NBA Update and Hawks/Wizards Series Prediction

Last night the Atlanta Hawks advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NBA playoffs by routing the Brooklyn Nets to win their first round series in six games.

Saying the Hawks have had problems in the NBA quarterfinals is a vast understatement. Incredibly, the Hawks have lost 15 straight quarterfinal series, last winning in 1970.

They will face the Washington Wizards and are about 2 to 1 series favorites. This will not be an easy series for the East top seed Hawks.

However, in a reverse of sorts from 1979, when a heavy underdog Hawks’ team battled the defending champion Bullets (now the Wizards) to 7 games before falling, my prediction is Atlanta to win the upcoming series in 7 games.

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1970 Atlanta Hawks