The 2021-22 Atlanta Hawks will make it to a version of the NBA playoffs this season. However, they will not be making it in the way many expected them to before the season started.
The Hawks will take part in a new “Play-in” tournament which means they’ll need to win two games before qualifying for the actual playoffs.
Please allow us to explain.
Under the new system, the teams with the 7th through 10th best records in each NBA division will take part in the play-in tournament. The 7th place team plays the 10th place and 8 vs. 9 will be the other game. The two winners will then square off for the right to participate in the full playoff.
Heading into Sunday, the last day of the regular season, the Hawks have a 42-39 record, tied with the Charlotte Hornets. If both teams win, the Hawks would be the 9th seed because of their head-to-head record with the Hornets. Atlanta is in Houston Sunday afternoon to play the Rockets.
Both Atlanta and Charlotte enter their final game of the season one game behind Brooklyn and Cleveland.
With the Hawks beating Houston 130-114 on Sunday, they finish the regular season with a 43-39 record. They’ll play the Charlotte Hornets. The game will be played in Atlanta on Wednesday, April 13.
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