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At around 11:00 pm EDT last night,  with the Atlanta Hawks up by 9 on the Milwaukee Bucks  with 4 minutes left......I went to bed.   I went to sleep confident these Hawks were going to go up 3-2 in the series  and close it out Friday in Wisconsin.

Well........a funny thing happened in those last 4 minutes.

You can imagine my surprise.....when I saw this headline....this morning:

Keep counting 'em out, all you NBA experts. These Milwaukee Bucks will just keep fighting to the end. The Hawks found that out the hard way on Wednesday as the Bucks got off the mat to grab a stunning 91-87 victory at Philips Arena. »Read Full Article(121)

It was like....getting punched in the stomach!  

How can a team......so talented.....so gifted.....lose.....at home......blowing a 9 point lead...in 4 minutes?

Then again......this is......Atlanta......and .....these are the .......Hawks.