We’re at the finale of my Southeast Division preview; it looks like the Atlanta Hawks have finished off both my series and the Washington Wizards‘ season (too soon?). Nonetheless, this matchup next season should be just as intriguing as the gritty, hard-fought six game playoff series was.
Every Wizards fan knows about last season’s falter to the Hawks, but what they may not realize is that the Hawks won the regular season series too, taking three out of four games and outscoring the Wizards throughout those games by about nine points. All in all, Atlanta took seven of ten total matchups last year.