FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations from Friday night’s 124-109 win over the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena
NO SLOW START THIS TIME – The first laugher of the year. The Pistons, plagued by slow starts, took a 24-point lead in the first quarter and it didn’t dip below 17 points until the last two minutes. The lead went as high as 29 in the fourth quarter. Their 40 first-quarter points made it the highest-scoring quarter of the season, as was their 74-point first half. The Pistons had seven players in double figures after three quarters and Blake Griffin wasn’t one of them.