The Atlanta Hawks, expected by some experts to finish out of the playoffs coming into the 2014-15 NBA regular season, are doing well … very well.
At present, nearly a quarter of the way through the season, Atlanta sits in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 13-6 record — just a game-and-a-half back of the first place Toronto Raptors, who were also expected to be lower in the standings.
This may be due, in large part, to the slow start of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the early season injury woes of the Chicago Bulls. Nevertheless, the Hawks are flying high right now, riding a six-game winning streak heading into Monday’s game against the struggling Indiana Pacers.
To say that team CEO Steve Koonin is excited might be an understatement. Here’s what he had to say Monday afternoon via Twitter:
The good guys try to make it 7 in a row tonight up in Indianapolis. There is a buzz building and we are all feeling it. Let’s go Hawks! #ATL
— Steve Koonin (@SteveKoonin) December 8, 2014
The buzz is building. So far, this season, attendance at Hawks games is up, at an average of 15,732. That’s an increase of 7.4-percent from last year.
Hopefully, the team will remain healthy and continue to play at a high level throughout the remainder of the year. Considering how poorly city’s other professional teams have fared this year, a successful season for its perennially mediocre basketball franchise might be just what Atlanta fans need.
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