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Johnson, Murray lead Hawks past Pistons (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The Atlanta Hawks showed Detroit why its playoff success might end if the teams meet in April. Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Flip Murray had 23 Wednesday night, leading the Hawks to a 99-95 win over Detroit. If the postseason started Wednesday, the Hawks would've hosted the Pistons, and they seemingly have too much energy, talent and offensive options for Detroit to handle.