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The Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks playoffs series featured two teams in search of their first NBA Finals appearance in decades. With star players going down with injuries on each team, the series quickly changed. Each coach was forced to make adjustments and role players were asked to elevate their games. After six hard-fought games, […] READ MORE
Small-market teams having success is not bad for the NBA. Having a fresh set of stars on the main stage is good for the NBA. Arguing that the lack of familiar teams and faces makes the 2021 NBA Playoffs “boring” is a bad take. Using NBA television ratings as a metric of entertainment value in […] READ MORE
The Atlanta Hawks’ Nate McMillan has done the unthinkable. This interim head coach has led the Hawks to their second Eastern Conference Finals in franchise history. The former point guard and 2-time NBA All-Defensive team member has helped star Trae Young build on an impressive early career. He now has his team merely four wins […] READ MORE
The Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks are set to face off in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Hawks are playing in the ECF for the second time in team history, while the Bucks are playing for a shot at the NBA Finals for the second time in the last three years. Let’s see who has […] READ MORE
The Philadelphia 76ers vs. Atlanta Hawks playoff series went down to the wire. The closely contested matchup came down to the final minutes of Game 7. The Hawks persevered and won their first road Game 7 in franchise history. Let’s look back at how this 76ers vs. Hawks playoff series played out. Philadelphia 76ers vs. […] READ MORE
There will be a new NBA Champion this season, no matter which team hoists the Larry O’Brien trophy at season’s end. With NBA Finals usual suspects LeBron James and Stephen Curry out of the picture, the race to the top of the NBA is wide open. Between the teams remaining in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, […] READ MORE
Trae Young is not the hero we deserve, but the basketball villain we need. The Atlanta point guard has captured the minds of basketball fans worldwide with his rise to stardom in these playoffs. He’s embraced the villain role. He’s taken you on a polarising journey with him, holding your imagination as you watch him […] READ MORE
As the clock ran out at Madison Square Garden in game 5, so too an anti-climactic end to the New York Knicks great season. This gutsy team captured the imagination of the city, creating some of the loudest atmospheres seen at MSG or indeed any arena in many years. Fans could be forgiven for thinking […] READ MORE
The stage is set for the Eastern Conference Semifinals as the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Atlanta Hawks in Game One this afternoon. The 76ers-Hawks playoff history is surprisingly short and one-sided. The teams have only faced each other twice before, with the last meeting taking place in 1982. Philadelphia is dominating the series historically, […] READ MORE
The Atlanta Hawks versus the New York Knicks turned out to be one of the biggest surprises in the first round of the playoffs. Most people picked the Knicks to win this series, some even believed the Hawks did not have a real chance despite having identical records. Yet despite all the doubters and playing […] READ MORE