Hawks are developing and progressing, which is good news. Of course, it’s still a long way to the level of a top team, but in general, Nate McMillan’s wards have shown their best side this season. It is worth noting the fifth place in the Eastern Conference, as well as a good start in the playoffs. The team dealt with New York without any problems in five matches and a really worthy opponent was caught in the second round. Atlanta had to confront Philadelphia and already in the first fight Trey Young and the company fired (128-124). Unfortunately, it was not possible to keep the advantage, as the opponent turned on the speed and even managed to come out ahead. Now the club needs to compare the score, although the bookmakers do not really believe in this, but do not forget that the fourth meeting will take place at home at the State Farm Arena, which clearly adds confidence to the owners.
Venezuela, as practice shows, is not very successful against higher-level teams. It is difficult to single out strong performers in this team. Leaders of the team play in far from the strongest clubs. And this generally reflects the actual level of the national team. Protection should be a pretty big problem for Venezuela. After all, now they have to act against the most talented players. Venezuela will play a very saturated defensive group anyway, but this is unlikely to significantly affect the result. There is simply no positive in the game of nominal guests.
