The Hawks punched their ticket to the playoffs. They’ll head to Boston to face the Celtics in the first round of the postseason, and they know they have a tough task ahead of them.
The Celtics hold the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and swept the Hawks in all three of their meetings during the regular season. On top of that, the Celtics will look to make their return to the NBA Finals and build on what they began the year before.
So, the Hawks will look to get the series off on the right foot Saturday in Game 1. Here are three keys to the series.
