The Atlanta Hawks finished 2-2 in NBA Cup play this season, failing to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament after losses to the Toronto Raptors — who have won Group A and advanced — and the Washington Wizards.
In order to reach 82 games for this season, there were two previously unscheduled games pending the results of NBA Cup action. Now, the NBA and the Hawks have announced those makeup games, both against teams from other Eastern Conference groups that also didn’t qualify for the next round.
Atlanta will now travel to Detroit for a game on Friday, December 12, making it three total times the team will play at the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons this regular season. Two days later, they will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in State Farm Arena in a 3:30 PM tipoff — bringing that season series to two games at home and two away.
That means that after the December 6 game at the Wizards, the Hawks will have six days between games. Similarly, then they’ll have three full off days after the added Sixers’ game before taking on the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, December 18.
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