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The NBA Cup semifinals are set after the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets were victorious in their respective quarterfinal games on Wednesday.

Atlanta knocked out the New York Knicks 108:100 in the regular season tournament at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York.

At halftime, the Hawks were outscoring the Knicks 61-46, while the Knicks were struggling on offense.

Hawks guard Trae Young had another impressive game at MSG, finishing the game with 22 points, 11 assists and five rebounds. Atlanta trailed 66-62 in the third quarter when Young scored eight straight points, including back-to-back three-pointers. The Hawks never let up after that.

“We knew what the stakes were in this game and we also knew the odds in this game,” Young said after the win. “We just tried to play for each other and play until the end, and we did that.”

The three-time All-Star was one of three Atlanta players to drop at least 20 points. Forward De’Andre Hunter came off the bench to score a game-high 24 points, and forward Jalen Johnson had 21 points, 15 points and seven assists.

The Hawks defeated the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics and the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers in group play to advance to the knockout phase.

Knicks guard Josh Hart had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and center Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points and 19 boards in the loss.

Meanwhile, the Rockets stunned the Warriors 91-90 after a wild finish at the Toyota Center in Houston.

The Rockets got off to a hot start and went up by as many as 14 points about halfway through the second quarter.

However, the Warrior slowly but surely got closer and closer and cut the lead to seven at halftime.

Both teams continued to exchange baskets until the end of the third quarter.

With the score tied at 63-63, Warriors guard Buddy Hield hit a three-pointer to give Golden State its first lead since the first quarter. Just over a minute later he scored another goal to extend the lead.

Golden State, which has won four NBA titles in the last decade, continued to manage to keep Houston’s young, powerful offense in check – for the most part.

The Rockets continued to threaten and there was only one point left with just under 30 seconds left.

The madness came after Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga was whistled for a foul with three seconds left.

Houston guard Jalen Green made both free throws to secure the victory for the third-best team in the Western Conference this year, as the Rockets finished the game with a 7-0 run.

Rockets center Alperen Sengun finished the game with 26 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

After the game, 22-year-old Sengun said he had never seen the team “so thirsty.”

“We knew it would be difficult,” Sengun said. “We play aggressive, they play aggressive, but I’m proud of my team, my teammates, everyone. We work hard.”

Sengun, a former first-round pick of the Rockets from Turkey, set goals before their trip to Sin City.

“We are aiming for a title,” said Sengun. “Next game we will fight again. … It’s going to be a big fight on Saturday.”

Warriors superstar Steph Curry had 19 points.

In Tuesday’s other quarterfinal games, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 114-109, while the Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 118-104.

The prize money for reaching the quarterfinals is $50,000 per player and increases to $100,000 per player for reaching the semifinals.

The Hawks face the Bucks and the Rockets face the Thunder in the semifinals on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. This final will take place on Tuesday at the same venue.