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Atlanta Hawks Clinch Playoff Spot; Boston Celtics Lock East’s No. 2 Seed in Dominant Win

By AFP News April 11, 2026 • 11:27 AM View: 845

The Atlanta Hawks secured an NBA playoff berth with a 124-102 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday as the Boston Celtics locked up the Eastern Conference second seed with a lopsided win of their own.

CJ McCollum scored a game-high 29 points for the Hawks, who came into the contest at sixth in the East and still in danger of falling into the play-in tournament that will see the seventh- through 10th-placed teams battle for the last two playoff berths in each conference.

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