The Atlanta Hawks opened their season firing on all cylinders against a weary Pistons team coming off a hard fought victory a night earlier. Although for the first half Detroit more than kept up with the young Hawks, leading 63-60 going into the break.
In the opening half it was the Trae Young vs. Derrick Rose show. Young scored 26 points from literally all over the court, and Rose scored 15 on 7-of-8 shooting, getting into the lane at will and also making a living with his effortless mid-range game.