Boston at Atlanta

The Boston Celtics had a chance to make a statement last night in taking on the Cleveland Cavaliers, but relinquished their top seed status with a huge loss. The Atlanta Hawks may be in a death spiral when it comes to the playoffs. They are currently sixth, but just 1.5 games from being on the outside looking in, and they are certainly not looking much like a playoff team right now. The Hawks have only managed wins vs. a pair of bottom feeders since March 11th, winning against Philadelphia and Phoenix, and even those were contested with margins of four and seven points. They have not beaten a team that if the season ended today would be in the playoffs, in almost a month. Boston has a bad taste in their mouth and should come out strong, while Atlanta looks lost right now. Play on Boston.