The Atlanta Hawks held off the Detroit Pistons 98-95.
The Hawks took control with a 17-4 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 17. The Hawks led 53-36 with 2:57 left in the second quarter, and the Pistons got within 94-93 with 13 seconds left. Blake Griffin’s free throws made it 98-95 with 0.9 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Hawks 15-13. Reggie Jackson scored 7 of the Pistons’ 15 on 2 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Zaza Pachulia had 2 steals.
Dewayne Dedmon scored 11 points.
For the Pistons, Langston Galloway scored 18 points (16 in the fourth quarter) off the bench, and Griffin went 1 for 7 from 3. Galloway scored 16 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons got 5 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pistons outscored the Hawks 21-11 in 7 minutes with Pachulia, Griffin, Jackson, Bullock and Galloway on the floor together. Dedmon fouled out for the Hawks, and Jackson for the Pistons.