Hawks Sink In Blowout Loss To Pistons

Photo courtesy of @litawins• Carlita Duran

Having Secured an explosive win over the Spurs on Friday the Hawks fell to the Pistons 136-103 on Saturday night.

This was their 6th consecutive time that the second of the back to back games came after a night of travel.

The Hawks had four players score in double digits. John Collins led the Hawks in scoring 20 points, and 5 rebounds. Collins has blocked at least one shot in seven straight games, the second-longest streak of his career. DeAndre Hunter gathered 19 points, 3 assists, and 5 rebound. Trae Young collected 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Followed by Jeff Teague who put 15 points, 7 assists and 3 rebounds on the board to round off the scoring efforts.

📊 Final Stats 📊

J. Collins: 20 PTS | 5 REB | 2 BLK
D. Hunter: 19 PTS | 5 REB | 3 AST
T. Young: 16 PTS | 8 REB | 7 AST
J. Teague: 15 PTS | 7 AST | 3 REB

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 19, 2020

Here what Coach Pierce and Trae Young said after the game:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7g_a_xJtNi/?igshid=x5ewvu5b0wd4

Up next: The Hawks face the Raptors on Monday Jan 20. The team will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at State Farm Arena. Tip off is at 2:30

Up next: We face the Raptors on Monday as we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Including a special performance by @lecrae! (Presented by @chase)

Join us: https://t.co/348XwZ2gyY pic.twitter.com/EDOm2gb6Wx

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) January 19, 2020