With the Philadelphia 76ers ousted in the playoffs by the Atlanta Hawks, now is the time to check in on the remaining former Sixers still doing their thing in these NBA Playoffs.
While former Process champion Dario Saric and former Sixer draft pick for all of 10 minutes, Mikal Bridges, are just one win away from the NBA finals, the Hawks were without their leader, Trae Young, who was out with a foot injury.
With Young out, the Hawks turned to former Sixers guard Lou Williams to take his place. Williams played his first seven seasons in Philadelphia where he began establishing himself as one of the top 6th Men in the league before leaving for the Hawks in 2012. He then bounced around a bit before finding his way back to Atlanta at the trade deadline.
Williams stepped up in a big way on Tuesday scoring 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting to go along with seven assists and five rebounds to help the Hawks even the series with the Milwaukee Bucks 110-88 in Game 4.
Former Sixer alert: Lou Williams 21 points 7/9 shooting 7 assists and 5 rebounds filling in for an injured Trae Young #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) June 30, 2021
As the series now shifts back to Milwaukee for Game 5, the Hawks will need Young to return and give the team a lift, but at the same time, if Williams can continue to play like this, he would give Atlanta a big lift.
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