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Charlotte Hornets at Detroit Pistons

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9-19, 3-11 Away
Final
86 - 112

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Cunningham has triple-double, Duren gets double-double to lead Pistons to 112-86 win over Hornets

Kon Knueppel throws down powerful slam vs. Detroit Pistons

Cunningham finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists despite sitting out the last four minutes as each coach emptied his bench.

Tobias Harris scored 19 points for Detroit, which won for the seventh time in nine games. Duncan Robinson had 15 points and Ausar Thompson added 14 as ll five starters finished in double figures for the Pistons, who shot 21.4% (6 for 28) on 3-pointers.

Kon Knueppel and Miles Bridges each scored 19 points for Charlotte, which had won five of its last nine after a 4-14 start. Brandon Miller finished with 14 points, but LaMelo Ball fouled out with eight points on 3-for-14 shooting.

Both offenses struggled in the first half, committing 11 turnovers each, but the Pistons scored the final 13 points of the second quarter to take a 55-45 lead.

Duncan Robinson's four-point play with 8:56 left in the third quarter made it 70-52 and sent Ball to the bench with five fouls. The Pistons led by as many as 20 points, but Charlotte finished with a 16-3 run to pull to 79-72.

Ball fouled out with 6:30 to play, having missed his last 10 shots from the field, and the Pistons finished the game with a 31-9 lead.

Detroit finished with a 62-41 rebounding edge, including 17 offensive rebounds.

Up next Hornets: At Cleveland on Monday.

Pistons: At Portland on Monday.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 86 - 112
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 86 - 112
4th 5.9 Daniss Jenkins bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals) 86 - 112
4th 29.9 Tidjane Salaun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists) 86 - 112
4th 37.1 Marcus Sasser bad pass turnover (Tidjane Salaun steals) 83 - 112

Statistics

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28-89 FG 41-93
31 Field Goal % 44
13-41 3PT 6-28
32 Three Point % 21
17-20 FT 24-32
85 Free Throw % 75
43 Rebounds 61
12 Offensive Rebounds 17
31 Defensive Rebounds 44
21 Assists 23
12 Steals 16
7 Blocks 10
23 Turnovers 20
1 Team Turnovers 0
24 Total Turnovers 20
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
24 Fast Break Points 29
28 Points in Paint 66
23 Fouls 25
6 Largest Lead 29
3 Lead Changes 3
15 Percent Led 81
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caris LeVert, G Day-To-Day Jan 22
Ronald Holland II, F Day-To-Day Jan 22
Duncan Robinson, F Day-To-Day Jan 22
Cade Cunningham, G Day-To-Day Jan 22
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Grant Williams, F Day-To-Day Jan 23
KJ Simpson, G Day-To-Day Jan 23
Tre Mann, G Day-To-Day Jan 23
Mason Plumlee, C Out Dec 31

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 20,062 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 23 20 .535 - L2
Miami 23 22 .511 1 L1
Atlanta 21 25 .457 3.5 W1
Charlotte 17 28 .378 7 W1
Washington 10 33 .233 13 L8

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit - 10 W4 0.7619048 32
Cleveland 8.5 20 W1 0.5555556 25
Chicago 11 22 W3 0.5 22
Milwaukee 14.5 25 L1 0.41860464 18
Indiana 23.5 35 L3 0.22222222 10
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