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Despite being original NBA franchises, the Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks haven’t had much playoff action against one another. In over seven decades, the teams have only met twice before in the postseason.
For the league’s first two decades this factor was one of geography. The Hawks franchise was often on the move (Tri-Cities to Milwaukee to St. Louis to Atlanta), but always in the West until 1971. Meanwhile, the Syracuse Nationals and 76ers were always in the East.
Finally, the Atlanta Hawks came over to the East in ‘71, but it still took another decade for them to finally meet the Sixers in the playoffs.