Hawks make a comeback win to pull ahead in playoff series

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks pulled out a comeback win in Wednesday night’s game after being down nearly 30 points at one point.

The Hawks pulled ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers in the final minutes of the game after being down the whole time. They ended up winning 109-106.

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Things looked grim for the Hawks throughout most of the game, but they turned it on at the end and turned the game around.

The official Atlanta Hawks Twitter even referencing the surprise comeback by tweeting out a viral video meme.

Going into Wednesday night’s Game 5, the best-of-7 series was all tied up at two games apiece. The Hawks are now up three games to two and just need one more to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

This is the first time since 2016 that the Hawks have made it to the second round of the playoffs.

If the Hawks pull off a win in this series, they’ll move on to the Conference Finals against either the Milwaukee Bucks or the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn leads that series 3-2.

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Game 6 is scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.m. back home at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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