Atlanta is now 1-0 in NBA Cup games for Group C. For Boston to advance out of group play to the knockout round, it needs to beat Cleveland in a massive game next Tuesday, win out to go 3-1, and have a couple of blowouts in there (point differential is a tiebreaker).

In the opening matchup of the 2025 NBA Cup, the game went down to the wire in the Atlanta Hawks showdown against the Boston Celtics.

Historically, even dominant Boston Celtics teams have struggled against the Atlanta Hawks in the playoffs. Tuesday, that struggle extended to the Emirates Cup. Onyeka Okongwu tipped in a Dyson Daniels miss with 6.1 seconds for the game-winning basket in ...

The Hawks stunned the Boston Celtics in the first game of the Emirates NBA Cup. The Hawks would play without Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kobe Bufkin, De’Andre Hunter, and Vit Krejci. Trae Young was added to the injury report and was unavailable for this game.

The Hawks take down the Celtics after Onyeka Okongwu tips in a bucket with six seconds remaining in the game.