The Detroit Pistons are looking to extend their NBA-best 10-game winning streak tonight as they face off against an Atlanta Hawks team that has won five straight. Both teams are excelling while missing
significant firepower. Atlanta guard Trae Young has missed nine consecutive games, and the Hawks have gone 9-2. The Pistons have been missing pretty much everyone here or there, and are on that aforementioned 10-game streak.
Both teams have weathered the storm thanks to stout defense. The Pistons and Hawks rank third and fourth, respectively, in defensive rating over the past nine games. Atlanta does it by leading the league in steals in that span (Detroit ranks second), and Detroit does it by sealing off the paint, allowing opponents to score just 42.2 points in the paint per game. That is the third best in the NBA (Atlanta ranks sixth, allowing 45.1 points).
The injury report is getting slightly less heinous for the Pistons. Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, and Tobias Harris are all listed as questionable. Caris LeVert, Marcus Sasser, Bobi Klintman, and Jaden Ivey are out.
Game Vitals
When: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Watch: Fan Duel Sports Network Detroit
Odds: Pistons -1.5
Projected Lineups
Detroit Pistons (12-2)
Cade Cunningham (maybe), Duncan Robinson, Ausar Thompson (maybe), Tobias Harris (maybe), Jalen Duren
Atlanta Hawks (9-5)
Dyson Daniels, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu
