Detroit Pistons v Charlotte Hornets

NBA

Final

Detroit Pistons

97–89

Charlotte Hornets

Match events

Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets

	1	2	3	4	T
Detroit Pistons	21	23	32	21	97
Charlotte Hornets	22	29	19	19	89

3Lead changes

2Times tied

12Biggest leadCharlotte Hornets

1st quarter

9:270–8
8–0 run
Lead changePaul Reed14ft jumper · ast Jenkins
59.221–19
32.321–22
Lead changeRoyce O'Neale27ft running jump · ast Allen
End of quarter21–22

2nd quarter

6:2228–40
8–0 run
Half-time44–51

3rd quarter

Lead changeCade Cunningham24ft three · ast Green
7:0457–56
12–0 run
6:3960–56
End of quarter76–70

4th quarter

Full-time97–89

Player stats

Hornets89

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
M. DiabateF	35	9	3-4	0-0	3-4	9	2	5	0	1	5	4	3	-9
B. MillerF	38	31	12-26	3-10	4-5	12	3	3	2	0	1	11	3	+1
N. ReidC	13	7	2-6	1-1	2-2

Highlights

0:16Naz Reid shows off the range on 3-pointerESPN0:28Cade Cunningham gets the basket plus the foulESPN0:15Brandon Miller throws down powerful dunk vs. Detroit PistonsESPN0:12Brandon Miller gets up for the beautiful jamESPN0:20Brandon Miller hits the trey vs. Detroit PistonsESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

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Where to watch

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Match details

Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Started: 10:00 am Sydney time
Venue: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
Competition: NBA
Officials: Bill Kennedy (Referee), Sean Wright (Referee), Tyler Ricks (Referee)
Crowd: 19,023

Form and ladder

Detroit PistonsCharlotte Hornets

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7W 3LRecord4W 7L

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Team lists

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Updated 10 Nov, 11:13 pm

Pistons97

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
D. RobinsonF	32	13	4-13	3-8	2-2	2	2	2	4	1	0	2	3	+6
J. CollinsF	18	4	2-8	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	-10
P. ReedF	38	16	5-7	2-2	4-4	4	0	3	3	1	2	2	4	+6
C. CunninghamG	39	30	10-22	4-9	6-8	5	7	1	2	0	0	5	2	0
A. ThompsonG	29	7	3-5	0-0	1-2	9	8	3	0	1	1	8	2	+5
Bench
T. PrinceF	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-1
T. SmithF	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+2
R. Holland IIF	12	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	4	0	0	1	1	3	+2
J. GreenG	21	7	2-5	1-3	2-2	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	3	+23
K. HuerterG	19	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	-4
D. JenkinsG	24	14	6-10	2-4	0-0	2	3	0	2	0	0	2	3	+11
Team		97	34-76	13-33	16-20	33	26	13	13	3	7	26	24

Didn't play: I. Jones (Coach's decision), E. Harkless (Coach's decision), C. Lanier (Coach's decision), E. Okorie (Coach's decision)