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 semifinals in Las Vegas, beating New York 108-100 on Wednesday night.

Hunter scored 24 points and Johnson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who were perhaps the surprise team of the tournament after knocking off the defending champion Celtics in Boston and NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in group play to reach the knockout stage as the No. 3 seed in the East.

Now they will face another East power, the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, on Saturday in a semifinal matchup.

Josh Hart scored 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 19 rebounds for the Knicks, who went 4-0 in group play and shot out to a 12-point lead Wednesday. But as in the 2021 playoffs, it was Young who was celebrating on the floor of Madison Square Garden after eliminating the Knicks.

Takeaway

Hawks: Just advancing out of a tough pool group would have been a great experience for some young Hawks players. Now they can go and win the whole thing with two victories in Las Vegas.

Knicks: One of the favorites to win the tournament had a shockingly poor second half and fell to 0-2 against Atlanta this season.

Key moment

The Knicks led 66-62 before Young scored eight straight points, pointing to the floor after a 31-footer for his second consecutive 3-pointer. Hunter then hit a 3 to cap an 11-0 surge during which Atlanta took its first lead of the game and went ahead 73-66.

Key stat

Atlanta outscored New York 61-46 in the second half.

Up next

While the Hawks go to Las Vegas, the Knicks will go to Orlando for a game Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Clint Capela vs. Karl-Anthony Towns (Jalen Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:38	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Mikal Bridges makes 24-foot three point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	3	0
11:22	Trae Young misses two point shot	3	0
11:20	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	3	0
11:15	Jalen Johnson blocks OG Anunoby 's 22-foot three point shot	3	0
11:13	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	3	0
11:10	Mikal Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	0
11:06	Jalen Brunson blocks Dyson Daniels 's 6-foot driving layup	3	0
11:04	Hawks offensive team rebound	3	0
11:02	Jalen Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:00	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	3	0
10:48	Jalen Johnson blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's driving layup	3	0
10:46	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	3	0
10:42	Zaccharie Risacher misses 25-foot three point shot	3	0
10:40	Jalen Johnson offensive rebound	3	0
10:39	Jalen Johnson misses 6-foot jumper	3	0
10:37	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	3	0
10:24	Jalen Brunson makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	6	0
10:04	Zaccharie Risacher misses 8-foot two point shot	6	0
10:02	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	6	0
9:53	Mikal Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	6	0
9:50	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	6	0
9:48	Mikal Bridges misses 11-foot jumper	6	0
9:46	Clint Capela defensive rebound	6	0
9:41	Trae Young misses running pullup jump shot	6	0
9:39	Josh Hart defensive rebound	6	0
9:36	Jalen Johnson kicked ball violation	6	0
9:23	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	0
9:21	Clint Capela defensive rebound	6	0
9:12	Trae Young makes 11-foot two point shot (Jalen Johnson assists)	6	2
8:51	Clint Capela shooting foul	6	2
8:51	Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2	6	2
8:51	Knicks offensive team rebound	6	2
8:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	7	2
8:40	Trae Young bad pass (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	7	2
8:31	Mikal Bridges makes 1-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	9	2
8:30	Hawks Full timeout	9	2
8:12	Zaccharie Risacher lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	9	2
8:05	OG Anunoby makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Josh Hart assists)	11	2
7:53	Clint Capela makes layup (Jalen Johnson assists)	11	4
7:36	Jalen Brunson makes 4-foot two point shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	13	4
7:36	Dyson Daniels shooting foul	13	4
7:36	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 1	13	4
7:34	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	4
7:17	Dyson Daniels makes 6-foot two point shot (Jalen Johnson assists)	13	6
7:01	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	6
6:59	Clint Capela defensive rebound	13	6
6:46	Clint Capela makes dunk (Dyson Daniels assists)	13	8
6:19	shot clock turnover	13	8
6:19	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	13	8
6:08	Jalen Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	13	8
6:06	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	8
5:59	Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	8
5:49	Trae Young makes 3-foot two point shot	13	10
5:33	Josh Hart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	16	10
5:23	Josh Hart shooting foul	16	10
5:23	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	16	11
5:23	Miles McBride enters the game for Josh Hart	16	11
5:23	Precious Achiuwa enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	16	11
5:23	Onyeka Okongwu enters the game for Clint Capela	16	11
5:23	Bogdan Bogdanovic enters the game for Jalen Johnson	16	11
5:23	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
5:13	Mikal Bridges makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	18	12
5:06	Trae Young makes two point shot	18	14
4:52	Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper	18	14
4:50	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	18	14
4:46	Dyson Daniels out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	14
4:32	Jalen Brunson misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	18	14
4:30	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	18	14
4:15	De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot	18	14
4:13	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	18	14
3:56	Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul	18	14
3:56	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
3:56	OG Anunoby misses free throw 2 of 2	19	14
3:54	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	19	14
3:45	Trae Young traveling	19	14
3:33	Precious Achiuwa makes driving layup (Miles McBride assists)	21	14
3:14	Bogdan Bogdanovic misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	21	14
3:12	Onyeka Okongwu offensive rebound	21	14
3:08	Dyson Daniels misses 7-foot two point shot	21	14
3:07	Miles McBride defensive rebound	21	14
2:59	Jalen Brunson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	14
2:57	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	21	14
2:57	Mikal Bridges makes tip shot	23	14
2:57	Hawks Full timeout	23	14
2:57	Jalen Johnson enters the game for Trae Young	23	14
2:43	Onyeka Okongwu misses driving layup	23	14
2:42	Jalen Johnson offensive rebound	23	14
2:42	Jalen Johnson misses tip shot	23	14
2:41	Jalen Johnson offensive rebound	23	14
2:41	OG Anunoby blocks Jalen Johnson's tip shot	23	14
2:38	Dyson Daniels offensive rebound	23	14
2:30	De'Andre Hunter misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	23	14
2:28	Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound	23	14
2:08	Miles McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Precious Achiuwa assists)	26	14
1:49	Jalen Johnson makes driving layup	26	16
1:49	OG Anunoby shooting foul	26	16
1:49	Jalen Johnson makes free throw 1 of 1	26	17
1:49	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for OG Anunoby	26	17
1:49	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jalen Brunson	26	17
1:49	Vit Krejci enters the game for Dyson Daniels	26	17
1:34	Onyeka Okongwu personal foul	26	17
1:27	Karl-Anthony Towns bad pass (Jalen Johnson steals)	26	17
1:19	De'Andre Hunter makes 25-foot three point shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)	26	20
1:10	Cameron Payne makes 1-foot two point shot	28	20
52.0	De'Andre Hunter misses driving floating jump shot	28	20
49.1	Vit Krejci offensive rebound	28	20
47.1	Jalen Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	20
45.1	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	28	20
36.1	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 29-foot three point jumper	28	20
34.1	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	28	20
14.1	Jalen Johnson makes 3-foot two point shot	28	22
4.1	Cameron Payne misses 2-foot two point shot	28	22
2.1	Jalen Johnson defensive rebound	28	22
0.0	Jalen Johnson misses 48-foot three point pullup jump shot	28	22
0.0	Hawks offensive team rebound	28	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 12, 2024

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN SE, MSG

Attendance

19,812

Referees

Jacyn Goble, Ben Taylor, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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