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What a series it was. What a series it was. Can’t say it any better than that. If you’re not a Hawks fan, it probably wasn’t the most watchable or enjoyable playoff series in the first round, but if you are a Hawks fan, this series was great. I’d go out and say that this is the best Atlanta Hawks playoff series win in the “Josh Smith” era. Granted, the Hawks have only won 3 playoff series, but this is easily the best one.

It had everything a Hawks fan wanted in a playoff series: Big performances, big shots, exciting plays, altercations, trash talking, and most of all, upset wins.

The Hawks had the underdog label on them in the first round, something they haven’t had since 2008 when they were asked to face the Celtics. The difference between the Celtics series in 2008 to this playoff series against the Magic, the Hawks got to finish their “shock the world” statement. The Hawks were the clear underdogs by the media and they proved a lot of people wrong. Always fun to watch a team that everyone counts out be successful.

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