Cleveland reigns in NBA’s East once more thanks to King With four more wins, he can end a half-century of sports misery. James scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving provided a boost after missing two games and Cleveland reserved a spot in the NBA Finals with a 118-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night to win the Eastern Conference title. By sweeping the top-seeded Hawks, the Cavs, who overcame adversity from the season’s start, earned their second trip to the Finals, where they will face either the Warriors or Houston starting June 4. When he announced his return last summer, James talked about ending a championship dry spell that has linked generations. Jeff Teague scored 17 and Paul Millsap 16 for Atlanta, which won a team-record 60 games during the regular season and made the conference finals for the first time since 1970. [...] the Hawks, undermined by injuries down the season’s stretch and into the playoffs, were no match for the Cavaliers, who also got strong games from J.R.