The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks begin a seven-game series this weekend at Madison Square Garden. Before tip-off, the Peachtree Hoops crew weighs in by answering five roundtable questions. In.
The Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers begin a seven-game series this afternoon from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Before tip-off, the Peachtree Hoops staff answers a final roundtable.
Garden Music Composer collective Relâche will perform in the Penn Museum Warden Garden. Roger Mgrdichian, master of the oud, an ancestor of the European lute, will play along with Lloyd Shorter (oboe/French horn) and Wes Morton (percussion). This is a free performance; no Museum admission is required.
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Playoff roundtable: Atlanta’s most glaring potential weakness against Knicks
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The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks begin a seven-game series this weekend at Madison Square Garden. Before tip-off, the Peachtree Hoops crew weighs in by answering five roundtable questions. In the second edition, the focus is on potential pitfalls for Atlanta in this matchup.
Brad Rowland: This is a tough one because, as much as things didn’t go Atlanta’s way in the regular season series, the matchup is relatively friendly. One area to keep an eye on will be shooting inside the arc, with the Knicks in the top five in limiting two-point shooting and the Hawks falling below the league-average in converting two-point attempts. Beyond that, simply defending Julius Randle is a question mark. Atlanta had all kinds of trouble with Randle in the regular season, and they don’t have a perfect defender against him. John Collins will almost certainly have the