The short-handed Atlanta Hawks were heavy underdogs vs. the Boston Celtics heading into Tuesday's NBA Cup opener at TD Garden ... going 5-of-16 from the floor and 2-of-9 from 3-point range.

NEW YORK -- Trae Young had 22 points and 11 assists, De'Andre Hunter and Jalen Johnson outplayed the Knicks frontcourt and the Atlanta Hawks took their surprising NBA Cup run all the way to the ...

The Atlanta Hawks are faced with ... the veteran of the team. The Hawks climbed to as high as 5th in the East, made the NBA Cup Semifinals, and beat teams like the Celtics, Cavaliers, Lakers ...

Atlanta's star point guard ... imitated a dice roll--signaling his and the Hawks' upcoming trip to Vegas, as apart of the next round of the NBA Cup, where they'll face the Milwaukee Bucks.