Here is the schedule for the Hawks-Knicks first-round playoff series.

The Hawks, winners of the Southeast Division, are the No. 5 seed in the East. The Knicks, who with identical 41-31 records own the tiebreaker over the Hawks, are seeded fourth.

This is the Hawks’ first trip to the playoffs since the 2016 season.

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