The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat met for Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday, with the Heat controlling things on the way to a comfortable Game 1 win. The Hawks clinched their postseason berth in Cleveland on Friday night, so now that we’ve had more time, let’s dive into a full series preview of this Eastern Conference battle.
The Hawks will be climbing an uphill battle in this series as the No. 8 seed playing the No. 1 seed Miami Heat. This was going to be true before Atlanta starting center Clint Capela was injured in Friday’s Play-In game, and it’s even more true now that he’s been ruled out through at least three or four games in this series, if not the entire series.