The Atlanta Hawks have officially clinched into the 2026 NBA Playoffs with a lopsided win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday evening at State Farm Arena.

For the 50th time in franchise history, ATL is postseason bound and added a Southeast Division championship in the process. In its overachieving season, Atlanta will conclude its regular season on Sunday versus the Miami Heat and will be a confident bunch with an impressive win over CLE led by Dyson Daniels' double-double.

Zaccharie Risacher and Tony Bradley were active and made the most of their minutes, ultimately providing some much-needed assistance to a thin backcourt.

DeShaun Tate addresses some of the strengths, weaknesses, concerns and advantages for Atlanta entering season's end.

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Sitting on the edge of the 5th and 6th seed for the eastern conference's postseason positioning, what did we learn from the results of the Atlanta Hawks' recent play versus its likely playoff opponent?

On Wednesday at Rocket Arena, Atlanta found itself in foul trouble yet still found a way to claw back into a one possession game after cutting an 18-poin deficit. Free-throws may have told the story for the Hawks who only shot 15 total in the contest with 67% efficiency.

Cleveland used a 3rd quarter surge to create a near 20-point lead to prevent ATL from clinching its postseason berth and took a 2-1 season series lead that gave Atlanta its first back-to-back losses in 2 months.

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On Friday evening in New York the Atlanta Hawks continued to build upon their upward trajectory among movement in NBA Power Rankings and standings among the eastern conference with a win over the Brooklyn Nets.

ATL's mentality in remembrance from previous meetings likely sparked runs that opened up the game at 10 before quickly reaching 18. That extended lead was cut to 4 which woke the sleeping giant and Atlanta never looked back, ultimately climbing the lead up to 34.

The Coach and Player of the Month-led Hawks shot over 50% from both the field and perimeter versus the youngest team in the NBA. DeShaun Tate opens up on which areas of improvement, new additions have made the difference in the turnaround of the franchise entering postseason play.

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