The Eagles are going to the NFC Championship Game!!!
And oh, by the way, the 76ers recorded their fourth straight game with a 109-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, the fifth best team in the Eastern Conference.
"First I'd like to thank the people who watched our game," said Sixers' coach Tony DiLeo. "They are true Sixers fans. I know there was another game going on."
The Sixers played perhaps their best game of the season, shotting 54.7 percent from the floor, 60 percent from the three-point line, 85.7 percent from the free-throw line, 27 assists, a plus-15 rebounding margin.
Andre Iguodala led all scorers with 27 points, to go along with nine assists and six rebounds. Thadeus Young continues to prove that he is the best Sixers' draft pick since Iguodala, or perhaps even the other A.I., with 22 points and nine rebounds of his own.
Equally as impressive was rookie forward Marreese Speights, who was 6-of-7 for 12 points and eight rebounds.
"I'm just going out there and hoopin, " said Speights.
The win puts the Sixers at 17-20 on the season, just one game back of the Milwaukee Bucks for the final playoff spot, whereas the Hawks are 22-14. The Sixers are riding the conference's best winning streak at four.
"It's fun to win," said guard Royal Ivey. "When you're winning, everything is fun. After midnight, we'll stop celebrating this one."
The Sixers look to make it five in a row against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.
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