Danny Green, Sixers (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The Philadelphia 76ers will face the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Naturally, there is an extra layer of intrigue surrounding this matchup due to the uncertainty around Joel Embiid’s health. The Sixers are favorites, but Atlanta is capable of pushing them.
The Sixers defeated the Washington Wizards in five games to advance, while the Hawks ousted the New York Knicks, also in five games. Philadelphia has home-court advantage, and furthermore, the advantage of a full-capacity crowd, which factored into the team’s resilient Game 5 win over Washington.