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title: "AEBL Playoffs Recap: NBA elite's, Paul Millsap and Lou Williams face-off in OT thriller"
description: abel, basketball, hawks, atlanta
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# [AEBL Playoffs Recap: NBA elite's, Paul Millsap and Lou Williams face-off in OT thriller](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/aebl-playoffs-recap-nba-elites-paul-millsap-and-lou-williams-face-off-in-ot-thriller)

 Written by [The Blog Team](https://blog.a3cfestival.com/list/author/the-blog-team) | Aug 6

In the opening round of the **AEBL playoffs**, NBA players came out strong to help their respective teams advance to the final weekend of play for the 2015 season. A few notable players to suit up over the weekend include **Lou Williams (Los Angeles Lakers), John Jenkins (Dallas Mavericks), Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks), Josh Smith (Los Angeles Clippers)**, and many more.  

All 12 teams were eligible to play in the single elimination opening round of the playoffs. Top seeded teams, **Good Life Music Group**, **Raunchy Clothing** and** Hand Down Man Down (HDMD) **all saw their season's come to abrupt ends.

Defending champions, **Uptown Sounds**, played in an overtime thriller in which **NBA Sixth Man of the Year**, **Lou Williams**, faced-off against two-time **NBA All-Star**, **Paul Millsap's** team, **The Skills Factory** (TSF). Williams scored 49-points in the game to lead his team to the semi-finals next weekend.

In addition to the action on the courts, prior to the games on Saturday, **2Chainz Tru Foundation** and **AEBL** hosted a back to school event at Grady High School. The event catered to more than 200 children and helped prepare students and parents for the upcoming school year. The** Tru Foundation** and **AEBL** gave away backpacks with school supplies and provided haircuts and hair styles to those in attendance.

This upcoming weekend, August 8 and 9, is the final weekend of play for the 2015 summer season. All games and events will remain at Grady High School. 

 

The schedule is as follows:

**Saturday, August 8 - Final 4**

**5 p.m. Game 1 : Street Execs vs. ATL Dream Team**

6:30 p.m. Game 2 : Uptown Sounds vs. Team Freeze/C4

 

**Sunday - Championship Day**

4:30 p.m. : 3pt/Dunk Contest

5 p.m. : Celebrity Influencer Game

6:30 p.m. : Championship Game 

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