Pistons 108, Hawks 81

<p>Nazr Mohammed had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons beat the undermanned Atlanta Hawks 108-81 on Saturday night.</p><p>Atlanta was missing five players due to injury, including four of its six leading scorers. The Hawks only dressed 10 players, two short of the maximum, and lost their fourth in a row.</p><p>Mohammed's first double-double as a Piston was more than enough for Detroit's fourth straight win. Richard Hamilton and Tayshaun Prince each scored 16, despite only playing 25 minutes apiece, and seven players blocked at least two shots.</p><p>Joe Johnson, who came into the game averaging 28.4 points, had a season-low 12 on 6-for-16 shooting. Marvin Williams led the Hawks with 19.</p><p>The Hawks pulled down 14 offensive rebounds in the first half, but still managed only 37 points. Detroit got 10 points from Mohammed and held a nine-point edge at the intermission.</p><p>The Pistons began to pull away early in the third quarter, thanks to a 22-7 run. Mohammed had eight points in the surge, which gave Detroit a 69-47 lead.</p><p>Jason Maxiell put the game completely out of hand with a four-point possession midway through the fourth. He was flagrantly fouled by Lorenzen Wright, made both free throws, then scored off Detroit's inbounds pass. He could have added a fifth point, as he was fouled on the shot, but missed the free throw.</p><p>Notes:@ Johnson had scored at least 16 points in all 21 games he had played this season. ... Pistons rookie Will Blalock hit the first field goal of his career early in the second quarter. Blalock had been 0-for-6 in 37 minutes over four games. ... Atlanta's injured players _ Josh Smith (hernia), Josh Childress (foot), Speedy Claxton (back), Tyronn Lue (groin) and Zaza Pachulia (elbow) are averaging a total of 59.7 points, 62 percent of the Hawks' offense this season. Smith, Pachulia and Claxton were all injured in Friday's loss to Indiana.</p>

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