The Atlanta Hawks enter the playoffs as heavy favorites over the Brooklyn Nets in the first round. In fact you have to look long and hard to find any major outlet that is predicting the series to go past five games. Here is a look at what some pundits are looking for in Atlanta's first round series:
Former Hawks beat writer and current NBA.com scribe Sekou Smith predicts the Hawks will defeat the Nets in five games.
You don't win at the rate the Hawks did during the regular season and allow this series to stretch beyond five or six games.