DETROIT (AP) — Trae Young had 36 points and 12 assists in just three quarters and the Atlanta Hawks overcame Cade Cunningham’s career-high 35 points to beat the Detroit Pistons for the second time in three nights, 136-112 on Friday.
Young scored 35 points when the Hawks won the first matchup 118-113 on Wednesday.
Dejounte Murray had 26 points for Atlanta, which outscored the Pistons 67-45 in the second half. Onyeka Okongwu added 16 points, Aaron Holiday scored 14 and De’Andre Hunter chipped in 12.
Cunningham added nine rebounds and eight assists despite foul trouble but the Pistons dropped their fifth straight.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and Isaiah Stewart had 15 points and eight rebounds for Detroit.
Cunningham had 27 first-half points but the Pistons only led once before the break. Young nearly matched him with 23 points, including a layup in the closing seconds to give Atlanta a 69-67 halftime advantage.
The Hawks reeled off 11 unanswered points early in the second half to gain an 85-74 advantage. Cunningham picked up his fifth foul late in the third quarter with his team down by nine. Young scored five more points before the quarter ended as the Hawks carried a 106-94 advantage into the fourth.
Murray had three baskets in the first three minutes of the fourth as Atlanta continued to pull away.
TIP-INS
Hawks: Young has reached the 30-point mark 99 times in his career. He’s one 30-point game shy of tying John Drew for fourth-most in franchise history. … Atlanta shot 56.7% from the field.
Pistons: The team wore teal jerseys for the first time since April 18, 2001. They regularly wore teal at home from 1996-2001. … Detroit’s reserves were outscored 53-19.
UP NEXT
Hawks: Visit Milwaukee on Saturday.
Pistons: Host defending champion Golden State on Sunday.