The Pistons (23-52, 7-29 road) will be in Atlanta to take on the Hawks (48-27). The tip will be at 7 pm est from the Philips Arena. The game can be viewed locally on FS Detroit. Listen live on 97.1 fm.
Hawks’ snapshot
Home record: 31-7
Last game: 4/2 (Fri) – L 88-93 @ Cavaliers
Last 10: 6-4
Streak: Lost 1
Vs. Pistons: Nov 29th Atl (88) @ Det (94) / Mar. 13th Det (99) @ Atl (112)
Injuries: N/A
The Pistons lost to the Hawks down in Atlanta on March 13th and haven’t won a game since, which after last night brings the losing streak to 10.
The Hawks are playing to keep their one game lead over the Celtics for the third overall playoff seed in the east.
The Pistons have dropped their last 3 games at Philips Arena, and their last 10 road games overall. The Hawks are .815 ball club at home and are currently on a season high 9 game home winning streak. It’s probably going to be another long night for Pistons’ fans.
Foul Shots:
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ALSO OF NOTE: The Hawks are a 14 point favorite … B. Wallace / Rip / Wilcox / Maxiell all listed as day-to-day … Pistons play the Hawks at the Palace on Wednesday … The Hawks are averaging 57% shooting against the Pistons … Happy birthday to former Pistons: Marcus Brown (1999), Charles Jones (1994), and Earl Lloyd (1958-60) … both teams played and lost last night … at .309 the Pistons are the worst 3pt shooting team in the league …
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