Overview
- Atlanta won 128-108, breaking the game open with a 34-17 third quarter and shooting 54.3% from the field.
- Jalen Johnson posted 22 points and 13 rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 21, and Dyson Daniels added 18.
- Young sprained his right knee against Brooklyn when teammate Mouhamed Gueye fell into his leg, exiting after seven minutes.
- The Hawks ruled Young out for the Cup opener and sent him back to Atlanta for an MRI, with no return timetable announced.
- Indiana dropped to 0-5 while missing multiple starters, including Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Mathurin, as the team disclosed Obi Toppin will undergo foot surgery.