Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks face in the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NBA playoffs, between two teams that have overcome the previous round 4-1, although the 76ers have lost to Joel embiid due to injury. Equality between Sixers and Hawks is maximum when missing the pivot of the Philadelphia, bastion of the inner game of the team of Doc Rivers.
The arrival of Doc Rivers to the bench of Philadelphia 76ers has given a clear leap in quality to the franchise, which has finished the regular phase of the Eastern Conference as the best record of 49 wins by 23 losses, one above Brooklyn Nets.
Despite the injury of Embiid In the fourth game of the series, in the fifth and final they did not hesitate to close by 129-112, with a great performance by Seth curry (30 points) and Tobias Harris (28 points), who assumed the leading scorer to the detriment of the pivot.
The possible absence of Embiid facing the first or first games makes the series appear very open. The Atlanta Hawks from Nate mcmillan They have a reinforced young team that has made a significant leap in quality. Led by Bring young, has high quality players such as Bogdan bogdanovic, the pivot Clint Capella, the eaves Danilo Gallinari or the base Lou williams.
Before the New York KnicksThey gave a great show of level and in a tie that seemed very even on paper, they won by a clear 4-1. The winner of this duel between the fourth and fifth classified of the Eastern Conference (Atlanta made a regular season record of 41 wins and 31 losses) now faces the top-ranked in the East.
In the last game of the series, Atlanta clearly won in the Madison Square Garden by 89-103. The base Bring young he went up to 36 points, seconded by the forward DeAndre Hunter, with 15 points, and the forward John collins, with 13 points.
Schedule of the series games between Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks
Match 1, Sunday June 6, at 7:00 p.m. (Movistar Deportes, 53)
Match 2, early morning from Tuesday 8 to Thursday 9 June, at 1.30 hours
Match 3, time to be confirmed
Match 4, time to be confirmed
Match 5, if necessary
Where to watch the series games between Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks?
The games of the series can be seen through the dials Movistar Sports (53) and GO (8), platform Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the NBA series and playoffs by Sports World website.