With 2:10 remaining in the third quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers were up 24 points over the Atlanta Hawks. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Sixers had a 99.7% chance of winning the pivotal Game 5. And then the Hawks silenced their opponent.
Atlanta edged Philadelphia 40-19 in the final draw, including eliminating a 14-point deficit with just six minutes to complete comeback and a 109-106 victory on Wednesday night. Bring young, who scored 25 of his 39 points, put the Hawks ahead late by making a 3-point free kick over Matisse Thybulle and make all three free throws.
In a terrible second half, the Sixers just couldn’t score. Joel embiid Y Seth curry they were the only Sixers to make a field goal in the final two quarters (38 overall), as the rest of the team hit 0 of 11 shots from the field for just six points.
When the collapse happened, the NBA world took to Twitter to share their views on the collapse of Philadelphia and the perseverance of Atlanta.
The 76ers had a 97.5% chance of winning Game 5 with 4:23 remaining.
Then, this happened 😳⤵️ pic.twitter.com/LXYUEjtpxi
– SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 17, 2021
👀 game of runs lol
– Ja Morant (@JaMorant) June 17, 2021
– Baze (@ 24Bazemore) June 17, 2021
Yo you see Brooklyns comeback? 🔥 Atl: Hold my beer 🍺
– Terrence Ross (@TerrenceRoss) June 17, 2021
Im chilling tonight. Long day but wow. I went to eat dinner and came back surprised. What happen? Serious question bc I missed the entire half until 5 mins ago
– CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 17, 2021
I ain’t even gon lie, I started watching Cruella 🤣🤣 https://t.co/pVqw11FJj5
– Baze (@ 24Bazemore) June 17, 2021
MLK Jerseys 🤝 Game 6
– De’Andre Hunter (@DreHunter) June 17, 2021