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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. Colton Jumper Jersey . -- It was one of the most spectacular plays of a dreary season for the Detroit Pistons: Andre rummond knocked a pass away near midcourt, took off toward the basket and threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk while being fouled by Atlantas Elton Brand. "I knew I didnt have a chance," Brand said. Drummonds dunk propelled the Pistons to a 115-107 win over the Hawks on Friday night that snapped Detroits three-game losing streak and handed Atlanta its eighth straight loss. The Hawks shot 17 of 20 from the field during a 41-point second quarter, but the Pistons rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit. "We came together at halftime. We asked each other if we really want this," Drummond said. "We looked each other in the eyes as men and we all came together and decided we wanted to do this. So we came out firing." Atlanta was without guard Jeff Teague, who was out with a sprained ankle. Al Horford was lost for the season in December with a torn pectoral muscle. Paul Millsap had 23 points for the Hawks. "We had that huge second quarter, but they must have gotten a huge pep talk at halftime, because they really came out for the third with a lot of energy," Atlantas Kyle Korver said. Drummonds dunk on Brand gave the Pistons a 93-88 lead with 10:00 to play. Brand was a good sport about it, smiling a bit and even appearing to look up at the scoreboard for a replay. Drummond finished 10 of 11 from the field, but the Hawks finally started fouling him intentionally. The Detroit big man finished 0 for 8 on free throws, and the Pistons eventually took him out for the final 3:40. "Obviously, were trying to get back into the game, and it helped," Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer said. "We didnt score every time that we tried it, but it gave us a chance. It also helps that hes a great young player and we got him off the floor for a couple minutes." It was tied at 104 when Detroits Kyle Singler made a 3-pointer from the right wing, and Will Bynum doubled the lead with a driving three-point play with 1:06 to go. A 3-pointer by Singler with 30 seconds left made it 113-106. Greg Monroe had 22 points and 15 rebounds for the Pistons, who stood pat at the trade deadline Thursday. Detroit is now 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta and Charlotte, who are in a virtual tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Hawks looked unstoppable on offence in the second quarter, scoring at will while going the entire period without a turnover. But the Pistons outscored Atlanta 34-20 in the third. It wasnt a perfect second half by any means for Detroit, but the Pistons did show some urgency. Brandon Jennings, who was having a poor shooting game for Detroit, was fouled twice while shooting 3-pointers. After Jennings missed badly from 3-point range, Josh Smith blocked Millsap at the other end, and Jennings was waiting behind the defence for a layup that gave the Pistons an 82-79 lead. "We made two or three hustle plays that winning teams make," Detroit interim coach John Loyer said. "Two and three bodies on the floor, couple guys going out of bounds. You guys all watch the NBA. The better teams do that." Jennings finished with 12 points and 14 assists, although he didnt play at all in the fourth. Detroit went with Bynum instead, and he finished with nine points and seven assists. "Brandon is a scorer. Brandon has been a great facilitator for us," Loyer said. "He started to attack in the third quarter and Will came in and finished it. Thats what teammates do." NOTES: Atlanta shot 85 per cent in the second quarter, one of the top marks for one quarter in the NBA this season. Denver shot 87 per cent (13 for 15) in the fourth quarter at Toronto on Dec. 1, according to STATS. ... 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And to the Hall of Famers surprise, when all the math was done Sunday in the JTBC Founders Cup, she was the one posing for pictures with the big trophy.MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings have endured quite a season, losing star running back Adrian Peterson to legal issues, three-fifths of their offensive line to injury and never really threatening in the NFC playoff picture after midseason.In the end, all the drama off the field and the struggles on it may be worthwhile for first-year coach Mike Zimmer.Thats because Teddy Bridgewater is finishing the season on a high note and appears ready to put an end to the franchises seemingly endless search for a long-term solution at quarterback.The rookie first-round draft pick has completed more than 70 per cent of his passes in four straight games. He has topped 300 yards in two of those games and thrown seven touchdowns and four interceptions — one on a desperation pass at the halftime buzzer — in that stretch.Its a promising trend that backs up the faith Zimmer and offensive co-ordinator Norv Turner have expressed in him all season.Early in the year I just struggled and I wasnt playing good football, Bridgewater said after a 37-35 loss in Miami on Sunday.Norv Turner said something to us a couple of weeks back and he told us that we were going to be playing the best football in December. If you think about it weve been playing pretty good for the most part.Bridgewater was pressed into duty sooner than the Vikings had planned when Matt Cassel was lost for the season with a foot injury against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 21.Bridgewater threw for 317 yards in his first career start to beat the Atlanta Falcons, but struggled with inaccuraccy, especially on throws down the field, through the first half of the season. Taylor Stallworth Jersey. He threw three interceptions in a loss to the Lions and was just 21 of 37 (57 per cent) while missing several wide open receivers in a 24-21 loss to the Packers on Nov. 23, typical issues for a rookie quarterback.Since then, hes been much sharper.He went 19 for 26 for 259 yards with two touchdowns and an interception against the Dolphins fourth-ranked pass defence on Sunday and continues to impress coaches and teammates with his unflappable demeanour.Turner opened his weekly news conference last week with an impassioned defence of Bridgewater, lauding his ability to keep playing in a makeshift offence that includes a No. 1 receiver in Charles Johnson who was signed off the Cleveland Browns practice squad in September.Its pretty incredible to me what hes done, how hes handled it, the things hes gotten done and what hes really done is made everyone around him better and thats a quality that youre looking for, Turner said.The Vikings (6-9) host the Bears (5-10) on Sunday in the season finale, one more chance for Bridgewater and the offence to build some momentum going into the off-season.I think the last five games you can kind of tell our offence is playing a lot better and were starting to play well in Norvs system, left tackle Matt Kalil said. 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