Jun 29, 2021; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter (3) shoots over Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton (24) in the fourth quarter during game four of the Eastern Conference Finals for the 2021 NBA Playoffs at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
The Atlanta Hawks haven’t played a game in just under a week but the sting of the defeat in the Eastern Conference Finals is renewed with every NBA Finals game. Not simply because they were two games from reaching their first Finals since 1961.
Rather it’s the way they went down, and how the Phoenix Suns have thrived, that’s been the most frustrating part.