Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets
· National Basketball Association
Jalen Duren scores 20 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-100
Already assured of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Pistons played their regular starters against the Hornets.
Cade Cunningham scored 14 points, Ronald Holland II had 13 and Ausar Thompson added 12 for Detroit, which is one win shy of its first 60-win season in 20 years with one regular-season game remaining. Duren also had a game-high nine rebounds.
LaMelo Ball had 27 points and eight assists and Brandon Miller had 22 points to lead the Hornets.
Through late in the third quarter, the lead had changed hands 11 times with 13 ties and neither team led by more than eight.
But Charlotte held its last lead at 83-82 with 5:52 left in the third quarter and after the teams were last tied at 87 with 2:46 left in that period, Detroit went on a 24-8 burst for a 111-92 lead with 6:23 to play.
A sellout crowd of 19,623 for the Hornets’ home finale saw the teams go at it from the outset.
That included double technicals assessed to Charlotte’s Miller and Detroit’s Robinson after Miller landed on Robinson and Robinson shoved him away after Miller’s dunk less than two minutes into the game.
Hornets: Visit New York on Sunday for their regular-season finale.
Regular Season Series
DET wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 100 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 100 |
| 4th 1.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 118 - 100 |
| 4th 23.5 | |
Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | 118 - 100 |
| 4th 23.5 |  |
Marcus Sasser blocks Tre Mann 's 6-foot driving layup | 118 - 100 |
Statistics
 DET |
 CHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-89 | FG | 34-88 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 13-47 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 19-26 | FT | 19-23 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 11 | Lead Changes | 11 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 10 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Dillingham, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 26 |
| Kon Knueppel, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
| Grant Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
| Brandon Miller, F | Day-To-Day | Aug 25 |
| PJ Hall, C | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 19,623 · Capacity:
Chicago
Cleveland
Indiana
Milwaukee2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Miami |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Charlotte |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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