Jalen Duren closes in on 4,000 career points
Atlanta Hawks meet Detroit Pistons at State Farm Arena, Thursday 11:00am (NBA). Detroit Pistons have won 48 of the 91 meetings with Atlanta Hawks since 2001.
The big picture
Atlanta Hawks come in 13th on the ladder; Detroit Pistons are 9th. Detroit Pistons are the side higher up the table.
Atlanta Hawks are 6–4 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 118.1 points for and 114.9 against.
Detroit Pistons are 6–2 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 111.1 points for and 101.8 against.
Form
Atlanta Hawks have won four of their last five and most recently beat Washington Wizards 139–132.
Detroit Pistons have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Philadelphia 76ers 106–112.
Atlanta Hawks arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 91 times on our records since 2001: Atlanta Hawks 43, Detroit Pistons 48.
Last time out (2025-26), Atlanta Hawks won 130–129 at Little Caesars Arena.
Biggest margin between these two: Detroit Pistons by 36 points in 2016-17 (121–85).
Players to watch
For Atlanta Hawks, watch Nickeil Alexander-Walker (22.3 points a game, 32 rebounds in 2026-27) and Jalen Johnson (18.3 points a game, 63 rebounds in 2026-27).
For Detroit Pistons, watch Cade Cunningham (24 points a game, 45 rebounds in 2026-27) and Duncan Robinson (19 points a game, 15 rebounds in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Jalen Duren is 9 points short of 4,000 for their career.
At State Farm Arena
Atlanta Hawks have won 17 of their last 22 at State Farm Arena.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
