Trae Young scored 29 points, making all 15 of his free throws, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 128-120 in their home opener at State Farm Arena.
The Hawks took control with a 29-10 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 24.
Bogdan Bogdanović scored 17 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench, and Rajon Rondo added 12 points (6 on 2 3-pointers) and 8 assists off the bench. The Hawks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pistons, Josh Jackson scored 27 points, and Jerami Grant added 27 points. Mason Plumlee had 9 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
The Hawks shot 48.8% from the field and 47.6% from 3 to the Pistons’ 43.9% and 31.7%. The Hawks made 20 3-pointers, 5 of them by Bogdanović and 4 by Solomon Hill. The Pistons were outscored 29-19 in 8 minutes with Ellington, Wright, Mykhailiuk, Doumbouya and Stewart on the floor together.