It certainly wasn't the easiest of wins for the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs' first round against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
Despite sprinting out to a 39-23 lead early in the second quarter, Atlanta needed the entire rest of the game to bury Brooklyn, eventually winning 99-92. The feisty, veteran-laden Nets gave the Hawks a run for their money by outmuscling them in the paint and taking advantage of their turnover-prone opponents.
The victory was a bit less comfortable than the top-seeded Hawks probably would've liked against the eighth-seeded Nets.