Atlanta Hawks. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
The Atlanta Hawks have had a season full of injuries. Fortunately for the franchise, the coaching of Nate McMillan has been able to lead them out of it. They finished fifth in the Eastern Conference, with the same record as the fourth-placed New York Knicks.
They would have finished in fourth, except the Knicks won the season series 0-3, meaning they had the tiebreaker. It did not matter for the Hawks though. They won the first and fifth game on the Knicks home floor, giving them the series 4-1.