While the Atlanta Hawks are heavily underdogs going into this series, there are still multiple ways they can win. Recently, ESPN media have picked against the Hawks to win this series, but they are still favored by most to take it to a sixth or seventh game.
Upon the release of the injury report for the Atlanta Hawks’ final regular season game against the Miami Heat, two conclusions could’ve be drawn: the Hawks
If you ask the experts over at ESPN, the Hawks shouldn’t even bother showing up to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for the opening game of their first-round matchup against the Knicks.
The Atlanta Hawks will enter the playoffs with nothing to lose and everything to gain. The phrase may be hackneyed, but the Hawks were not even supposed to be here, with a realistic chance of making a deep run and returning to the conference finals.
This is the third of a series of roundtable questions I’m asking the staff here at Peachtree Hoops about the Hawks as we approach the postseason. Today’s question: what’s the most difficult matchup that the Knicks pose for the Hawks?
The Atlanta Hawks are seen as underdogs going into their series against the New York Knicks, and most of the national media have them losing. The Hawks see it, but they are only focused on what’s in front of them and believe in their ability to compete at the highest level.
The first round series before the Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks begins in two days and Atlanta received some unfortunate injury news today. Backup center Jock Landale, who was injured by Magic center Goga Bitadze in a game two weeks ago, was set to get an update on his status today, but the update was not in the Hawks favor.
It is hard to find another team in the NBA that has undergone as many transformations as the Hawks have this season. They began the year as a trendy pick to be a top team in the Eastern Conference.
The Atlanta Hawks will be in a playoff showdown against the New York Knicks in the first round, and it has the makings of being an entertaining matchup.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
Hawks center Jock Landale is “progressing in his rehabilitation” from a high right ankle sprain, the team announced today in a press release. However, Landale’s return isn’t imminent.
After a brief two year absence, the Atlanta Hawks are back in the postseason. Not only that, but the Hawks have avoided the play-in tournament for the first time in five years and just like five years ago, they are going to play the New York Knicks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
On paper, the Atlanta Hawks aren't going to be favored against the New York Knicks. The Knicks have gone 4-1 against the Hawks in their last five games and they've always posed a tough matchup for Atlanta.
The regular season has concluded across the NBA and the playoffs begin this weekend. There are few teams in the league that have the luxury of being in the playoffs and potentially earning a high draft, but the Hawks are one of those teams.
Since the All-Star break, the Atlanta Hawks have been soaring. The Hawks are playing with house money, and they know it. While Atlanta had expectations of being a playoff team before the season, those expectations wavered throughout the season.
The 2026 NBA Playoffs open with a matchup that looks straightforward on paper but feels anything but in reality. The Atlanta Hawks, a No. 6 seed, take on the No.
With a win on the final day of the NBA season, the Atlanta Hawks could have clinched fifth place in the East and a first-round matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, they sat their starters and let fate — and the Boston Celtics — decide their playoff seed.
The Hawks have officially secured an Eastern Conference playoff berth following Friday’s win over the Cavaliers, the NBA officially announced. Atlanta improved to 46-35 with the victory, also locking up the Southeast Division title.
CJ McCollum scored 25 of his game-high 29 points in the first half and Dyson Daniels collected 13 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists as the Atlanta Hawks clinched a playoff spot with a 124-102 rout of the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night.
The East race for fifth is coming down to the wire, and it’s got a little bit of everything. The Hawks and Raptors are tied at 45-35 with two games left, with Toronto holding the tiebreaker after its win over Miami.
Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 122-116 hard-fought home win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. 1. That third quarter? That is who the Cavaliers need to be in the playoffs.
With their recent 18-2 surge, the Atlanta Hawks have shown they have what it takes to compete with the Eastern Conference's best teams. What they don't have is a player like Jalen Brunson.
CJ McCollum was mere milliseconds away Monday from highlight reel immortality. The Atlanta Hawks trailed the New York Knicks 108-105 with 1.2 seconds left on the clock at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker inched closer to adding an individual accolade to his resume with a stellar performance in a thriller versus the New York Knicks.