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Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons

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4-6, 1-3 Away
Final
121 - 122

4-6, 2-3 Home

Cunningham finishes triple-double with huge plays at both ends as Pistons beat Hawks 122-121

Trae Young highlights vs. Detroit Pistons

Cunningham had 22 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds. Malik Beasley and Tobias Harris also scored 22 points for Detroit.

Cunningham matched Grant Hill for the longest triple-double streak in franchise history. It was Cunningham's fifth career triple-double, tying Isiah Thomas for the second-most in franchise history

Trae Young gave the Hawks their first lead of the game at 121-120 with 12.5 seconds left. But Cunningham drove and hit a hook shot in traffic to put Detroit back in front.

Young then drove to the basket before dishing the ball to Onyeka Okongwu, but Cunningham blocked his shot as time expired.

Young had 35 points and 13 assists. Jalen Johnson scored 20 for Atlanta.

The Hawks trailed by as many as 24 points in the first half, but they tied the game on Dyson Daniels' floater with 3:36 to play.

Harris answered with a 3-pointer, and after Okongwu's dunk, Jaden Ivey's three-point play made it 120-116 with 2:31 left.

Takeaways Hawks: Atlanta didn't give Young much help until its final push. He had seven assists in the fourth quarter to go along with his 10 points.

Pistons: Detroit built its big first-half lead with very little scoring help from its best player. Cunningham had seven rebounds and nine assists in the half, but only scored two points on 1-for-6 shooting.

Key moment Detroit led 99-88 early in the fourth quarter, but Larry Nance Jr. dunked in traffic and hit a 3-pointer to get the Hawks within six with 9:05 left.

Key stat The Hawks outscored Detroit 98-82 in the final three quarters.

Up next Atlanta returns home to play the Chicago Bulls on Saturday. Detroit hosts the Houston Rockets on Sunday afternoon.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 122
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 122
4th 0.0 Hawks offensive team rebound 121 - 122
4th 1.0 Cade Cunningham blocks Onyeka Okongwu 's 3-foot layup 121 - 122
4th 8.1 Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr. 121 - 122

Statistics

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44-97 FG 44-86
45.4 Field Goal % 51.2
15-36 3PT 13-33
41.7 Three Point % 39.4
18-23 FT 21-31
78.3 Free Throw % 67.7
44 Rebounds 45
15 Offensive Rebounds 11
29 Defensive Rebounds 34
30 Assists 27
12 Steals 7
7 Blocks 8
17 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
26 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 28
26 Fast Break Points 6
54 Points in Paint 46
21 Fouls 18
1 Largest Lead 24
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Stewart, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
Jaden Ivey, PG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Johnson, SF Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 17,913 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 41 41 .500 - L1
Atlanta 40 42 .488 1 W3
Miami 37 45 .451 4 L1
Charlotte 19 63 .232 22 L7
Washington 18 64 .220 23 W1

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 64 18 .780 - L1
Indiana 50 32 .610 14 W1
Milwaukee 48 34 .585 16 W8
Detroit 44 38 .537 20 L2
Chicago 39 43 .476 25 W3
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