Intro:

Postgame sound after the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 94-91 Friday (15 May) night to win the series four games to two.
It's the Hawks' first trip to a conference final since the NBA realigned into conferences in 1970-71. The team had not won two playoff series in a single year since moving to Atlanta for the 1968-69 season.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English): Mike Budenholzer, Atlanta Hawks head coach (on winning the game and series)

"What our defence was able to do tonight I think holding them to 36-percent (shooting percentage) in the first half to 39 points giving us an opportunity and we made just enough plays down the stretch Jeff Teague making decisions I think our bigs' presence at the rim Al Horford blocking shots and Paul (Millsap) at the rim and Paul just making plays everywhere I think it was just a great team effort a heck of a series we were we're ready to move on and prepare for the next round."

SOUNDBITE (English): Mike Budenholzer, Atlanta Hawks head coach (on Paul Pierce's game-tying basket that was waved off)

"A lot's going through your mind and they (referees) called it good so you're kinda thinking the referees they get more right than they don't so I watched his feet it looked like he was close to out of bounds and th en obviously just didn't quite get it off thankfully."