The NBA playoffs hit the next day, with the East still taking the lead, with the tenth-placed Hornets visiting Atlanta to challenge the ninth-place Hawks, with the winners battling the Cavaliers for the final place in the playoffs.
As soon as the game came up, the Hawks blossomed inside and outside to stabilize the situation, the mid-section Hornets attacked and pulled the brakes, and the Hawks opened the score 13-3 in a wave, and the Hawks led by 9 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the two sides continued to attack in form, the Hornets hit consecutive hits from the outside, Hurth and Bogdan responded in time, Gallinari suddenly broke out to score 8 points in a row, and at halftime, the Hawks still had an 8-point advantage.
Easy side to fight again, the Hornets offense has no clue, Trae Young scored 14 points in a single quarter, the Hawks set off an offensive wave to open the score, and the Hawks have led by 26 points after the third quarter. In the final quarter, the Hornets fought back frantically but it was too late, and the Eagles 132-103 pecked at the Blind Hornets and will compete with the Cavaliers for the eighth seed in the East.
"Three-goal" Lamelo Ball felt cold, playing 38 minutes, 7-of-25 shooting, 26 points, 5 boards, 7 assists, 1 break, plus 3 turnovers and 5 fouls, the Hornets have lost to their opponents in the playoffs for two consecutive years, losing 27 points against the Pacers last year and losing 29 points this year. And, they failed to win at least one series for 18 consecutive seasons, tied for first place in NBA history with the Kings Timberwolves.
Yang Shaoxia only needed one section to break the opponent, he won 14 points and 4 assists in the third quarter, and contributed 24 points, 3 boards and 11 assists to send the Hornets away. At TNT Studio, O'Neill bet that if the Wasp beats the Hawks, he himself will put the live performance hand into the honeycomb, the Hawks official pushed the feed forwarded, and Ait O'Neill, "No thanks! “