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Hawks’ 10-year playoff streak likely coming to an end

Barring a dramatic turnaround, the Hawks will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Here's a look at their 10 years in the postseason. Remember the epic first-round series against the Celtics in 2008? The Hawks didn't back down and took the eventual champs to Game 7 before losing the series. Mike Woodson led the Hawks to the Eastern Conf. semis in 2009 and '10, but the team didn't offer him a new contract after the 2010 playoff loss to Orlando. Larry Drew led the Hawks back to the
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Feb 22, 2018

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Barring a dramatic late-season turnaround, the Hawks will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

The 10-year postseason run included the Zaza Pachulia-Kevin Garnett staredown in the first round of the 2008 playoffs and the Eastern Conference finals appearance against the Cavaliers in 2015.

Here's a look back at the Hawks' decade-long playoff run and the Hawks in the current NBA standings.

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