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.

Green could handle primary-scoring duties on a post-Young Atlanta team and wreak havoc in the open floor alongside Jalen Johnson. Maybe this takes more assets than the Hawks are comfortable ...

But the Hawks were a much stronger team defensively with LeVert on the floor. Grade ... He played a key role in the Hawks first NBA Cup tournament win, helping the team to advance out of Group ...

The NBA settled the tiebreakers for various draft scenarios this week and they worked out very well in the Atlanta ... due to floor spacing concerns, but he could give the Hawks size at the ...

Entering the game, there were two clear areas of potential vulnerability for the Hawks from a statistical standpoint, with one on each side of the floor. On the defensive end, Atlanta entered the ...

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 ...

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.