Sports
Atlanta Hawks thanked their fans after a 19-game win streak with the cleverest playlist ever
by Tyler Munro
February 4, 2015
The Atlanta Hawks’ momentous 19-game win streak was cut, er, short earlier on Monday by Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans, but after going undefeated throughout January, the NBA’s Eastern Conference surprise wasted no time celebrating their accomplishment—and not dwelling on it ending.
Almost immediately, their official Twitter account was renamed to Fun while it lasted!, and after a bit of a playful back and forth with the Pelicans and Trail Blazers official accounts, they unveiled a smile-crushingly clever Spotify playlist.
Pretty clever, right? You can listen to it here, but it’s less about how it sounds—because Big Time Rush into the Rolling Stones isn’t a great transition—and more about the effort, and sentiment, behind it.
If you’re lost, some contest: After being pegged pre-season as a mid-conference playoff team, the Hawks have outdone even the surging Toronto Raptors for the NBA’s biggest surprise. Not only did they go on an incredible 19-game win streak, but as of today they’re still 7 games ahead of the Raptors for the Eastern Conference lead; they’ve won 81 per cent of their games, just a fraction behind the NBA best Warriors, and their free flowing offence and stifling, rotating defence has drawn comparisons to the NBA 2K video games.
Basically they’re good, both on the court and on Twitter. Still: Go Raptors.
