Miles Bridges had 20 factors and Mark Williams scored 18 for Charlotte.
DETROIT — Tobias Harris had 24 factors and 10 rebounds because the Detroit Pistons held on within the recreation. Charlotte Hornets 98-94 Friday night time for his or her fifth victory in six video games.
Cade Cunningham added 18 factors for the Pistons, whereas Jalen Duren had 10 factors and 14 rebounds.
Miles Bridges had 20 factors and Mark Williams scored 18 for Charlotte, which has misplaced 9 in a row.
The Pistons outscored Charlotte 14-12 within the fourth, hitting 30 % (6 of 20) of their photographs whereas Charlotte made 4 of 19 (21.1 %).
Charlotte began the interval lacking 11 of its first 12 photographs and committing 5 turnovers. That put Detroit up 92-85 with 4:30 left.
The Pistons continued to foul — an issue that they had all through the sport — however Charlotte made simply two of their first seven free throws within the quarter.
Hornets: Charlotte had solely 9 offensive rebounds in comparison with 14 for Detroit.
Pistons: Detroit performed its first recreation since Jaden Ivey broke his left leg in Wednesday’s win over Orlando. Wendell Moore Jr. began as a shooter, however didn’t rating in quarter-hour. As anticipated, Malik Beasley obtained a lot of the taking part in time, scoring 12 factors in 31 minutes.
The Pistons trailed 47-46 with 4:45 left within the second quarter, and Charlotte went on a 11-2 run earlier than Bridges ended the half with a 30-foot 3-pointer to make it 65-52. The Pistons got here again to outscore the Hornets 32-17 within the third quarter.
Regardless that Charlotte was compelled to commit three fouls within the remaining minute, they solely dedicated 10 fouls in comparison with Detroit’s 27. Nonetheless, they have been unable to take benefit, lacking 11 of 30 free throws.
The Hornets proceed their street journey on Sunday towards the Cleveland Cavaliers, whereas the Pistons full a back-to-back residence recreation after they host the Timberwolves on Saturday.
