Three quick observations from Monday night’s 100-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks at Little Caesars Arena
D FOR DEFENSE – Dwane Casey has said it after more than one loss this season when the Pistons, who sacrificed a good chunk of their 3-point shooting in phase one of their roster reconstruction: “You can’t make enough twos in today’s NBA to win games.” The Pistons were on the right side of that equation in Monday’s win over Atlanta, outscoring the Hawks 27-12 from the 3-point arc and limiting Atlanta to 14.8 percent shooting from the arc and 38.