NBA.comDetroit Pistons Look to Knock Off John Collins, Hawks in Atlanta
The Detroit Pistons (26-30) are traveling to State Farm Arena to battle against the Atlanta Hawks (19-39)
The Detroit Pistons will begin their chase for one of the Eastern Conference playoff spots Friday on the road against a young, rebuilding Atlanta Hawks club that staggered into the All-Star break.
The Pistons (26-30) open the second half of the season tied with the Miami Heat for the eighth playoff position in the East. Detroit is only a half-game behind seventh-place Charlotte and only a half-game ahead of 10th place Orlando.
The Pistons had their four-game winning streak snapped by Boston just before the break. They now play four of their next five on the road.
“I think we played really, really good basketball,” center Andre Drummond said of the final stretch before the layoff. “We set a goal to go 5-2 and we succeeded with that. Got a week off, take a break, come back and it’s off to the races from there.”
Last time these teams met:
