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Pistons beat East-leading Hawks, 105-95

By Braden Shackelford

Mar 31, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Anthony Tolliver (43) goes to high five guard John Lucas III (9) during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit won 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2015; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons forward Anthony Tolliver (43) goes to high five guard John Lucas III (9) during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Detroit won 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /
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105. 64. 95. 125. Final

B+. <a href=. PG. Pistons. REGGIE JACKSON

B. Other than a 3 in the first quarter, Caldwell-Pope was quiet in the first half. But as he’s done a few times this season, Caldwell-Pope caught fire in the third for 12 quick points. When he gets going he’s pretty special, and I think that’s one of the reasons <a href=. SG. Pistons. KENTAVIOUS CALDWELL-POPE

C. Started his night with three great looks—thanks to Jackson—and nailed all of them. After that, Butler didn’t do much else.. SF. Pistons. CARON BUTLER

B+. 13 points in a variety of ways and 10 rebounds to go with it.. PF. Pistons. ANTHONY TOLLIVER

Is becoming a nightmare to defend. Some of that is Jackson’s ability to set him up on pick-and-roles, but credit Drummond for his rapidly improving offensive repertoire. He’s clearly been working on his one glaring weakness (one-on-one post up) and turned it into a formidable asset.<br />One play from Drummond I have to mention was his left hand layup which was the Pistons’ final basket of the half. He caught the ball near the top of the 3-point arc and took a couple dribbles to the rim, only to be met with a defender standing in his way to take a charge. Drummond gracefully jumped in the air to the left side of the defender and finished with a left-handed layup. It was the type of body control you’d  expect to see from a guard (<a href=. C. Pistons. ANDRE DRUMMOND. A+

I. <a href=. PG. Pistons. SPENCER DINWIDDIE

A+. Came in for the injured Dinwiddie and got going with a 3-pointer five second later (after falling down). In the third quarter, Lucas III had a memorable one-on-one possession defensively on Paul Millsap forcing a fade=away miss.<p class=. PG. Pistons. JOHN LUCAS III

C. Hit a shot as the shot clock was expiring in the second quarter and followed it up with a triple in the corner thanks to a nice drive and kick from Jackson.<p>Those were nice plays, but nothing compared to his dunk later in the game <a href=. SF. Pistons. TAYSHAUN PRINCE

B. Set good screens and had good spacing on the role of the pick-and-roles with Jackson. Sometimes defenders forget about Anthony on offense, but he was quick to make the Hawks pay for it. He also finished off a nice three-point play. He finished with five points, four rebounds, and four blocks.. C. Pistons. JOEL ANTHONY

F. Had a nice floater and steal in the first half, but didn’t offer anything else the rest of the way.. SG. Pistons. JODIE MEEKS

STAN VAN GUNDY. A+. Beat the East-leading Hawks with a sick point guard and another one injured? That’s an “A” in my book.. Head Coach. Pistons

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