ATLANTA — As the seconds faded on the best outing of the season for Reggie Jackson, the Pistons’ point guard singled out the receiver of the game ball, the beneficiary of the postgame memento that should belong to him but, in his eyes, was better served in the hands of someone else — someone who was far more iced out.



Detroit had just clinched a comeback, 125-122 road victory over the 19-40 Hawks when Jackson sprinted up the sideline with seemingly no intention of slowing down. As he had for the prior 35 minutes of court time, he threw another pass on the dime, this one landing crisp in the hands of a rising Atlanta legend.



It was Jackson’s way of saying thank you.



“Quavo did a great job motivating us tonight, so the Hawks can thank him,” said Jackson, who finished with 32 points, eight assists and zero turnovers, becoming just the third player in franchise history to do so.



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