Relive the Hawks’ overtime win against the Cavs
After a 26-point fourth-quarter comeback, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-125 in overtime on Sunday afternoon.
When the Hawks came out of the locker room after halftime trailing 65-46, assistant coach Taylor Jenkins said the Hawks needed to “play harder.”
"We just gotta play harder."@ATLHawks assistant Taylor Jenkins keeps it really, really simple as Atlanta looks to erase a 19-point deficit pic.twitter.com/VAdGhI1z2F
— FOX Sports: Hawks (@HawksOnFSSE) April 9, 2017
In the fourth quarter, the Cavs seemed to have the game won. Cleveland led by 14 with just over six minutes left in the game, but the Hawks chipped away at the lead, narrowing the Cavs’ lead to nine points with 2:50 left in the game.
👑 pic.twitter.com/6seuOPK461— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) April 9, 2017"The King always trumps the Prince"
The Hawks cut it to single digits on NBA TV! @cavs lead @ATLHawks 107-98 with 2:24 left in the 4Q. pic.twitter.com/DZLaueStmP
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 9, 2017
Paul Millsap, back in the starting lineup after a knee injury limited him for several weeks, hit a 3-pointer off a jump ball that tied the game and pushed it into overtime.
Atlanta is the third team in NBA history to come back from at least 26 points down in the fourth quarter and win the game.
— Hawks PR (@HawksPR) April 9, 2017
Hawks outscore Cleveland 44-18 in the 4th and we are headed to overtime
— Peachtree Hoops (@peachtreehoops) April 9, 2017
In overtime, Cavaliers’ forward LeBron James fouled out, leaving the Cavs to finish the last 1:52 of the game without him. James finished with a triple-double of 32 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists before fouling out— his 14th in the last five seasons.
The Hawks won 126-125 in overtime, ending one of the Hawks best comebacks of the season.
It's a party at Philips right now. #TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/6voWZlLFLn
— FOX Sports: Hawks (@HawksOnFSSE) April 9, 2017
A look at the in-game win probability chart from Cavs-Hawks https://t.co/CqF7UQZQbR pic.twitter.com/eAdHBWiZUO
— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) April 9, 2017
With the 126-125 win, the Hawks clinched a playoff spot and other Atlanta sports teams were quick to notice.
Congratulations on clinching a playoff spot, @ATLHawks!#TRUeToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/qu8bo2nhjd
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) April 9, 2017
Congrats to our friends at the @ATLHawks #playoffsbound #TrueToAtlanta
— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) April 9, 2017
After the game, the Hawks wrote messages of thanks on social media to fans.
Oooooo ok.... another great TEAM win... keep pushing going into the playoffs. Finish the season strong. #TrueToAtlanta
— malcolm delaney (@foe23) April 9, 2017
Thanks for all the well wishes today...I'd say it was a pretty solid bday @ATLHawks #TrueToAtlanta #Wow lol
— Ryan Kelly (@RyanKelly34) April 9, 2017
⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️@paulmillsap4
— Dennis Schröder (@DennisMike93) April 9, 2017
Great comeback from the bench players ! That's why they working everyday hard .. pic.twitter.com/OCIO9x5ZPM
How About That ? #BeGr8 4them indeed #ATLHawks https://t.co/jCuOnHPA6E
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) April 9, 2017
