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Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets

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3-6, 2-3 Away
Final
107 - 108

3-5, 2-3 Home

Brandon Miller's putback at the buzzer lifts Hornets to dramatic 108-107 victory

LaMelo and Brandon Miller connect on half-court alley-oop

Miles Bridges had 27 points and LaMelo Ball added 25 points on five 3-pointers for the Hornets, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Miller finished with 19 points.

Cade Cunningham had a triple-double for Detroit with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Jaden Ivey added 21 points for the Pistons.

Miller’s putback avenged a huge turnover just seconds earlier.

With the Hornets leading by one and trying to run out the clock, Miller got caught in a double team and the Pistons wrestled the ball away from him.

Ronald Holland picked up the loose ball and drove from halfcourt for a go-ahead layup with 6.3 seconds left to give the Pistons the lead, stunning the home crowd.

But on Charlotte’s final possession, Miller grabbed Grant Williams' missed 3-pointer on the left side of the lane and quickly put it back in off the backboard for the winner and was promptly mobbed by his teammates.

Takeaways Pistons: Detroit had a big size advantage coming into the game with Charlotte centers Mark Williams and Nick Richards out with injuries, but that was quickly negated after Jalen Duren left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury and did not return.

Hornets: They came into the season figuring the bulk of their scoring would come from Ball, Miller and Bridges. For the first time this season all three put up good numbers together.

Key moment Ball knocked home a step-back 3-pointer with 55 seconds left to give the Hornets the lead, then scored 31 seconds later on a driving layup to push the lead to 106-103.

Key stat The Pistons had 34 assists.

Up next On Friday night the Pistons host the Hawks, while the Hornets host the Pacers.

Regular Season Series

CHA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 107 - 108
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 107 - 108
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Pistons] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 107 - 108
4th 0.0 Brandon Miller makes tip shot 107 - 108
4th 2.0 Brandon Miller offensive rebound 107 - 106

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/det.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDET https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/cha.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHA
46-94 FG 39-90
49 Field Goal % 43
10-32 3PT 14-44
31 Three Point % 32
5-9 FT 16-16
56 Free Throw % 100
46 Rebounds 47
6 Offensive Rebounds 8
40 Defensive Rebounds 39
34 Assists 22
5 Steals 5
4 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 5
22 Fast Break Points 12
64 Points in Paint 44
20 Fouls 16
9 Largest Lead 6
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Liam McNeeley, G Day-To-Day Mar 29
Tidjane Salaun, F Out Mar 27
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Stewart, F Out Mar 28
Cade Cunningham, G Out Mar 19

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 13,247 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 54 20 .730 - W2
Cleveland 46 28 .622 8 W1
Milwaukee 29 44 .397 24.5 L3
Chicago 29 45 .392 25 L3
Indiana 16 58 .216 38 L2

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 42 33 .560 - W1
Orlando 39 34 .534 2 W1
Miami 39 35 .527 2.5 L1
Charlotte 39 35 .527 2.5 L1
Washington 17 56 .233 24 L1
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