Cunningham scores 33 as Pistons rout Hornets 124-91

Cade Cunningham scored 33 points in 27 minutes, and the Detroit Pistons forced 25 turnovers in a 124-91 rout of the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, November 2.

Cunningham made 13 of 20 shots and added seven assists and five steals. Duncan Robinson scored 24 points, hit 6 of 9 from 3-point range and finished at plus-25.

Detroit (6-1) won by 33 on the road. Charlotte (3-5) never led by more than three, a margin it held in the opening minute, though the lead changed hands seven times. Taurean Prince did not play for Detroit.

The Pistons took control in the second quarter, winning it 38-30, and outscored the Hornets 33-21 in the third. A 10-0 run late in that period made it 89-75.

Detroit's lead reached 33 points at 118-85 with five minutes left, and the Pistons won the fourth quarter 26-16.

Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 17 points but made seven of 18 shots and three of 11 from beyond the arc. Grayson Allen scored 11 off the bench and was minus-26 in 19 minutes. The Hornets made 13 of 44 3-pointers as a team.

Detroit's defense produced 15 steals, and its effective field goal percentage of 68.3 compared with Charlotte's 45.8. The Hornets grabbed 18 offensive rebounds, three times Detroit's total.

Ausar Thompson added 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and Paul Reed made five of six shots for 11 points. Detroit's bench scored 38 points, 11 of them from Ronald Holland II.

Christian Anderson's 3-pointer pulled Charlotte to 118-91 with 1:52 left. Ebuka Okorie answered with two driving layups, and Isaac Jones's tip shot with 40.8 seconds left closed the scoring at 124-91.

Up next

Pistons: home against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, November 4.

Hornets: at the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, November 4.