On March 24, Beijing time, the NBA broke out of the big cold! The Pistons, the bottom-to-last team in the East, beat the Eastern Conference playoff team Hawks 122-101 at home. The Pistons scored in double figures with 8 assists in a single game and completely blew up the Hawks. Trae Young was more helpless to leave the game after the game.
In the previous game, the Hawks had just beaten the Knicks on the road. Hawks player Trae Young made a big fuss at Madison Square Garden, dropping 45 points and eight assists. However, this battle was back-to-back, and the Eagles showed fatigue throughout the team. Although in the first quarter, the Hawks took a 31-26 lead. But in the second quarter, the Pistons bench player broke out, and Olynyk scored 10 points in the single quarter. The Pistons made it 33-20 in the quarter to turn things around.
In the third quarter, the Pistons continued their excellent offensive form in the second quarter, scoring 34 points again in the single quarter. By the end of the third quarter, the Pistons were already leading by as many as 15 points at 93-78. In the final quarter, the Hawks started with another wave of 16-8, and the point difference came to more than 20 points. The Hawks then withdrew almost all of their starts and declared surrender. In the end, the Pistons won at home.
Throughout the game, Trae Young, hawks, 21 points, 9 assists and 4 turnovers, Hunter 15 points, the starter only these 2 people in double-figures. On the Pistons side, everyone was a soldier, and the 8 members of the team scored in double figures, assisted more than 30 times, and completely played team basketball. The Pistons also cheered at home, while the away Hawks were downplayed.
The outcome of this game is also a bit unbelievable, after all, for the Hawks, this should be the game they planned to win. Currently, they are 1 win away from 9th Place Hornets and 2 wins behind the Nets. If they can't improve their rankings, they need to win two consecutive away games in the playoffs if they want to make it to the playoffs. It can be said that this loss is a big loss.