. With Love out, Frye earned a new start, but Derrick Williams spent most of the time on the floor, hitting 13 points, and being the only Cavs with double digits except for James and Irving.

Beside that defeat, the Cavs will be motivated by the fact that they lost to the Hawks in Cleveland when the Hawks won 110-106 thanks to Schroder's 28 and Bazemore's 25 points.