It was Georges Niang who came up big for the Hawks, scoring 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and knocking down back-to-back threes to help give them a small cushion down the stretch.

It was Georges Niang who came up big for the Hawks, scoring 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and knocking down back-to-back threes to help give them a small cushion down the stretch.

Niang amassed 27 points (10-20 FG, 7-14 3Pt), five rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 36 minutes during Sunday's 148-143 loss to the Pistons. Niang fed into the offensive ...