Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons: player stats
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Charlotte Hornets 89, Detroit Pistons 97
Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI
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The Detroit Pistons won 97-89 against the Charlotte Hornets on October 28, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Brandon Miller scored 31 for the Charlotte Hornets, while Cade Cunningham had 30 for the Detroit Pistons.
How it happened
- FinalDetroit beat Charlotte 97-89 to close the night. The Pistons shot 34-of-77 with 26 assists and 14 turnovers, while the Hornets committed 24 turnovers and were out-rebounded 45-33 only in their favor. Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 30 points.
- Q4 31.1Cade Cunningham hits a 25-foot three off an Ausar Thompson assist to reach 30 points, going 10-of-22 from the field and 4-of-9 from three with 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Detroit leads Charlotte 97-89 with 31.1 left in the third.
- Q4 3:23Brandon Miller pulls up from 8 feet and reaches 30 points for Charlotte, with 31 on 12-of-26 shooting, 2-of-8 from three, to go with 12 rebounds. Charlotte trails Detroit 89-83 with 3:23 left in the fourth.
- Q3Detroit leads Charlotte 76-70 after three, with turnovers the gap: the Hornets gave it away 19 times to the Pistons' 14, while Cunningham has 20 points and seven assists for Detroit.
- Q3 6:39Detroit closes the third on a 12-0 run, starting from a 56-48 Charlotte lead, in 1:53. Duncan Robinson's 25-foot three gives the Pistons a 60-56 edge, with Paul Reed, Javonte Green, Cade Cunningham and Robinson each scoring three.
- Q3 6:39Detroit closes the third on a 12-0 run, taking the lead 60-56 after Duncan Robinson's 25-foot three with 6:39 left. The run started from 56-48 and took 1:53, with Paul Reed, Javonte Green, Cade Cunningham and Robinson each scoring three.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon MillerF | 38:23 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 12-26 | 3-10 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 |
| Moussa DiabateF | 35:10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -9 |
| Dennis SchroderG | 33:59 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +3 |
| Sion JamesG | 23:20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -11 |
| Naz ReidF-C | 12:42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Royce O'NealeF | 33:36 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 |
| Grayson AllenG | 29:44 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -14 |
| Ryan KalkbrennerC | 12:50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| Tidjane SalaunF | 11:46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 |
| Christian AndersonG | 8:30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Team | 240 | 89 | 45 | 17 | 31-71 | 12-35 | 15-19 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 23 |
DNP: Liam McNeeley, PJ Hall, Hannes Steinbach
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| Cade CunninghamG-F | 38:34 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 6-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul ReedF | 38:08 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +6 |
| Duncan RobinsonF | 32:05 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +6 |
| Ausar ThompsonG-F | 29:01 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +5 |
| John CollinsF-C | 18:24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -10 |
| Daniss JenkinsG | 24:21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +11 |
| Javonte GreenG-F | 20:37 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +23 |
| Kevin HuerterG | 19:27 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Ronald Holland IIF | 12:19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +2 |
| Taurean PrinceF | 6:23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Tolu SmithF | 0:40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Team | 240 | 97 | 33 | 26 | 34-76 | 13-33 | 16-20 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
DNP: Chaz Lanier, Elijah Harkless, Isaac Jones, Ebuka Okorie
Recap
Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and hit two 3-pointers in the final two minutes as the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Wednesday, October 28.
Cunningham shot 10-of-22 and had 7 assists with one turnover. With Detroit up 91-86 and 2:07 left, he hit a 24-footer off a pass from Ausar Thompson.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
CHA 43%DET 57%
- Expected margin
- DET by 2.3
- Result: DET by 8
- The projection called it.
Season series
CHA 0, DET 2- Oct 28 · this gameCharlotte Hornets 89, Detroit Pistons 97
- Nov 2Detroit Pistons 124, Charlotte Hornets 91
- Mar 20Charlotte Hornets at Detroit Pistons
- Mar 24Detroit Pistons at Charlotte Hornets
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