Dyson Daniels and Jalen Johnson led the best way for Atlanta of their first NBA Cup recreation this week, because the injury-hit Hawks upset Boston.
Boston Shocked By Atlanta
The Celtics have been 16 level favourites in opposition to the Hawks on Tuesday night time, so it’s truthful to say that no person would have predicted Atlanta getting a win in Boston – particularly with out the injured Trae Younger.
Within the absence of Younger it was Jalen Johnson who exploded into motion for the Hawks, with the 22-year-old scoring his second profession triple double. Johnson grew to become the second youngest participant to file a triple double at TD Backyard in historical past after LeBron James.
It wasn’t simply Johnson on hearth in Boston although, as Dyson Daniels additionally recorded a career-high 28 factors within the victory. In 41 minutes on the ground, Daniels recorded 28 factors, 7 assists, 3 rebounds and 5 steals.
Dyson Daniels has 36 steals in his first 10 video games
That’s the most since Allen Iverson in 2003 pic.twitter.com/uo1w6u2HW8
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) November 13, 2024
Boston actually didn’t go down and not using a battle, as Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 37 factors together with Derrick White, who added 31 of his personal in a detailed loss within the cup.
Brown was requested postgame what went unsuitable within the loss and he addressed the crew’s turnovers: “I believe mentally, we have been simply careless tonight. We anticipated to win too careless. I imply, it confirmed.
“Our turnovers. It’s uncharacteristic of us having 20 turnovers… We wasn’t in sync like we usually have been, so we bought to be higher at that and I bought to be higher at that.”
Jaylen Brown:
Me and JT gotta be higher. We had 20 turnovers as a crew, and me and him had 11 mixed. pic.twitter.com/EoCLxSnmOX
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) November 13, 2024
Certainly not are the Celtics out of the cup, however they are going to have an extended, uphill highway to climb if they will make the quarter finals in Las Vegas this 12 months.
It appears unlikely Boston will prime their group this 12 months after the loss, with the fixtures solely getting more durable for Joe Mazzulla’s facet who face the unbeaten 12-0 Cavaliers within the second spherical.
In fact the reigning NBA champions may nonetheless advance to the quarters as one of many two finest ending second place groups.