It still bothers Doc Rivers.
Ask the Clippers coach and former Hawks point guard, his best and worst memories of his time in Atlanta, he points to the say day.
May 20, 1988.
To borrow a phrase: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
The Hawks lost Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Celtics on their home court that day with a 102-100 defeat. Two days later, the Hawks would lose the series. But it was the game with a chance to eliminate the mighty Celtics – they of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Danny Ainge and Robert Parrish.