Jalen Johnson has 28 points, 14 rebounds, Hawks clinch play-in berth with 121-113 win over Pistons
ATLANTA (AP) Jalen Johnson had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double and the Atlanta Hawks overcame a 50-point effort by Detroit's Malachi Flynn for a 121-113 win over the Pistons on Wednesday night that clinched a berth in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.
“It is always good to have an opportunity to play in the postseason,” Hawks coach Quin Snyder said. “If we’re ninth, 10th, sixth, whatever it is. Hopefully we can continue to get better and we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”
De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points and Dejounte Murray finished with 24 points and 11 assists for the Hawks, who have won six of their last seven games.
Flynn, whose previous career high was 27, was 18 for 25 from the floor and 9 for 12 at the line. The 50 points was a franchise record for a reserve. He also had a season-high six rebounds, five assists and five steals in 34 minutes.
The Pistons have lost 10 of their last 11 games.
“Right now, its tough because at the end of the day you want to win,” Flynn said. “But it does feel good to kind of take in the moment. I’m sure a couple of days from now, it will feel really good.”
Jalen Duren and Marcus Sasser had 11 points each for the Pistons.
Johnson's 11 assists were a career high. His best was a second-quarter alley-oop to Murray that capped a fast break and led to a Pistons timeout.
“He’s a basketball player,” Snyder said. “He can shoot, pass, handle. He doesn’t predetermine what he is going to do. ... He played a really, really impressive game.”
Cade Cunningham, who averages 22.7 points per game, was a late scratch with left knee injury after initially being listed in the starting lineup for Detroit.
The Hawks were 1 for 11 from 3-point range to start the game, but still managed to build a 59-50 halftime lead. Every time the Hawks started to pull away, Flynn helped the Pistons respond with buckets from all over the floor.
“He was making contested shots and he got to the foul line, which got him going,” Snyder said. “We tried to get more aggressive on him and impact him, and he still made plays. He played great.”
The Pistons pulled to within five points late in the fourth quarter, but could get no closer.
UP NEXT
Pistons: Visit the Grizzlies on Friday night.
Hawks: At the Mavericks on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jalen Duren vs. Clint Capela (Bogdan Bogdanovic gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 | | De'Andre Hunter misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:31 |  | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:13 | | Jalen Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:13 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | +1 | Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:00 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Dejounte Murray steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup (Marcus Sasser assists) | 2-3 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Dejounte Murray assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:23 | | Jalen Duren misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Clint Capela misses two point layup | ||
| 10:07 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point putback layup | 2-7 |
| 9:49 | | Marcus Sasser misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-9 |
| 9:26 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic blocks Troy Brown Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 9:23 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Jalen Duren misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:00 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:42 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:18 | | Jalen Johnson misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Jalen Duren misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:01 | | De'Andre Hunter defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Clint Capela makes two point hook shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 4-11 |
| 7:54 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:42 | | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point running layup (Jalen Johnson assists) | 4-13 |
| 7:24 | | Marcus Sasser turnover (bad pass) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals) | ||
| 7:18 | | Jalen Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 7:08 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic blocks Jaden Ivey's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Jalen Duren misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:44 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point tip layup | 6-13 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point floating jump shot (Clint Capela assists) | 6-15 |
| 6:19 | | Jalen Duren turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Johnson steals) | ||
| 6:11 | | De'Andre Hunter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Chimezie Metu steals) | ||
| 5:38 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-15 |
| 5:38 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:35 | | Bruno Fernando defensive rebound | ||
| 5:22 | | Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup | 9-15 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | De'Andre Hunter makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 9-17 |
| 4:41 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Dejounte Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point driving floating jump shot (Troy Brown Jr. assists) | 11-17 |
| 4:25 | | De'Andre Hunter shooting foul (Chimezie Metu draws the foul) | ||
| 4:25 | | +1 | Chimezie Metu makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-17 |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point driving layup | 12-19 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving layup | 14-19 |
| 4:03 | | Bruno Fernando shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-19 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Vit Krejci makes two point driving floating jump shot (De'Andre Hunter assists) | 15-21 |
| 3:24 | | Bruno Fernando shooting foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 |
| 3:24 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-23 |
| 2:54 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point driving layup (James Wiseman assists) | 19-23 |
| 2:54 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:39 | | Kobe Bufkin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point pullup jump shot (James Wiseman assists) | 21-23 |
| 1:58 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Troy Brown Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Bruno Fernando personal foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 1:48 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 1:48 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 1:28 | | James Wiseman shooting foul (Jalen Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | +1 | Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-24 |
| 1:28 | | +1 | Jalen Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-25 |
| 1:14 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Johnson steals) | ||
| 1:07 | | +3 | Kobe Bufkin makes three point jump shot (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists) | 23-28 |
| 0:54 | | Evan Fournier misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | Clint Capela turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Flynn steals) | ||
| 0:38 | | Malachi Flynn misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Kobe Bufkin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:21 | | Malachi Flynn defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Kobe Bufkin blocks James Wiseman's two point layup | ||
| 0:02 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Evan Fournier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Evan Fournier misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:33 | | Evan Fournier defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +2 | Troy Brown Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 25-28 |
| 10:58 | | James Wiseman blocks Clint Capela's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:57 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Jalen Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Garrison Mathews shooting foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | Malachi Flynn misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:43 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 10:20 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Jalen Johnson blocks Jaden Ivey's two point running layup | ||
| 10:09 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Kobe Bufkin makes two point driving layup | 26-30 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-30 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Kobe Bufkin makes two point stepback jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 28-32 |
| 9:12 | | Malachi Flynn turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Bufkin steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | Clint Capela misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 9:02 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point running jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 31-32 |
| 8:58 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:43 | | Bogdan Bogdanovic turnover (bad pass) (Chimezie Metu steals) | ||
| 8:39 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (bad pass) (Kobe Bufkin steals) | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Jalen Johnson makes two point running dunk (Kobe Bufkin assists) | 31-34 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Malachi Flynn makes three point pullup jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 34-34 |
| 8:19 | | Kobe Bufkin shooting foul (Malachi Flynn draws the foul) | ||
| 8:19 | | +1 | Malachi Flynn makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-34 |
| 7:58 | | +3 | Dejounte Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Bruno Fernando assists) | 35-37 |
| 7:36 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Malachi Flynn makes two point driving layup | 37-37 |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Bogdan Bogdanovic makes two point driving reverse layup | 37-39 |
| 6:53 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point driving layup | 39-39 |
| 6:53 | | Hawks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:40 | | De'Andre Hunter turnover (lost ball) (Malachi Flynn steals) | ||
| 6:28 | | Malachi Flynn misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot | 39-41 |
| 5:54 | | +3 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes three point jump shot (Malachi Flynn assists) | 42-41 |
| 5:45 | | Tosan Evbuomwan personal foul (Dejounte Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | Dejounte Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Clint Capela offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Troy Brown Jr. shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Clint Capela misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:36 | | Hawks offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +1 | Clint Capela makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-42 |
| 5:22 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:19 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Dejounte Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:53 | | Tosan Evbuomwan misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:50 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Vit Krejci misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Clint Capela blocks Jalen Duren's two point driving layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +3 | De'Andre Hunter makes three point jump shot (Jalen Johnson assists) | 42-45 |
| 4:01 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Clint Capela defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Dejounte Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:30 | | Jalen Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Dejounte Murray makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jalen Johnson assists) |