A march separates Atlanta and the Clippers from the conference finals after Game 5 of the semi-finals, played Wednesday night. Led after the first three meetings by Philadelphia, in the East, the Hawks regained the advantage after their new success (109-106) on the floor of the Sixers. A second victory in Pennsylvania in the form of a rather incredible heist, knowing that Trae Young, still huge (39 points, 7 assists) and the Georgians found themselves led at a time of 26 points.
A monster delay which did not prevent the fifth in the regular season from completely reversing the course of the match in the second half and snatching the victory thanks to the inevitable Trae Young, author of the victory basket and who in the process offered his record of points in the play-offs against this team of Phily who nevertheless thought to hold his victory in the wake of his two leaders of the evening Joel Embiid (37 points, 13 rebounds) and Seth Curry (36 points ).
It is however Atlanta which will have the possibility in two days to validate its ticket for the final. The Clippers could also finish the job on Friday night if they beat Utah again, at Staples Center, as they did for the third time in the series, Wednesday in Salt Lake City (119-111), where they did not. ‘had known only defeats since the start of these semi-finals in the West.
