The Hawks could not defend the three point line and the offense did not get going until the second half. Now, the Hawks are 2-1 in group play and will need a win vs the Cavaliers next week and a loss from Chicago to either Washington or Boston.

It took almost two seasons, but the Bulls finally won an in-season NBA Cup game, and did so in impressive fashion. While coach Billy Donovan doesn't love the format, he did all he could to try and run up the point differential late.

The Hawks looked to go 3-0 in the NBA Cup and once again pull to within one game of .500. In their way, however, was a Bulls team that mounted a big comeback to win the previous matchup this season. One thing in Atlanta’s favor was a full complement of healthy 15-man roster players (save Cody Zeller who remains away from the team and Mouhamed Gueye who was assigned to the College Park Skyhawks).

Both the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls are coming off of losses on Wednesday heading into their NBA Cup Group Play matchup on Friday night.  Atlanta is in the