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The Atlanta Hawks have done incredibly well this postseason. For starters they were not expected to qualify for the postseason directly, they were only slated to make the play-in tournament. They finished the regular season in the fifth seed, ready to take on the fourth-placed New York Knicks.
The Hawks would take care of the Knicks in five games. beating them twice on their home floor. They have then taken the first game in the Philadelphia 76ers second-round series but were beaten in the second game.