Jalen Johnson had 27 points (15 in the second quarter) and 12 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons 130-129 in overtime.
Tobias Harris made a 10-foot pull-up jumper on a pass from Duncan Robinson with 9.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 121 for the Pistons, but the Hawks outscored them 9-8 in overtime.
The Pistons had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Jalen Duren missed a 10-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 20. CJ McCollum scored 14 of the Hawks’ 20 on 5 for 10 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Ausar Thompson had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Pistons scored 4 points off them. With 4:51 left, Javonte Green stole the ball from Jonathan Kuminga, and Paul Reed’s dunk off it put the Pistons ahead 111-110.
McCollum scored 27 points with 5 3-pointers, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 21 points (14 in the first quarter). The Hawks had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Pistons, Duren had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and Harris added 22 points. Thompson had 18 points and 4 steals on 9 for 11 shooting.
The Pistons gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Hawks missed. They outscored the Hawks 76-52 in the paint. The Pistons’ starters outscored the Hawks 80-63 in 26 minutes together. Onyeka Okongwu fouled out.