The Atlanta Hawks won 60 games during the regular season and ran away with the Eastern Conference's No. 1 seed. The Brooklyn Nets won 38 and needed a loss by the Indiana Pacers on the final day of the regular season just to make the playoffs.
The Hawks are heading into the playoffs confident but they are being careful not to look past a Brooklyn team that is full of veterans and players who have had some playoff success.
Jeff Teague on what sweeping Nets in regular season means: "Nothing.