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After last season's elbow-throwing, trash-talking, seven-game playoff series, there's still some bad blood between Boston and Atlanta. Still, the pressure was on the Hawks to avenge their early-season one-point loss in Boston, and to also prove that winning three of three games at home in last season's series wasn't a fluke.

On the basis of this intense and hugely entertaining contest, here are some reasons why Atlanta is almost ready for prime-time competition:



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