Pistons out to extend win streak to 6 at Hawks

The Detroit Pistons look to extend their winning streak to a season-high six and put more room between themselves and the Hawks when they meet on Sunday in Atlanta.The Pistons are sixth in the Eastern Conference and hold a four-game advantage over the Hawks entering Saturday. This will be the final of four regular-season meetings. Detroit leads the series 2-1, but Atlanta won the last meeting 132-130 in Detroit on Feb. 3.The Pistons defeated San Antonio 125-110 on Friday to improve to 16-13 away from home.Detroit continues to show dramatic improvement from a year ago when the team won only 14 games. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff said the success is a byproduct of the base that was built in 2023-24, but said his team remains a work in progress.”We’re not a finished product,” Bickerstaff said. “We’ll continue to develop and get better and learn how each player’s individual strengths fit together.”The Pistons have an emerging star in Cade Cunningham (25.4 points per game, 9.5 assists assists per game), another young standout in Jalen Duren (11 ppg, 10.3 rebounds per game) and dependable veterans Malik Beasley (16.5 ppg) and Tobias Harris (13.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg). Jaden Ivey (17.6 ppg) remains out with a lower leg injury and is unavailable for at least another month.”This group of guys is coming together,” Bickerstaff said. “They believe in one another; they trust in one another, and they want to get better because it’s the best thing for this group.”The Hawks are coming off a 114-108 loss to visiting Orlando on Thursday, shooting only 39 percent from the floor and blowing a 19-point lead.

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