The Atlanta Hawks have not enjoyed their start to the 2017 NBA Playoffs. The Hawks entered into Saturday afternoon’s Game 3 having lost the first two games of their series against the Washington Wizards.
That made Game 3 a must-win. Going down 3-0 in a playoff series essentially seals your fate. Boston Red Sox style comebacks don’t happen every series. The best an NBA team can hope for is to comeback from a 3-1 deficit. Am I right, Golden State?
All jokes aside, Atlanta had to win this game to have any hope of making this series competitive.