AJC: Hawks 94, Pistons 85

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Zaza gave the bench a lift with Jamal out. (Hyosub Shin / hshin@ajc.com)

– The Hawks shot 54 percent from the field against the Pistons. “We did?” Al said, incredulous.

– You can see why he’s surprised. Despite pretty much everyone but J.J. making shots, Atlanta had to be nearly perfect in the final six minutes to beat hapless Detroit. The reasons: 17 offensive rebounds for Detroit, leading to 16 second-chance points. “We were a little careless in that area, and it almost cost us the game,” Horford said.

– Yet, and so far there’s always a “yet” with this team, the Hawks overcame all they did wrong by getting themselves right at the end. That’s been the theme early in the season. “We’re not going to go out and blow out a lot of people,” L.D. said. “We have to learn how to win at the end. Sometimes it’s going to be pretty, sometimes it’s going to be ugly but we have to win in those types of situations.”

– This one actually ended up being pretty at the end. During that 18-4 …

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