NBA Playoffs: Al Horford throws down huge alley oop (Video)

By Josh Hill | May 20, 2015

May 20, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) controls the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers center Timofey Mozgov (20) during the first quarter of game one of the Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Hawks are so close to the NBA Finals, and it’s looking like Al Horford is ready to dunk his way into the biggest series of his career.

Both the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers want to win the NBA Finals this year for very different reasons. While the Hawks want to avenge all the years they failed to win the Finals in the 90s, the Cavaliers haven’t won anything in a very long time and are trying to win for their city’s sanity.

But it’s the Hawks who are the higher seed, yet aren’t the favorites to win. Someone must have told that to Al Horford, as he came out balling in the first half.

Al Horford can taste the NBA Finals, and he’s not going to allow the Cavaliers suspect defense to hold him back at all.

This is what the Atlanta Hawks need to do consistently, as the Cavaliers aren’t used to defending like this and it might be possible to draw fouls down low on plays like this.

Plus, the just look cool, and if the Hawks are going to win over America as the team to root for in the NBA Finals, they’ll need some style added to their substance.

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