Good news: the Atlanta Hawks secured their place in the 2023 NBA Playoffs with a great victory against the Miami Heat on the road.
The bad news?
Their reward for beating the Miami Heat in the play-in is a first round series against the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics are one of the NBA’s best teams this season and have lost little in terms of their step after falling short in the NBA Finals in 2022, finishing the 2022/23 season with a 57-25 record, just a game adrift of the conference-topping, NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks.