In Wednesday night NBA action, the Atlanta Hawks will travel to Little Caesars Arena to take on the Detroit Pistons. The Hawks (2-1) acquired G Dejounte Murray from San Antonio in an offseason trade with the hope of improving a defense that finished 26th in efficiency. On Sunday, Atlanta was torched for 45 points during the third quarter and allowed Charlotte to shoot 52 percent from the field during a 126-109 home loss.
All five Atlanta starters scored in double figures and were led by All-Star G Trae Young with 28 points. Dejounte Murray contributed 19 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks, who missed 27 of their 35 three-point attempts in defeat.
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The Detroit Pistons are trying to build around 2021 number one overall draft pick Cade Cunningham and rank second worst in defensive efficiency. This will be the second of a back-to-back for Detroit, who was outscored in each quarter of a 120-99 road loss against Washington last night. The Pistons (1-3) missed 20 of their 28 three-point attempts and allowed the Wizards to shoot 52 percent from the field.
Detroit F Bojan Bogdanovic matched a game-high with 25 points on an 8-for-13 shooting performance. C Isaiah Stewart added 13 points and ten rebounds for the Pistons. Cade Cunningham and rookie G Jaden Ivey each finished with a minus 18 rating for the game.
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- Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Pistons are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games overall.
- Under is 7-1 in Hawks last 8 overall.
- Over is 7-0 in Pistons last 7 overall.
- Hawks are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Detroit.
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