The injury-depleted Atlanta Hawks came from behind and beat the Celtics, 117-116 at TD Garden Tuesday night.  The Celtics record falls to 9-3 with the loss.  The Hawks without several key players including Trae Young improved to 5-7.  The loss came in the 1st game in Pool Play in this year's NBA Cup.  Jaylen Brown scored 20 points in the 1st Half and ended up with (37).  Derrick White scored 31. The Celtics go a turnover on an inbounds with just over 3 seconds and Jaylen Brown missed on a potential game-winner.  Jalen Johnson had a Triple-Double with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.  

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Derrick White's Night: Derrick White hit 4 3's in the 4th Quarter and finished with 7 3's and a season-high 31 Points for the game.  White has scored double-figures in all 12 games and has gone for 20 or more 5 times over the 1st 12 games.  He's hit 4 or more 3's in 7 of the Celtics 1st 12 Games.

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NBA Cup- The Celtics are 0-1 in Pool Play in this year's NBA Cup.  The Celtics are in Group C along with the Cavaliers, Bulls, Wizards, & Hawks.  The Celtics were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in last year's In-Season Tournament.   

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What's Next?: The Celtics complete their 2nd back-to-back of the season with a road match-up against the Brookly Nets Wednesday night.  The Celtics came from behind and picked up an overtime win at home in Boston over the Nets last Friday night.  The Celtics were down 12-0 and 16-2 in the 1st Quarter.  The Celtics won on back-to-back nights with wins over the Hornets in Charlotte on November 1st & 2nd.        

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