After 45 games, the Atlanta Hawks remain alive in the Top 4 in the Eastern Conference and sit atop the Southeast Division.
The road to the NBA Playoffs is a long 82 game stretch with ups-and-downs. The Eastern Conference leader Cleveland Cavaliers hit a bump in the road to the playoffs last Friday when they fired Head Coach David Blatt. There are many questions surrounding the sudden coaching change in Cleveland. The main question Hawks fans are asking is, what does that mean for the Atlanta Hawks and the rest of the Eastern Conference?