ATLANTA — After the Hawks blew out the Wizards on Wednesday, forward John Collins went on NBA TV and declared that his team can beat anybody. I get that Collins was feeling good after his team won three consecutive games and secured a spot in the play-in tournament. There’s nothing wrong with expressing confidence.
Collins still should have known better. The Hawks also can lose to anybody. They proved it two nights later when Philadelphia’s “B” team beat them on their court. After winning as many as three games in a row for just the second time this season, the Hawks lost at home to a team that gave its top six players the night off.
It happened just when it seemed as if the Hawks finally had some momentum going into the postseason.
