Cade Cunningham scores 28, Pistons beat Hawks 113-110 in OT

Published Mar. 7, 2022 10:06 p.m. ET

Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 28 points and 10 assists, lifting the Detroit Pistons to a 113-110 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.

Jerami Grant scored 23 and reserve

Atlanta's Bogdan Bogdanovic had 22 points before fouling out late in regulation and Trae Young had 14 points and 12 assists.

The Hawks, likely competing for the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, had chances to win late in regulation and to extend the game to another overtime.

But Young and John Hunter each missed a 3-pointer in the final seconds of the game, and Hunter split free throws with 1.6 seconds left in regulation. Young, who was 5 of 20, also missed a jump shot with 6 seconds to hurt his team's chances of winning a third straight game.

Pistons center Isaiah Stewart left the game midway through the second quarter after grabbing his right knee in pain, and didn't return.

Atlanta led 30-29 after the first quarter, when

Young had both knees wrapped with heating pads while he seat on the bench for the first few minutes of the second half. After starting 3 of 3 and scoring eight points in the first 3:11, the dynamic guard missed his next 10 shots. He ended his drought with a game-tying shot in the lane with 4:50 to go in the fourth.

TIP-INS

Hawks: Bogdanovic started in place of injured guard Kevin Hueter, who missed the game with a sore left shoulder. Bogdanovic connected on a 3-pointer for the 26th game in a row, one short of the best streak of his five-year NBA career. ... Reserve C Onyeka Okongwu returned after missing two games in concussion protocol. ... Collins played in his second straight game after missing six in a row with a strained right foot. ... Hunter had 15 points after matching his season high with 26 points in his previous game.

Pistons: Cunningham played in his 50th game on Friday and ended it with 815 points, 289 rebounds and 255 assists. Magic Johnson and Luka Doncic are the two other players who were 20 or younger in NBA history to have that many points, rebounds and assists in their first 50 games. ... G Hamidou Diallo did not play due to a non-COVID illness. Diallo's absence gave rookie and former Michigan standout Isaiah Livers a chance to play 25 minutes; he scored nine points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:27 left in the fourth quarter.

UP NEXT

Hawks: Play at Milwaukee on Wednesday night.

Pistons: Host Chicago on Wednesday night.

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