The Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks had fought hard all series and it came down to just one final game in South Philadelphia for a spot in the Eastern Conference finals and a date with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Sixers had the momentum after going into Atlanta and forcing this winner take all Game 7 and the Wells Fargo Center was rocking.
However, Philadelphia could not use it to its advantage. This time, it was not Trae Young who really burned the Sixers, it was Kevin Huerter. The young man from Maryland scored 27 points with seven rebounds as the Hawks eliminated the Sixers with a 103-96 win in Game 7. Atlanta will face Milwaukee in Game 1 on Wednesday.
Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 31 points and 11 rebounds, Tobias Harris added 24 points and 14 rebounds, Seth Curry added 16, and Ben Simmons had five points, 13 assists, and eight rebounds. All in all, the effort just was not enough to get it done in this one.
Here are the observations from the season-ending loss: