Everything that could have gone wrong for the Hawks in Game 1 did. Trae Young is not going to shoot 1 for 12 from the field again. Duncan Robinson isn't going to make eight 3s again. As well as Miami defended the Hawks in Game 1, it's worth noting that Young managed to solve Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and Matisse Thybulle a season ago. That doesn't mean the Hawks are going to win this series or even the game. But the Game 1 smackdown they endured probably overstated the difference between these teams slightly. Some basic shooting variance probably pushes these teams closer together, and in that case, I want the points. The pick: Hawks +7
That's why I copy-and-paste things sometimes. You don't find wisdom like that in a blog. 😛