This meeting between the Hawks and Warriors isn’t accompanied by the same hype as their heavyweight battle a year ago in Atlanta.
The teams are moving in different directions.
On Feb. 6, 2015 the Hawks and Warriors played at Philips Arena in a game between the best the Eastern and Western Conference had to offer. The Hawks were 41-9 (.820) and atop the East. The Warriors were 39-8 (.830) and atop the West.