Tobias Harris scores 24 points and Pistons hold off Hornets 98-94
DETROIT (AP) Tobias Harris had 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons held off the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Friday night for their fifth win in six games.
Cade Cunningham added 18 points for the Pistons, while Jalen Duren had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Miles Bridges had 20 points and Mark Williams scored 18 for Charlotte, which has lost nine in a row.
The Pistons outscored Charlotte 14-12 in the fourth, hitting 30% (6 of 20) of their shots while Charlotte went 4 for 19 (21.1%).
Charlotte started the period by missing 11 of its first 12 shots and committing five turnovers. That allowed Detroit to build a 92-85 lead with 4:30 to play.
The Pistons continued to foul - a problem they had throughout the game - but Charlotte only made two of their first seven free throws in the quarter.
Hornets: Charlotte only got nine offensive rebounds to Detroit's 14.
Pistons: Detroit played its first game since Jaden Ivey broke his left leg in Wednesday's win over Orlando. Wendell Moore Jr. started at shooting guard, but didn't score in 15 minutes. As expected, Malik Beasley got most of the playing time, scoring 12 points in 31 minutes.
The Pistons were down 47-46 with 4:45 left in the second quarter, and Charlotte went on an 11-2 run before Bridges ended the half with a 30-foot 3-pointer to make it 65-52. The Pistons came back to outscore the Hornets 32-17 in the third quarter.
Even thought Charlotte was forced to foul three times in the final minute, they still only committed 10 fouls to Detroit’s 27. However, they weren’t able to take advantage, missing 11 of 30 free throws.
The Hornets continue their road trip on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Pistons finish a home back-to-back when they host the Timberwolves on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Mark Williams vs. Jalen Duren (Vasilije Micic gains possession) | |||
11:34 | Mark Williams misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | |||
11:31 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
11:20 | Tobias Harris misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
11:17 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
11:10 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 2-0 | |
10:50 | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-2 | |
10:32 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
10:29 | Cade Cunningham defensive rebound | |||
10:23 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | |||
10:21 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
10:19 | Mark Williams blocks Jalen Duren's two point putback layup | |||
10:16 | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | |||
10:11 | Jalen Duren blocks Miles Bridges's two point dunk | |||
10:08 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
10:02 | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-4 | |
9:50 | +3 | Josh Green makes three point jump shot (Vasilije Micic assists) | 5-4 | |
9:33 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point turnaround hook shot | 5-6 | |
9:10 | Vasilije Micic misses three point jump shot | |||
9:06 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
9:03 | Cade Cunningham misses two point running reverse layup | |||
9:00 | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | |||
8:57 | Vasilije Micic turnover (lost ball) (Cade Cunningham steals) | |||
8:51 | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists) | 5-9 | |
8:31 | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
8:31 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-9 | |
8:31 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-9 | |
8:07 | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists) | 7-12 | |
7:51 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 9-12 | |
7:43 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:41 | Mark Williams defensive rebound | |||
7:28 | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | |||
7:25 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
7:22 | Mark Williams shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | |||
7:22 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
7:22 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
7:22 | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-13 | |
7:05 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Green assists) | 11-13 | |
6:43 | Cade Cunningham misses two point jump shot | |||
6:41 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
6:20 | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
6:18 | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | |||
6:10 | Tobias Harris misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
6:09 | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | |||
6:09 | Jalen Duren misses two point tip layup | |||
6:07 | Mark Williams defensive rebound | |||
6:00 | +2 | Josh Green makes two point running layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 13-13 | |
6:00 | Pistons 60 second timeout | |||
5:51 | +2 | Cade Cunningham makes two point driving layup | 13-15 | |
5:29 | +2 | Vasilije Micic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 15-15 | |
5:29 | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Vasilije Micic draws the foul) | |||
5:29 | +1 | Vasilije Micic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-15 | |
5:20 | Tobias Harris offensive foul (Josh Green draws the foul) | |||
5:20 | Tobias Harris turnover (offensive foul) | |||
4:56 | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point cutting layup (Cody Martin assists) | 18-15 | |
4:49 | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 18-18 | |
4:27 | Josh Green misses two point driving layup | |||
4:26 | Nick Richards offensive rebound | |||
4:26 | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point tip dunk | 20-18 | |
4:09 | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Malik Beasley assists) | 20-21 | |
3:56 | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
3:42 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
3:37 | Cody Martin defensive rebound | |||
3:28 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 23-21 | |
3:17 | Ausar Thompson misses two point driving layup | |||
3:15 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
2:53 | Cody Martin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
2:51 | Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | |||
2:49 | Cody Martin shooting foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | |||
2:49 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
2:49 | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-22 | |
2:49 | +1 | Tobias Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 | |
2:30 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
2:27 | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | |||
2:15 | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | |||
2:10 | Cody Martin defensive rebound | |||
1:56 | Miles Bridges turnover (back court violation) | |||
1:39 | Ausar Thompson turnover (bad pass) (Tidjane Salaun steals) | |||
1:31 | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving dunk (Tidjane Salaun assists) | 25-23 | |
1:17 | Marcus Sasser misses three point jump shot | |||
1:14 | Cody Martin defensive rebound | |||
1:00 | Nick Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
1:00 | Pistons defensive rebound | |||
0:47 | Nick Richards blocks Ronald Holland II's two point driving hook shot | |||
0:45 | Cody Martin defensive rebound | |||
0:42 | +3 | Nick Smith Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 28-23 | |
0:32 | +3 | Malik Beasley makes three point pullup jump shot | 28-26 | |
0:31 | Marcus Sasser personal foul (KJ Simpson draws the foul) | |||
0:17 | +3 | KJ Simpson makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-26 | |
0:08 | KJ Simpson personal foul (Marcus Sasser draws the foul) | |||
0:00 | Cody Martin blocks Cade Cunningham's two point driving layup | |||
0:00 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:42 | Malik Beasley misses two point driving layup | |||
11:38 | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:37 | +2 | Tidjane Salaun makes two point running alley-oop layup (Nick Smith Jr. assists) | 33-26 | |
11:37 | Marcus Sasser shooting foul (Tidjane Salaun draws the foul) | |||
11:37 | Tidjane Salaun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
11:34 | Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound | |||
11:18 | +3 | Ronald Holland II makes three point jump shot (Marcus Sasser assists) | 33-29 | |
11:00 | KJ Simpson misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
10:55 | KJ Simpson offensive rebound | |||
10:53 | Isaiah Stewart shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | |||
10:53 | +1 | Nick Richards makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-29 | |
10:53 | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
10:48 | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | |||
10:38 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point cutting layup (Malik Beasley assists) | 34-31 | |
10:25 | Nick Richards misses two point hook shot | |||
10:23 | Marcus Sasser defensive rebound | |||
10:18 | Malik Beasley misses three point running jump shot | |||
10:17 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
10:17 | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Loose ball) (Cody Martin draws the foul) | |||
10:04 | Nick Richards misses two point floating jump shot | |||
10:03 | Pistons defensive rebound | |||
9:48 | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:45 | Vasilije Micic defensive rebound | |||
9:34 | +2 | Cody Martin makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 36-31 | |
9:22 | Ronald Holland II misses three point jump shot | |||
9:19 | Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:11 | Ronald Holland II personal foul (Nick Smith Jr. draws the foul) | |||
9:06 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point cutting dunk (Vasilije Micic assists) | 38-31 | |
9:06 | Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (Mark Williams draws the foul) | |||
9:06 | +1 | Mark Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 39-31 | |
8:52 | +3 | Marcus Sasser makes three point pullup jump shot | 39-34 | |
8:41 | Vasilije Micic turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | |||
8:38 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point running layup (Paul Reed assists) | 39-36 | |
8:37 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
8:24 | Malik Beasley personal foul (Vasilije Micic draws the foul) | |||
8:24 | +1 | Vasilije Micic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 40-36 | |
8:24 | Vasilije Micic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
8:21 | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | |||
8:08 | Marcus Sasser misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:07 | Mark Williams defensive rebound | |||
8:06 | Mark Williams turnover (lost ball) (Paul Reed steals) | |||
8:05 | +2 | Ronald Holland II makes two point driving layup | 40-38 | |
7:45 | Vasilije Micic turnover (bad pass) (Wendell Moore Jr. steals) | |||
7:41 | Ronald Holland II turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | |||
7:22 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | |||
7:21 | Mark Williams offensive rebound | |||
7:21 | +2 | Mark Williams makes two point tip layup | 42-38 | |
7:09 | Malik Beasley misses three point jump shot | |||
7:08 | Pistons offensive rebound | |||
7:08 | Mark Williams personal foul (Loose ball) (Paul Reed draws the foul) | |||
7:00 | Cade Cunningham misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
7:00 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
6:45 | Josh Green misses three point jump shot | |||
6:42 | Ronald Holland II defensive rebound | |||
6:33 | +2 | Malik Beasley makes two point pullup jump shot (Ronald Holland II assists) | 42-40 | |
6:17 | Cade Cunningham blocks Mark Williams's two point cutting layup | |||
6:17 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
6:15 | +2 | Josh Green makes two point cutting layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 44-40 | |
6:06 | Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
6:06 | Josh Green defensive rebound | |||