The Sports Xchange
Dec 14, 2017
ATLANTA -- The Detroit Pistons used a near triple-double by Andre Drummond and some improved 3-point shooting to snap their seven-game losing streak Thursday night.
Drummond had 19 rebounds to go with 12 points and nine assists, and the Pistons made 13 of 30 shots from behind the arc in a 105-91 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Tobias Harris had 19 points for the Pistons (15-13), Avery Bradley scored 18 and Langston Galloway contributed 17 off the bench, making 5 of 8 3-point attempts.
Ersan Ilyasova led the Hawks (6-22) with 23 points, 12 of them coming in the first quarter. He made 10 of 14 shots.
The Hawks missed just three of their first 12 shots, going 4 of 5 from behind the 3-point arc, and led 23-15 seven minutes into the game before the Pistons got going.
Detroit pulled within 31-30 at the first break and then outscored the Hawks 29-15 in the second quarter to go up 59-46 at halftime.
The Pistons were 9 of 14 from behind the arc in the first half and closed on a 12-1 run.
Bradley scored nine of his 11 first-half points in the second quarter, and Drummond had 13 rebounds and six assists by intermission.
Detroit scored the first even points of the second half to go up 66-46 and led 85-64 entering the final quarter.
Rookie John Collins had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Hawks, and Dennis Schroder handed out 10 assists.
NOTES: F/C Collins, who played 20 minutes and made 7 of 10 shots, missed the previous five games with a left shoulder sprain. ... C Dewayne Dedmon (stress reaction) and F/C Mike Muscala (ankle) remain out for the Hawks. ... Pistons F Anthony Toliver wore a protective mask after having his nose broken by an errant elbow in the first half of Tuesday's home loss to Denver. Toliver made two 3-pointers for six points in 15 minutes. ... Pistons F Jon Leuer (ankle) remains sidelined. ... The Pistons finish their two-game road swing at Indiana on Friday. ... The Hawks play at Memphis on Friday.