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NBA, round 0

AwayCharlotte Hornets89
Final
HomeDetroit Pistons97
Wednesday, October 28, 2026Little Caesars ArenaAll Champaign sports
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CHA2229191989
DET2123322197
Final

Pistons beat Hornets 97-89

The Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena.

The third quarter made the difference: the Pistons outscored the Hornets 32-19.

The Pistons shot 45% to 44% and lost the boards 45-33.

For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham (G): 30. For the Hornets, Brandon Miller (F): 31.

The Pistons improve to 4-1. The Hornets fall to 3-2.

Attendance: 19,023.

Full recap at ESPN: Cade Cunningham scores 30 points to help the Pistons hold off the Hornets, 97-89

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#24
CHA · PointsBrandon Miller F31
#17
CHA · AssistsDennis Schroder G5
#24
CHA · ReboundsBrandon Miller F12
#2
DET · PointsCade Cunningham G30
#9
DET · AssistsAusar Thompson G8
#9
DET · ReboundsAusar Thompson G9
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF+/-
M. Diabate F3593-40-03-492501543-9
B. Miller F383112-263-104-51233201113+1
N. Reid C1372-61-12-260101151-4
D. Schroder G34146-102-30-045500224+3
S. James G2351-61-62-223010022-11
R. O'Neale F3493-83-80-040010041-14
T. Salaun F1221-10-00-020000021+9
R. Kalkbrenner C1310-00-01-211211013+1
G. Allen G3092-82-63-452522053-14
C. Anderson G921-20-10-001200002-2
Team8931-7112-3515-194517237593623

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Naz Reid shows off the range on 3-pointer

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Cade Cunningham gets the basket plus the foul

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Brandon Miller throws down powerful dunk vs. Detroit Pistons

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Brandon Miller gets up for the beautiful jam

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Brandon Miller hits the trey vs. Detroit Pistons

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Daniss Jenkins drills triple vs. Charlotte Hornets

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Moussa Diabate elevates for the big-time block

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