Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons
· National Basketball AssociationCunningham finishes triple-double with huge plays at both ends as Pistons beat Hawks 122-121
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.
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.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
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
ATL | DET | |
---|---|---|
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 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 17,913 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 19 | 12 | .613 | - | W2 |
Miami | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | W1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 7 | 22 | .241 | 11 | L5 |
Washington | 4 | 23 | .148 | 13 | L2 |
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