It's hard to say that this is what the national media expected, but the Hawks will be the first team to punch their ticket to the NBA Cup in the Eastern Conference. Despite being in a group with the Cavaliers and Celtics, the Hawks got three crucial wins ...

The Hawks won the tiebreaker with the Celtics to advance as the East Group C winner. The post Trae Young tweets ‘Thank you Boston’ after Hawks win NBA Cup tiebreaker over Celtics appeared first on Boston.

The Hawks handed the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days and clinched East Group C in the NBA Cup with the Bulls' loss to the Celtics on Friday night.