The Atlanta Hawks continued their perfect start to the season as they knocked off the short-handed Detroit Pistons — playing without Blake Griffin and Derrick Rose — 128-120 in their home opener at State Farm Arena on Monday night.
The Hawks — missing Danilo Gallinari themselves — were led by Trae Young’s 29 points while Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17 points off of the bench as seven players cracked double-digits. For the Pistons, Josh Jackson and Jerami Grant both scored 27 points in a valiant effort without Griffin, Rose and Jahlik Okafor.
Speaking honestly, I didn’t think the Hawks were especially fantastic for a lot of this game.