2021 Eastern Conference Round 1: (4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks

[ArbitraryWater]

Game 1: Hawks 107, Knicks 105
Game 2: Knicks 101, Hawks 92
Game 3: Hawks 105, Knicks 94
Game 4: Hawks 113, Knicks 96
Game 5: Hawks 103, Knicks 89
Hawks win series, 4-1

[RRR3]

Atlanta is 27-11 since Nate McMillan took over as coach. They’ve been a legitimately great team with him at the helm. Worth noting.

[ArbitraryWater]

Atlanta is 27-11 since Nate McMillan took over as coach. They’ve been a legitimately great team with him at the helm. Worth noting.

Hideously weak path though.

Even good names either rested or fell apart with injuries.

They got destroyed by 20+ by the Sixers both times (once by 40+).

[Spurs m8]

Happy to see these 2 teams here tbh

Something different

[Axe]

Happy to see these 2 teams here tbh

Something different

Makes sense considering they both didn't make the ps last year.

[Spurs m8]

Makes sense considering they both didn't make the ps last year.

Just seeing the Knicks do well kind of pleases me.

Would be good for the league if they could be somewhat successful for a bit

Especially with Brooklyn up there too...

[DoctorP]

Happy to see these 2 teams here tbh

Something different

This

Good matchup of offense vs defense to gauge where the league is at

[Axe]

Just seeing the Knicks do well kind of pleases me.

Would be good for the league if they could be somewhat successful for a bit

Especially with Brooklyn up there too...

Right. I can see PA jerking off once rose and the knicks win in this series.

[HylianNightmare]

Gross

[ArbitraryWater]

Gross

ultra gross.

One of the most disgusting series' in recent memory.

[DoctorP]

If Hawks sweep then Thibodou-ball is in the past...and with it 90s basketball bwahahah

[dbugz]

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[jayfan]

Dudes are tripping in here. Shallow, headline fans. This is going to be a very good series.


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[ImKobe]

Should be a close series. Hawks SHOULD win it on paper, but the Knicks have matched up well against them (3 - 0 in the RS) and they have the best defense in the league, with an experienced vet in Rose, who I trust more in crunch time than anyone on the Hawks tbh. Thibs is also the better coach. Nate McMillan doesn't have a great track record in the POs, hasn't made it out of the 2nd round and has been swept 3 out of the last runs. Hasn't won a Playoff series in 16 years.

[ShawkFactory]

Hideously weak path though.

Even good names either rested or fell apart with injuries.

They got destroyed by 20+ by the Sixers both times (once by 40+).

The Hawks have also dealt with a lot of injuries. Deandre Hunter looks like he's going to be healthy.

That 40 point loss to the Sixers was on the road in a back-to-back without Trae.

In the same timeframe they've beaten the Heat, Bucks, Blazers, and Suns. All were healthy.