The Hawks (19 - 12) escaped a scare from the Pistons (17 - 13) for a 107 - 100 win at Philips Arena on Wednesday. After a fairly even first quarter, the Hawks took control with a 19 - 7 run to end the first half with a 16 - point lead. Atlanta shot well over 50 percent from the field through three quarters and were still employing the "Hack-a-Drummond" strategy late in the game despite the score. Andre Drummond would go on to finish 7 - of - 18 from the charity stripe. The Pistons got hot in the fourth quarter and cut the deficit to seven points, but were unable to complete the comeback. The loss for Detroit ended a three - game win streak which landed the Pistons in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race. But an inconsistent effort Wednesday - - particularly on the offensive side of the ball - - knocked them back a bit with teams so close in the standings. There were n't many bright spots in the game - - besides the fourth quarter - - and while Drummond's free - throw shooting put the Pistons in a bind, he still managed to finish with 25 points and 12 rebounds for his league - leading 26th double - double. It was a fifth straight win for the Hawks and fifth game scoring 100 or more points as Atlanta is playing its best basketball since starting the season 7 - 1. The win also thrusts the Hawks into sole possession of second place in the Eastern Conference behind the Cavaliers, who defeated the Knicks 91 - 84 to improve to 19 - 7. The big shot of the night came from Kyle Korver, who moved into a tie with Rashard Lewis for ninth on the NBA/ABA all - time 3 - pointers made list with his 1,787th career trey. The Hawks bench outscored the Pistons reserves 34 - 17.
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