Atlanta Hawks Defeat Miami Heat In Game 7, Advances To Round 2 »
Posted By TimALoftis 6 months, 3 weeks ago in SportsATLANTA(AP) The final blowout went to Atlanta, so it's the Hawks who'll get a shot at LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Joe Johnson scored 27 points to make up for a mostly disappointing series and the Hawks won the first Game 7 ever played in Atlanta, beating Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat 91-78 Sunday to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in a decade.
A series totally devoid of drama ended in appropriate fashion. After a back-and-forth first quarter that ended with Atlanta ahead 20-18, the Hawks pulled out to a 49-36 lead by halftime.
They might as well have started the celebration right then. There were only 15 lead changes in seven games - not one of them after the opening period. Every game was decided by at least 10 points, and this one wasn't nearly as close as the final margin.
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Next up for Atlanta is Cleveland. Game 1 will be on Tuesday Night.
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