Detroit Pistons @ Atlanta Hawks
Monday, December 18, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA | Game ID: 22300352
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ATL 38 23 35 34 130DET 25 27 32 40 124
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Trae Young stays hot with 31 points, 15 assists as Hawks hand Pistons 24th straight loss, 130-124
ATLANTA -- — Trae Young extended his recent hot streak with another double-double, scoring 31 points with 15 assists, as the Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit 130-124 on Monday night, handing the Pistons their 24th consecutive loss.
“I was not going to let them break their streak against us,” Young said.
The Pistons' last win came on Oct. 28 against Chicago. Detroit is two losses away from matching the NBA's longest losing streak in one season.
“I want to win, we all do,” said Cade Cunningham , who led the Pistons with a career-high 43 points.
“We've got a young team. We need these moments to learn and get better," he said.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 25 points for Detroit.
Young scored at least 30 points with at least 10 assists for the fourth consecutive game with his team-leading 16th double-double against the Pistons.
The Hawks made 9-of-12 3s in the first quarter, including two by Young, as they claimed an early lead they never lost despite repeated comeback attempts by the Pistons. Overall, Atlanta made 16-of-36 3s.
Pistons coach Monty Williams said Cunningham, the second-year player who was the No. 1 overall pick in 2021, “is just growing” and has been a leader through more than seven weeks without a win.
“It's tremendous watching his leadership through what will probably be the toughest stretch of his career,” Williams said.
Cunningham added team-leading totals of seven assists and three steals.
The NBA record for the longest losing streak within a single season is 26, shared by the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers . The 76ers lost a record 28 consecutive games over the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
Saddiq Bey scored 21 points for Atlanta and Dejounte Murray had 20. De'Andre Hunter 's 19 points included two 3-pointers after Detroit pulled to within six points at 115-109. The Pistons again cut the deficit to six points at 126-120 on James Wiseman 's layup with 1:34 remaining.
Wiseman missed two free throws with 1:03 remaining.
Atlanta appeared to be on the verge of putting the game away when Hunter stole a pass by Marvin Bagley III to set up a basket by Bey for a 47-31 lead midway through the second quarter. The Pistons trimmed the deficit to 61-52 at halftime.
Williams said before the game that center Isaiah Stewart is day to day with a left shoulder sprain. Center Jalen Duren (left ankle sprain) is not able to practice.
Atlanta's Clint Capela (left knee bone bruise) scored 17 points with a game-high 15 rebounds in his return after missing one game.
Hawks coach Quin Snyder said he hopes F Jalen Johnson (left wrist) can return soon. The Hawks improved to only 3-8 since losing Johnson.
“We definitely miss what he brings to our team,” Young said. “I just want him to be healthy when he gets back.”
Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic (right ankle inflammation) participated in pregame drills but missed his second consecutive game.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DETAB A. Burks
AT A. Thompson
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
CC C. Cunningham
IL I. Livers
JH J. Harris
JI J. Ivey
JW J. Wiseman
MB M. Bagley III
MS M. Sasser
ATLCC C. Capela
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Murray
GM G. Mathews
OO O. Okongwu
SB S. Bey
SL S. Lundy
TY T. Young
WM W. Matthews
DET/ATL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur