Hawks & Pelicans live to fight another day!

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We are officially into postseason mode, and we had two elimination games on Wednesday, meaning two more teams got to pack their bags and book their trips to Cancun. On Tuesday, we saw the Clippers lose to the Timberwolves, meaning they will host the winner of Wednesday’s game between the ninth-seeded Pelicans and the 10th-seeded Spurs. In the Eastern Conference, we saw the Cavaliers lose to the Nets, and they await the winner of Wednesday’s game between ninth-seeded Atlanta and tenth-seeded Charlotte. So how did these games play out? Let’s find out!

Hawks rout Hornets 132-103 in Atlanta.

This game had a good deal of hype coming into it, and unfortunately, Charlotte just didn’t show up. The Hawks jumped out to a nine-point lead after the first quarter, before going into the half trailing by eight. The third quarter was a whole different story, as the Hawks outscored the Hornets 42-24 in the third quarter, and led 102-76 heading into the fourth quarter. Trae Young didn’t have his best shooting night, going 8-of-24 from the floor (1-of-7 3-pointers) for 24 points, but he dished out 11 assists and grabbed three rebounds to go with one steal and one block in 34 minutes. The Hornets did a pretty good job getting the ball out of Young’s hands by sending doubles at him, blitzing some of his ball screens, and being pretty physical throughout the night.

Arguably the biggest reason that the Hawks were able to separate from the Hornets in the 2nd half was De’Andre Hunter. The former Virginia Cavalier was outstanding on Wednesday, scoring 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting (2-of-3 3-pointers) and grabbing seven rebounds with two assists in 30 minutes. He did…