Hawks guard Trae Young reacts during first period action against the Washington Wizards Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Atlanta clinched a top-six playoff spot with a 120-116 win over the Wizards. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
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.
Atlanta advanced to the conference semifinals to face the 76ers.
Schedule
Game 1 - Hawks 107, Knicks 105
Game 2 - Knicks 101, Hawks 92
Game 3 - Hawks 105, Knicks 94
Game 4 - Hawks 113, Knicks 96
NBA playoff brackets
Game 5 - Hawks 103, Knicks 89