Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets crush the NBA Cup 2025

The NBA planned the NBA Cup so that the big teams and stars could be in Las Vegas competing for the title, but it backfired on them. Last night, Atlanta Hawks took down New York Knicks and Houston Rockets defeated Golden State Warriors.

Once again, Trae Young played a tremendous game, staining the Knicks' logo at Madison Square Garden. The Georgia team is taking down the giants at the beginning of this season with a stellar defense that suffocated Tom Thibodeau's team yesterday.

Jalen Johnson was sublime once more and is loudly demanding the title of Best Defender at this point in the season (21 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists yesterday). Young contributed 22 points and 11 assists. De'Andre Hunter had a standout performance (24 points). These Hawks are functioning well and managed to defeat the star-studded lineup of a Knicks team that disappointed on an important day. Josh Hart was the leading scorer with 21 points. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 19 points, similar to Mikal Bridges. Jalen Brunson had a tough game, scoring 14 points with a 5-for-15 shooting performance.

The other matchup between the Rockets and Warriors had everything and was decided by details, with the Texans clinching a final 91-90 victory amidst refereeing controversy and complaints from Steve Kerr. Defense was key to the triumph of Ime Udoka's team. Alperen Sengun was the star with 26 points. Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points for the Bay team and Steph Curry had 19, but it was not enough.

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