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Newberry: Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors have plenty of playoff doubters
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Atlanta Hawks' Jeff Teague puts up a shot against Phoenix Suns' Markieff Morris, left, and Eric Bledsoe in the second quarter of an April 7 game in Atlanta. - photo by David Goldman
ATLANTA — They won 60 games, which is the accepted NBA standard of greatness. They blew away everyone else in the Eastern Conference — including you, LeBron James. Yet, there's hardly anyone outside Atlanta who believes the Hawks will make it to the NBA Finals, much less capture a championship.
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