PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers will open their Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup with the Atlanta Hawks in front of a packed Wells Fargo Center Crowd on Sunday afternoon.
Thursday morning the NBA announced the top-seeded Sixers will take on the fifth-seeded Hawks at 1 p.m. Both teams eliminated their first-round opponents in five games on Wednesday night with the Sixers putting away the Washington Wizards, and the Hawks knocking of the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
The Sixers were able to finish off the Wizards without All-Star Center Joel Embiid, who was diagnosed with a small lateral meniscus tear in his right knee after he left Game 4 against the Wizards following a hard fall.