Coming off of their first 60-win season in franchise history, the Atlanta Hawks are ready to defend their position as the top seed in the Eastern Conference with their mind set on reaching the NBA Finals.
2014-15 IN REVIEW
60-22
1st in Southeast Division
1st in Eastern Conference
Coming into the 2014-15 NBA season, the overwhelming expectation among "experts" and fans was that Chicago and Cleveland would battle it out for the Eastern Conference crown. Everybody knew the Atlanta Hawks would have a good squad, but you had a difficult time finding many people who considered them legitimate contenders, whether Al Horford was healthy or not.