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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks live stream, start time: Watch NBA Playoffs online

It's Game 1 of the semis.

It's a rematch of last year's NBA Playoff battle as the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers lock horns in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

To be played at the Quicken Loans Arena, the matchup is on May 2, 2016 at 7:00 PM ET.

While the teams stay the same, there are differences in both sides that could make this battle a little more interesting.

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Last year's outcome saw James lead the Cavaliers past the Hawks as they marched to the NBA Finals, but now the Hawks are looking to get some revenge by dropping the East's top team this season.

James is still the undoubted leader in the Cavaliers' squad, but this time he has a more complete set of role players to back him up.

Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love are back and playing great together to form a strong Big Three in Ohio. Their role players like Tristan Thompson, JR Smith and Matthew Dellavedova are also doing great in the minutes that are given to them – making the Cavaliers a very strong team in the East.

However, before going too far ahead to assume that the Cavaliers will represent the East in the Finals for the second straight time, they still have to face a hungry Hawks squad.

Atlanta still have the core of their group intact. The biggest piece missing for them at the moment compared to last year's team that faced the Cavaliers is that DeMarre Carroll who is now with the Toronto Raptors.

Al Horford, Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver and Jeff Teague are still in the team and are very familiar with the Cavaliers. They are heading into this battling hoping that they will have what it takes to put the defending East champions on their heels.

It is going to be tough given that the Cavaliers hold home court, but do not expect the Hawks to just go down without a fight.

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