Story by KL Chouinard (@KLChouinard)
With a 108-97 win over Chicago Saturday, the Hawks assured themselves that when their 72-game regular season ends May 16, they will be part of the NBA’s postseason.
The only question remaining from the final seven games of the regular season is if the Hawks will finish as one of the top-6 seeds that advance directly to the Eastern Conference Playoffs, or if they will need to navigate the Play-In Tournament which determines the seventh and eighth seeds.
For a team that won just 20 games last season and was not included in the NBA restart in Orlando, playing these meaningful games during the league’s Playoff push is a notable accomplishment.