Cade Cunningham scores 17 of his 33 in the third as the Pistons rout the Hornets

Nov 2, 2026

Pistons 124, Hornets 91

Cade Cunningham scored 33, 17 of them in the third quarter, at Spectrum Center on Monday. Detroit is 6-1 and 4-1 on the road.

Efficient night

Cunningham made 13 of 20 shots and 4 of 7 threes in 27 minutes, with 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.

Robinson's six threes

Duncan Robinson scored 24 on 8-of-11 shooting with six threes. Ausar Thompson had 14 points and Paul Reed added 11.

The third quarter

Charlotte got within 79-75, then did not score again in the period. Detroit scored the last 19 and led 98-75 after three.

36-8 stretch

By 6:28 of the fourth the margin was 115-83, a 36-8 run from 79-75. Detroit's biggest lead was 33 points.

Turnovers and threes

Charlotte had 26 turnovers, and Detroit scored 37 points off them. The Pistons made 18 of 37 threes and shot 57%.

What's next

Detroit hosts Philadelphia on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. ET. Charlotte, 3-5, visits Brooklyn the same night at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Photo credit

Cade Cunningham with the Detroit Pistons on February 19, 2022. Photo by Erik Drost, resized.

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