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MIAMI — Miami entered these Eastern Conference Finals in the unusual predicament of being both a No. 1 seed and a clear underdog in the series, according to Las Vegas oddsmakers.

I remember when it happened. March 2, when the Dallas Mavericks played the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s when I realized Luka Doncic was a top-5 player.

The Dallas Mavericks’ playoff series with the Phoenix Suns shows there is such a thing as the correct mistake, because the Suns benefited from such an error in 2018.

ATLANTA — The Heat made it to the 2020 NBA Finals, were swept by Milwaukee in last year’s opening round and then dominated the Hawks in this year’s first round. The Hawks say they can follow Miami’s example of getting back up after getting beat down. They aim to do…

JD Shaw: Heat forward Markieff Morris has been fined $25,000 for interfering with live game play while on the bench. Morris grabbed and held Hawks swingman De'Andre Hunter out of bounds during the team's Game 5 win. Source: Twitter @JShawNBA What's ...

Despite all of Young's struggles, the Hawks still had a chance to send this game to overtime. With 5.2 seconds left on the clock and their season on the line, the Hawks needed a 3 to tie. McMillan said Young, who finished the game 0-of-5 from 3, was ...

So maybe we – and by “we,” I mean “me” – got carried away by the doings of the 2021 playoffs. The 41-win Hawks played above their station, upsetting the fourth-seeded Knicks and the top-seeded 76ers. Those Hawks came within two games of the NBA Finals. Those Hawks went from…

The Hawks have to come back better next year

Where does Atlanta go from here after losing to the Heat? Here are some questions the franchise must answer this offseason.