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Atlanta Hawks lose the game, win the day on Twitter

Published May. 9, 2015 9:41 p.m. ET

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The Atlanta Hawks know the Cleveland Cavaliers' pain. And they took to Twitter looking for some sympathy and unity.

On Saturday, Paul Pierce's prayer sank the Hawks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Pierce was surrounded by Hawks and somehow banked home a shot to give the Washington Wizards a 103-101 victory and 2-1 lead in the series.

The banked buzzer-beater came less than 24 hours after Derek Rose stunned the Cavaliers on Friday night with his own banked buzzer-beater.

Rose one-upped Pierce, as his shot was a 3-pointer.

Either way, both proved to be absolute daggers.

And the Hawks took to Twitter looking for some togetherness in misery and pain.

And for a double dose of the magic:

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