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Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets

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59-22, 27-13 Away
Final
118 - 100

43-38, 21-20 Home

Jalen Duren scores 20 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-100

LaMelo Ball highlights vs. Detroit Pistons

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.

Up next Pistons: Visit Indiana on Sunday.

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

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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 Charlotte Hornets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
PJ Hall, C Out Apr 9
Detroit Pistons Detroit Pistons Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jalen Duren, C Out Apr 11

Game Information

Spectrum Center

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 19,623 · Capacity:

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Detroit 60 22 .732 - W3
Cleveland 52 30 .634 8 W1
Milwaukee 32 50 .390 28 L1
Chicago 31 51 .378 29 L2
Indiana 19 63 .232 41 L2

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
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