Jalen Duren scored 24 points (16 in the paint), and the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-112 for their 11th straight win.
The Pistons never trailed and led by as many as 19.
The Hawks got within 99-98 on Dyson Daniels’ cutting layup with 6:50 to play, but Daniss Jenkins answered with a driving dunk, and the Hawks got no closer than 108-106.
Isaiah Stewart’s 2 free throws with 30.0 seconds left made it 114-106 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Hawks 8-3. Duren scored 4 of the Pistons’ 8 on 0 for 2 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
Cade Cunningham had 25 points (14 in the paint) and 10 assists.
For the Hawks, Jalen Johnson had 25 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 24 points but went 1 for 9 from 3. Onyeka Okongwu scored 21 points on 8 for 13 shooting. The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pistons shot 54.2% from the field to the Hawks’ 48.3%. The Hawks turned it over 19 times, about 4 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pistons outscored the Hawks 20-6 in 5 minutes with Green, Stewart, Cunningham, Holland and Lanier on the floor together. Okongwu fouled out.