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The Atlanta Hawks come into as the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with the fourth-best record. That means fewer games at the Philips Arena, but fans should not be hesitant to purchase Atlanta Hawks tickets to see if this team, down an All Star center, can make a run in the 2012 postseason truly as memorable as the regular season run. The basketball team made quite a run through the last 10 games of the schedule and hopes to make a run to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Without Al Horford, Coach Larry Drew has made due with Zaza Pachulia, Jason Collins, and Ivan Johnson manning center. The team has held opponents to 93.2 points per game, the sixth fewest in the NBA and scored 96.6, putting them in the middle of the pack. The Hawks have won very much so because of their youth and athleticism. That is despite, the inclusion of Kirk Hinrich in the starting lineup. Josh Smith, Joe Johnson, and Jeff Teague have all stepped up their respective games. Smith has taken a jump in his development that includes far fewer jump shots, Johnson remains a weapon from long range and up close, and Teague has started every game of the regular season schedule at point.

Teague made an impression in his mini battle with Derrick Rose last postseason and has been able to penetrate and kick throughout the 2012 basketball season. Hinrich is a defensive ace on the perimeter with the ability to run the offense, giving the Atlanta Hawks two secure set of hands. The bench is thin, but Marvin Williams remains the glue guy capable of playing the 2 through 4. The Hawks will need players like Willie Green, Jannero Pargo, Tracy McCgrady, and Ivan Johnson to step up if they want to advance very far in the playoffs. Green and Pargo are scorers, Johnson has unexpectedly taken on a big role in the bench rotation, and McGrady has some superstar left in those tired legs.

The Hawks draw the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. The lack of a strong interior defender is not too much of a detriment in this series. Josh Smith has the athleticism to frustrate KG on both ends of the court and neither team has another big worth fretting over. This is going to be a perimeter series with Rajon Rondo and Teague playing the same game, penetrate and dish. If Teague is up to the Rondo challenge, then the Atlanta Hawks will have another series on the postseason schedule.