Detroit Pistons end losing streak and beat Atlanta 105-91
By Ash Vanclay
In a game where the Atlanta Hawks burst out of the gate and almost couldn’t miss, Detroit Pistons fans would be forgiven for thinking “here we go again”, but the Pistons knuckled down and they were finally able to break their 7 game losing streak!
The Atlanta Hawks took the first quarter 31-30 with some lights out shooting, at 71 percent from the field! Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons could only manage 59 percent from the field. However, the Detroit Pistons knuckled down on defense and both teams ended up shooting around 45 percent, with Detroit taking the edge in three-point shooting 43.3 percent to 35.5 percent.
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The starters scored 70 of Detroit’s points shooting 49 percent from the field, a marked improvement on the game in Denver. Detroit were buoyed by some excellent play and shot making from Langston Galloway off the bench who saw 21 minutes thanks to foul trouble from Ish Smith.
PG. Detroit Pistons. REGGIE JACKSON. B-. <a rel=
B+. <a rel=. SG. Detroit Pistons. AVERY BRADLEY
<a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. REGGIE BULLOCK. B+
Detroit Pistons. TOBIAS HARRIS. A. Tobias shrugged off his last game and was back to his usual self, finishing with 19 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 72.7 percent shooting! He didn’t force anything and took good shots, and made most of them! Great bounceback from Tobias.. PF
C. Detroit Pistons. ANDRE DRUMMOND. A+. <a rel=
C. Ish Smith didn’t have a good game today. He struggled early when he came on and picked up 3 quick fouls, which limited his playing time. He managed 10 minutes, finished with 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.. PG. Detroit Pistons. ISH SMITH
A+. Langston Galloway saw extended playing time (21 minutes) thanks to Ish Smith getting in foul trouble, and boy did he capitilise on the opportunity. Langston played Point Guard off the bench and it felt like he couldn’t miss. He finished with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals and shot 60 percent from the field!. SG. Detroit Pistons. LANGSTON GALLOWAY
B. <a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. LUKE KENNARD
C. <a rel=. SF. Detroit Pistons. STANLEY JOHNSON
B-. <a rel=. PF. Detroit Pistons. ANTHONY TOLLIVER
C. <a rel=. PF. Detroit Pistons. HENRY ELLENSON
<a rel=. C. Detroit Pistons. ERIC MORELAND. B+
A. Stan Van Gundy coached a good game today. Using Langston Galloway at Point Guard was a good move as opposed to giving Reggie huge minutes. Stan put the starters in as Atlanta made a slight run towards the end of fourth just to make sure. You could visibly see the relief on his face as the final whistle went. The only slight disappointment was taking Drummond out, but with a game tomorrow it was the right move.. Head Coach. Detroit Pistons. STAN VAN GUNDY