The Chicago Bulls are facing off against the Boston Celtics in a thrilling NBA Cup game that could have major NBA Cup implications. The Celtics have one of the

Boston, Chicago, and Atlanta are all 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Group C standings. Cleveland is 1-1 and Washington is 0-3. The Bulls will be the Group C champion if they beat the Celtics and the Hawks beat the Cavaliers. Chicago owns the tiebreaker over Atlanta based on its head-to-head victory.

Chicago was unable to handle the Celtics once they ramped up the pressure down the stretch. Joe Mazzulla's team adjusted their defensive pick-up points and began to execute at a higher level than we'd seen throughout the earlier quarters.