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Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons

Regular season7:00 PM

Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

No moneylines yet.

Who wins?

ATL

Season leaders, per game

DET
The teams side by side: Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons compared, with league ranks
ATLStatDET
46–36Record60–22
Offense
2.3, 12th in the leagueNet rating3rd in the league, 8.0(better)
114.2, 14th in the leagueOffensive rating10th in the league, 115.4(better)
103.3, 7th in the leaguePace16th in the league, 101.4
55.4(better), 10th in the leagueeFG%16th in the league, 54.6
11.7(better), 11th in the leagueTOV%17th in the league, 12.3
24.4, 20th in the leagueOREB%3rd in the league, 30.9(better)
0.234, 27th in the leagueFT rate5th in the league, 0.292(better)
Defense
111.9, 11th in the leagueDefensive rating2nd in the league, 107.4(better)
54.6, 19th in the leagueOpp. eFG%1st in the league, 51.7(better)
13.2, 6th in the leagueOpp. TOV%1st in the league, 14.1(better)
74.5(better), 9th in the leagueDREB%14th in the league, 74.2
0.260(better), 14th in the leagueOpp. FT rate30th in the league, 0.319

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Atlanta Hawks

  • Mouhamed GueyeQuestionable· back Oct 15
    Report note

    Gueye will be re-evaluated by medical staff in 3-to-4 months, which means he'll miss all of training camp and preseason and likely the start of the 2026-27 regular season. It's a brutal blow for the fourth-year big man, given that the Hawks used the No. 23 overall pick of the 2026 NBA Draft to select St. John's product Zuby Ejiofor. Gueye's absence means Ejiofor will have more opportunities in the preseason, and the rookie could establish a key role off the bench behind Onyeka Okongwu and projected backup center Jock Landale (ankle).

    Cost -0.8 per 100
  • RayJ DennisQuestionable· back Oct 5
    Report note

    Dennis will miss a third consecutive contest due to a right Achilles issue. He appeared in just one Las Vegas Summer League game, posting 10 points, three assists, three steals and two rebounds in 16 minutes during the July 9 win over the Spurs.

  • Keshon GilbertQuestionable· back Oct 5
    Report note

    A hip injury cost Gilbert his final three games in Las Vegas. In his one appearance for the Hawks at Summer League, he finished with 10 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in 20 minutes off the bench.

  • Henri VeesaarListed
    Report note

    Knee

  • Isaac McKneelyQuestionable
    Report note

    Shoulder

Detroit Pistons

  • Jalen DurenQuestionable· back Oct 5
    Report note

    The Pistons have reportedly offered Duren a fully guaranteed five-year, $200 million deal in restricted free agency, but the two sides remain at a stalemate. Duren is coming off a breakout 2025-26 regular season in which he earned his first All-Star and All-NBA selections while averaging 19.5 points and 10.5 rebounds on 65.0 percent shooting. The 22-year-old big man has until Thursday's deadline to accept the deal, or he'll be forced to play under a one-year, $9.6 million qualifying offer.

    Cost -3.7 per 100
Key players · ATL: Atlanta Hawks key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Jalen Johnson35.222.510.37.917.4 / 11.2 / 5.21.6
Nickeil Alexander-Walker33.420.83.43.726.4 / 3.0 / 2.02.8
Dyson Daniels33.211.96.85.912.4 / 9.2 / 6.24.1
Onyeka Okongwu31.115.27.63.112.6 / 6.4 / 2.00.4
CJ McCollum29.818.73.33.918.4 / 2.8 / 4.83.2
Key players · DET: Detroit Pistons key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Cade Cunningham33.923.95.59.914.6 / 4.0 / 8.04.4
Jalen Duren28.219.510.52.019.4 / 9.6 / 3.64.2
Duncan Robinson27.412.22.72.114.8 / 2.4 / 2.22.5
John Collins27.113.65.31.013.4 / 6.2 / 1.2-0.6
Ausar Thompson26.09.95.73.110.2 / 4.4 / 4.44.2

Last five games

Atlanta Hawks: Atlanta Hawks: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 30 vs NYKLost 89–140––
Apr 28 @ NYKLost 97–126––
Apr 25 vs NYKLost 98–114––
Apr 23 vs NYKWon 109–108––
Apr 20 @ NYKWon 107–106––
Detroit Pistons: Detroit Pistons: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 17 vs CLELost 94–125––
May 15 @ CLEWon 115–94––
May 13 vs CLELost 113–117––
May 11 @ CLELost 103–112––
May 9 @ CLELost 109–116––
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1DET6022.732–8-2
2BOS5626.68348-2
3NYK5329.64676-4
4CLE5230.63487-3
5TOR4636.561146-4
6ATL4636.561146-4
7PHI4537.549156-4
8ORL4537.549157-3

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

ATL attack against DET defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards50.1 (lg 49.8) , 15th in the league13.3 (lg 13.6) , 15th in the league12.9 (lg 14.2) , 28th in the league
Forwards34.4 (lg 37.4) , 29th in the league14.2 (lg 15.3) , 25th in the league6.0 (lg 7.0) , 29th in the league
Centers9.3 (lg 10.7) , 27th in the league7.1 (lg 7.5) , 22nd in the league1.6 (lg 1.9) , 23rd in the league
DET attack against ATL defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards48.1 (lg 49.8) , 21st in the league13.6 (lg 13.6) , 14th in the league13.5 (lg 14.2) , 21st in the league
Forwards38.6 (lg 37.4) , 11th in the league15.8 (lg 15.3) , 8th in the league7.0 (lg 7.0) , 19th in the league
Centers10.2 (lg 10.7) , 17th in the league7.5 (lg 7.5) , 15th in the league1.9 (lg 1.9) , 14th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.