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Observations: Youthful exuberance takes sting out of latest Pistons' defeat

The Pistons lost their third straight game to start the season, falling to the Atlanta Hawks, 128-120, on Monday night. On one hand, it’s another loss, but one important takeaway was that two of the rookies started and a third saw his first significant time of the season and showed some moxie.

The Pistons didn’t have Blake Griffin or Derrick Rose and on the first night of a road-home back-to-back, it was a good effort from the Pistons.

Here are some takeaways from the Pistons’ loss:

u25baHayes is progressing: There are going to be plenty of criticisms of Killian Hayes, but in only three games, he’s still showing improvement.