Dewayne Dedmon and Dennis Schröder came up huge in the 4th quarter for the Hawks with some supremely clutch buckets – particularly from Dedmon, who hit a tough and-1 putback layup and a corner three on back-to-back possessions with less than a 1:35 left in the game to give Atlanta a lead they would never give up.
The Pistons seemed a little disjointed as a team in their first game since picking up cagy veteran Jameer Nelson and solid 3-and-D wing James Ennis III at the trade deadline, not to mention still learning how to play with the newly acquired Blake Griffin.