{"id":705347,"date":"2026-04-08T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705347\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:26:21","slug":"cavaliers-reacts-survey-how-would-a-cavs-vs-hawks-series-go-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/705347\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavaliers Reacts Survey: How would a Cavs vs. Hawks series go?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Cavaliers fans and fans across the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/8SCRL8\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sign up here&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Sign up here<\/a> to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/fearthesword.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cleveland Cavaliers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> have three games left in the regular season. As of now, it seems like they\u2019re going to match up against the <a href=\"http:\/\/peachtreehoops.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Hawks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Atlanta Hawks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in the first round. That makes it as good a time as any to ask how you think that potential series would go.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Hawks have turned it on over the past couple of months. They\u2019ve been 19-4 since the All-Star break, which is good for the third-best record in the league and the best in the conference in that span. They\u2019ve done this on the defensive end as they\u2019ve registered an impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/stats\/teams\/advanced?SeasonSegment=Post%20All-Star&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=DEF_RATING\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:107.3 defensive rating;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;107.3 defensive rating&quot;}\" class=\"link \">107.3 defensive rating<\/a> since that time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">They\u2019re a very different team now than they were at the start of the season. The Hawks came into this year hoping to make a Trae Young and Kristaps Porzingis-led starting unit work. They pivoted away from that at the deadline, handing the reins over to Jalen Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Atlanta is a wing-heavy team. They have size and versatility at every position and would be a good test for the Cavs if they were to meet in the first round.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Meanwhile, it\u2019s difficult to know what to make of this Cavaliers team. The highs have been high since the James Harden trade, but the inconsistencies on the defensive end make it difficult to predict how exactly the playoffs will go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">How do you think a first-round series between the Cavs and Hawks would go? Let us know by voting below, and tell us why you voted how you did in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. 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