preface:
"Believe in yourself, you are born for this moment!" Hawks coach McMillan spoke out in the locker room after the team won a playoff card battle and reached the playoffs with the ninth seed in the West. For two consecutive seasons, no one is optimistic about the Atlanta Hawks, but they have refreshed people's perception of the team again and again, from reaching the division finals as the fifth seed in the East last season to entering the playoffs as the ninth seed this season, with a "dog" mentality, the Atlanta Hawks can always create miracles.
Eagles are not just "mayors"
Last season, the Hawks achieved the fifth record in the East, they faced the opponent in the first round of the East upstart New York Knicks, however, just when everyone thought the Knicks could laugh to the end, it was the Hawks who easily beat them to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals, and in that round of the series, Trae Young's play was obvious to all, the boos did not disturb the young man's mentality, so after eliminating New York, he was also once crowned the title of Mayor of New York by the fans, but the Eagles were able to counterattack Trae Young Although it was crucial, But the Hawks aren't just Trae Young.
If Trae Young is the Hawks' first contribution to the Knicks, and Collins is the key factor in the team's victory over Philadelphia, this grumpy young guy showed his characteristics vividly in the game, even if it is the Philadelphia 76ers who are the first in the East, even if they have the best center in the league, Joel Embiid, the main No. 4 Collins is not afraid at all, but the air flying embiid makes him lose face, in the series with Philadelphia, Collins is undoubtedly more dazzling, Of course, this grumpy boy is not only fierce to his opponents, but also he has also been dissatisfied with Trae Young's distribution of the ball, and once quarreled with him, but the two finally released their previous suspicions and helped the Eagles go further together.
However, the Eagles' magical journey to the Eastern Conference Finals came to an abrupt end, this team faced the defending champion Bucks, it can be said that all the bullets were exhausted, Trae Young also could not play because of injuries, they fought from the stronger Bucks to win two games, which is already very difficult, in fact, they can go all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, they have already hit all the experts' faces, the last time the Eagles entered the Eastern Conference Finals is back to the 2014-2015 season, that year, They were number one in the East with 60 wins, and after many years, they returned to the Eastern Conference Finals as fifth, and although they lost the game, the Eagles won everyone's respect.
Throughout last season's Hawks' counterattack journey, Trae Young, Collins, Capela, Bogdanovic, Gallinari have all played a crucial role, these people seem to be old and old, young and young, but when they are united, they are an indestructible force, they are united, they have the strength, they do not accept defeat, the regular season ranking is a floating cloud for them, and every game must be fought for is what they have to do.
Where do we belong? Playoffs!
When Capela's knee was knocked off the court, did everyone think the Cavaliers were stable in this game? Is not everyone think that the Eagles' magical journey, this season in the playoffs will be declared over, there will be people who think so, but after that, the Eagles' face is also rapid, the second half without Capela, they completed a big reversal, of which the fourth quarter is the biggest counterattack, and finally defeated the Cavaliers to reach the Eastern Conference playoffs as the ninth seed, and once again opened their next journey a year later.
This season the Hawks are actually very unlucky, at the beginning of the season, this team is still struggling, due to the impact of the new regulations, Trae Young once needed to adapt to the scale of the game, his data has declined, and Collins, as the second leader of the Hawks, has suffered injuries in succession during the season, so that he is absent from two life-and-death battles in the play-offs, and other players have different degrees of injuries, even in this case, the Hawks still have a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, successfully obtaining a play-off qualification, And all the way up to the Eastern Conference playoffs, the resilience of this team is once again on display, and they deserve to be on the higher stage, as Capela said after the game, "Where do we belong?" Playoffs! ”
This year Trae Young seems to be better than last season, some people say that the change in the scale of foul sentencing will affect his survival in this league, but Young has also changed his playing style in a timely manner, this season he can average 28.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, compared to the declining Doncic, Trae Young is much better. However, this time the Hawks will face the most powerful team in the East from the beginning, and their playoff journey this year is destined to be more extraordinary, but winning with a weak is nothing new for them, this state has long been adapted, whether it is facing the Heat or the Bucks or the Nets, the Hawks will not be afraid.
It's not a good thing to unload the baggage early, and with such a posture in the playoffs, the Hawks have already exceeded their deadlines, and if they can be black eight in the playoffs, it will be even more remarkable. It's not a difficult thing for the Hawks, who have already beaten the first team in the East, but this time it's just early to the first round.
epilogue:
The Atlanta Hawks, with a "get off the dog" mentality, are a team that excels at miracles, and they've accomplished a lot of incredible things! I don't know if Lady Luck will still take care of them this season, how many surprises the Eagles can bring us in the playoffs, and which cities Trae Young will become the mayor of, let's wait and see!