The Worst Playoff Team Ever

The Atlanta Hawks have played nine games this postseason. Nine times, the game has been unwatchable; tonight's game was over, charitably, at the half, when LeBron James hit from 45 feet, more or less just to see if he could hit from there. Adding to the misery was a blown ankle for Joe Johnson; add this to the injuries to the big men, and this series could end in 3.

See for yourself. I think this happened in the third quarter.



Oh, and don't let the final score (105-85) fool you; this was 85-55 after three quarters, and the fourth was all deep bench players. Atlanta has a home crowd, and maybe they actually give the Cavs a game into the third quarter in game three, but if the Hawks win a game in this series, it's the upset of the year. They'll be well-rested for the Eastern Conference Finals.