During Monday’s installment of NBA Today on ESPN, insider Marc Spears gave his thoughts on the play of the Hawks forward. He confidently stated that Johnson has been the best player in the East this season. “The MVP of the Eastern Conference right now,” Spears said of Johnson.

Off a strong night in the post with Jalen Duren scoring a team-high 21 points and the Pistons (17-4) out-rebounding the Hawks 60-34, Detroit came away with the 99-98 win Monday night at Little Caesars Arena.

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Los Angeles will attempt to stop its three-game road skid when the Clippers visit Atlanta. Wednesday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams.

CADE Cunningham tallied eight of his 18 points in the final 3:21 as the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-98 on Monday night (Tuesday, Dec. 2

Atlanta put up a valiant effort on the second night of back-to-back games, with Jalen Johnson finishing the night with 29 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scoring 26.

Jalen Duren posted a double-double and Cade Cunningham produced in the 4th quarter again as the Pistons rallied past the Hawks.

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