Given that the Hawks won’t play another game for a week, it’s a good thing they head into the NBA All-Star break on two consecutive wins. All isn’t rosy for the Hawks, who are in the No. 10 spot in the Eastern Conference standings, far lower than their preseason hopes of getting homecourt advantage in the playoffs (a top-four seed) after a trip to the conference finals last year.
But, after losing four of five games, two consecutive wins against the Cavaliers and Magic make the next few days less daunting.
“It’s always good to end a situation like this on a good note,” McMillan said after the win in Orlando on Wednesday. “The fact that we were able to get these last two games, Cleveland and Orlando, before going into the break, we start out next week with Chicago and Toronto, two really tough teams that have given us trouble, but it’s good. Feels good. We’ll take this break and get some rest and come back ready to finish the season.”
