Auburn Hills — For the past few weeks, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy has lamented his team’s lack of defense and inability to get stops when it needed them. That included squandering an 18-point lead against the Sacramento Kings last week.
With the way the Pistons were playing offense in the first half on Wednesday, the defensive end wasn’t much of a worry.
They posted season highs for scoring in the first quarter (42) and first half (69) behind Reggie Jackson and Tobias Harris and cruised to a 118-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks at The Palace.