*Photo via Getty Images The Atlanta Hawks played no games tonight and handled business against the Brooklyn Nets, coming away with a 111-87 series clinching win. The Hawks finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference, the Nets finished under the .500 mark, tonight it showed. The Hawks played their style of basketball; ball-movement, player-movement, up-tempo and high energy. And the results were there, tonight they had 34 assists, 23 fast-break points, and forced t

*Photo via AFP The Atlanta Hawks hold off the Brooklyn Nets for the 107-97 victory. The Hawks controlled this one for the most part, but the Nets made it interesting late. The Hawks executed down the stretch and the Nets did not, that was the difference in this game. The game started all Hawks, just like the other two games in Atlanta. The Hawks came out with a ton of energy and that helped force some careless Nets turnovers. So much for Deron Williams being aggressive in gam

*Photo via Getty The Brooklyn Nets evened the series at two apiece Monday night, in a 120-115 overtime win. This was over the top seeded Atlanta Hawks at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. For the second consecutive season the Atlanta Hawks are involved in an unlikely dogfight in the first round. Last year they were the eighth seed giving the number one seeded Pacers all they could handle, before falling in seven games. This season the shoe is on the other foot and they are str

*Photo via Getty Images Game Three: Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York The Brooklyn Nets grab their first win of the series against the Atlanta Hawks. Brooklyn made their home-crowd proud with 91-83 win. Overall, this was not an offensive game, both teams shot under 40 percent and each had 15 turnovers. The Hawks took advantage of the turnovers with 25 fast-break points, but it still wasn't enough. The Hawks usually stellar from three, only hi

*Photo via Getty Images Game two of the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets series resulted in a 96-91, Hawks win. The Hawks now have a two-nothing lead in the series. This game was a strange one, both teams were all over the place. The Hawks ability to protect the ball and force turnovers was the difference in the game. Even with that said, the Hawks gave the Nets plenty of chances to take the game in the final minutes. This has been a constant story for the Nets; failing to cap

*Photo via AJC Game 1: Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets The top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks took on the eighth seed, Brooklyn Nets, and the Hawks took care of business. The Hawks won 99-92 and made big shots when needed. The Hawks’ team cohesion gave the Nets issues all game, they always seemed to make the right pass and the right cut at the perfect times. The spacing of the Hawks also caused issues defensively for the Nets, luckily for them, the Hawks we

*Photo via EPA Overview: The top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks(60-22) will take on the eighth seeded Brooklyn Nets(38-44) in this first round matchup. The Hawks have been one of the biggest surprises this NBA season. They finished with the second best record in the league, hitting 60 wins on the season. The Hawks did this with their team oriented style of play The Nets on the other hand, squeezed into the playoffs on the final night of the NBA season. The