The Atlanta Hawks are kicking off the Eastern Conference Finals tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks. It is the second year in a row the that the fifth seed will meet the third seed. And similarly to last season, the Atlanta Hawks seem to have come out of nowhere. Nate McMillan has done nothing short of amazing in turning around the Hawks season and making them viable championship contenders.
The Hawks took the Knicks out in a 4-1 series that originally looked like it could go the distance. Atlanta stole the first game at Madison Square Garden by 2 points.