An NBA season that began with struggles and a coaching change continues to reverse course for the young, surging Atlanta Hawks.
Kevin Huerter scored a playoff career-high 27 points, Trae Young added 21 points and 10 assists and the fifth-seeded Hawks stunned No. 1 seed and host Philadelphia 76ers 103-96 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday. Atlanta is in the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in a 50-year span — the other was in 2015, when it was swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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