Pistons 118-100 Hornets (Apr 10, 2026) Game Recap
CHARLOTTE, NC — — Jalen Duren had 20 factors, Duncan Robinson scored 19 and the Detroit Pistons beat Charlotte 118-100 on Friday night time, locking the Hornets into the play-in tournament.
Already assured of the highest seed within the Eastern Conference, the Pistons performed their common starters in opposition to the Hornets.
Cade Cunningham scored 14 factors, 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 recreation remaining. Duren additionally had a game-high 9 rebounds.
LaMelo Ball had 27 factors and eight assists and Brandon Miller he had 22 factors to steer the Hornets.
Through late within the third quarter, the lead had modified fingers 11 instances with 13 ties and neither group led by greater than eight.
But Charlotte held its final lead at 83-82 with 5:52 left within the third quarter and after the groups had been final tied at 87 with 2:46 left in that interval, 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’ house finale noticed the groups 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 lower than two minutes into the sport.
Pistons: Visit Indiana on Sunday.
Hornets: Visit New York on Sunday for his or her regular-season finale.
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