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Atlanta Hawks' first conference finals appearance has city buzzing
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Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford, right, high-fives fans after the Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 82-81 in last week's Game 5 of the second round of the NBA playoffs in Atlanta. The top-seeded Hawks are hosting LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday in Atlanta’s first Eastern Conference finals. - photo by John Bazemore
ATLANTA — Atlanta fans love a big winner, and they love big stars. So the stage is set — the NBA’s biggest star playing in the biggest series in Atlanta Hawks history. The party invitations have been sent, and the infamously fair-weathered ATL fans should quickly RSVP. The top-seeded Hawks are hosting LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night in Atlanta’s first Eastern Conference finals.
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