DETROIT _ Bruce Brown had seen and heard enough.
In the second game of the season, Hawks guard Trae Young had his way, flexing and posing throughout his 38-point performance, which included some outlandish shots, with one coming from the Pistons' logo near halfcourt.
Brown looked forward to the rematch, which came Friday. Brown was ready, playing lockdown defense on Young, holding him to nine points _ 17 below his season average _ along with eight assists and five turnovers.
There were no faux push-ups or gestures showing up the Pistons guard. Instead, Brown was doing more of the damage, accounting for 14 points, seven assists and four turnovers in the Pistons' lopsided win.
In fact, Brown was the one with the last laugh, signaling to the Hawks bench that they needed to get a timeout after he hit a big 3-pointer during a Pistons run that helped put the game away.
"Last game, I didn't do anything; he was just playing off me. I didn't score or look to score," Brown said Friday. "Today was going to be different. In every game, I need to make them play honest (defense).
"(It wasn't) revenge. I was ready tonight; I just wasn't ready last time."
After a rough rookie season with 56 starts, Brown is showing signs of rounding his game into form, showing some promise as a third point guard and in the past couple of games, improving his ability to finish at the rim. That's been one of his biggest problems in the early part of his career: offensive efficiency.
Brown shot 40% from the field and a dismal 25.8% on 3-pointers. This season, he's improved marginally from the field, to 41.4 percent, but has jumped 10 percentage points, to 36% from beyond the arc.
In 16 games, Brown has shot above 50% from the field just twice _ and in both games, he hit all of his 3-pointers. What he's improved on recently is getting to the rim and finishing at the rim in transition, which has given him more confidence and let him ease into his game without having to force up 3-pointers because they were the only open shot.
Also, with more duties in distributing the ball, he's been able to shy away from bad shots, looking to set up his teammates with better opportunities.
