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SPORTS Monday 24 deceMber 2018

Alex Len, Vince Carter lift Hawks over Pistons 98-95

to-back tip-ins by Len kept got the Pistons within one. TIP-INS
the Hawks comfortably Carter answered with a Hawks: The Hawks had lost
ahead. fall-away basket, but Gal- six of eight to Detroit but
Galloway hit back-to-back loway scored over Len to posted their first victory at
3-pointers to pull the Pistons make it 90-89. After misses Little Caesars Arena.
within 83-75 with 8:55 to on both ends, Lin’s reverse Pistons: Detroit is third in the
play. He was the only Pis- layup put the Hawks up NBA in offensive rebounds,
ton to score in the first 6:16 three with 1:22 to play. mostly thanks to Drum-
of the quarter, but his 14 Jackson’s free throws cut mond, but only had five
points narrowed the gap the lead to 92-91 and Pa- to Atlanta’s 15 on Sunday.
to 85-80. chulia stole the ball from ... Luke Kennard started at
Zaza Pachulia’s tip made Lin, but Griffin couldn’t hit small forward but sat out
it 88-85 with 3:17 left, and the ensuing shots from the the second half with both
two free throws by Griffin line. knees wrapped in ice.q

Atlanta Hawks guard Jeremy Lin, right, defends against a shot by
Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson, left, during the first half
on an NBA basketball game Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, in Detroit.
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Alex Len 93. Galloway missed a la-
had 15 points and a sea- yup, and the Hawks locked
son-high 17 rebounds, it up from the line.
Vince Carter had a sea- Carter had 14 points in the
son-best 18 points, and the first half while Atlanta led
Atlanta Hawks held off the by as many as 17. A late
Detroit Pistons 98-95 on Sun- 3-pointer by Griffin helped
day. the Pistons to narrow the
The Hawks won their third margin to 57-43 at the
straight and improved break. Atlanta outshot De-
to 9-23. Kent Bazemore troit 51.3 percent to 43.9
scored 13 points, and Trae percent and got 13 points
Young had 12. off 11 turnovers.
Detroit has lost nine of 11. The Pistons got within nine
Langston Galloway led the early in the third, but back-
Pistons with 18, and Andre
Drummond had 13 points
and 15 rebounds.
Detroit’s Blake Griffin
missed two free throws with
23 seconds left to keep At-
lanta ahead 92-91.
Jeremy Lin hit two foul shots
to stretch the lead, Reggie
Jackson dunked for the Pis-
tons, and Lin hit two more
free throws to make it 96-