Overview
- Detroit finished off a 120-112 road win on the second night of a back-to-back after Atlanta trimmed a 19-point lead to one in the fourth quarter.
- Cade Cunningham posted 25 points and 10 assists and became the first Pistons player with five consecutive 25-and-10 games.
- Jalen Duren supplied 24 points and eight rebounds one day after a 31-point, 15-rebound performance against Indiana.
- Ausar Thompson returned from an ankle sprain to add six points and three blocks off the bench, and Daniss Jenkins logged 14 points and seven assists in his fourth straight start.
- The run lifts Detroit to an East-leading 13-2, their best opening since 2005-06, with coverage citing elite defense and superiority in the paint as the foundation.