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Cade Cunningham scores 33 with 17 in the third as the Pistons pull away from the Hornets 124-91
Cade Cunningham scored 33, 17 of them in the third quarter, as Detroit scored the last 19 points of the period and beat Charlotte 124-91 to improve to 6-1.
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Cade Cunningham scored 33 points, 17 of them in the third quarter, and the Detroit Pistons ran away from the Charlotte Hornets 124-91 at Spectrum Center on Monday, November 2. Detroit improved to 6-1, including 4-1 on the road. Charlotte fell to 3-5.
Cunningham made 13 of 20 shots, including 4 of 7 threes, in 27 minutes, and added 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Duncan Robinson scored 24 on 8-of-11 shooting with six threes on nine tries, Ausar Thompson had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, and Paul Reed made 5 of 6 shots for 11 points with 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. The Pistons made 18 of 37 threes (49%) and shot 57% overall.
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How it turned
It was a game for the first half. Detroit led 27-24 after the first quarter, and Charlotte’s biggest lead of the night was three points, 30-27, early in the second. The Hornets still led 34-33 later in the quarter, but Detroit took the lead for good at 39-37 with 6:35 left in the half and went in at the break up 65-54 after Robinson’s three with 10.9 seconds left.
The third quarter decided it. Cunningham opened with a dunk and scored 17 of Detroit’s 33 points in the period. Charlotte got within 79-75 on Dennis Schroder’s layup with 4:58 left, and then did not score for the rest of the quarter. Detroit scored the last 19 points of the period, 11 of them from Cunningham, who capped the stretch with a running dunk after a steal, and led 98-75 going into the fourth.
The Pistons kept going at the start of the fourth, with Robinson hitting three more threes, and by 6:28 the margin was 115-83, a 36-8 stretch from the 79-75 score in the third quarter. Detroit’s largest lead was 33 points.
The numbers
Charlotte turned the ball over 26 times, and Detroit scored 37 points off those turnovers and had a 27-4 edge in fast-break points. The Hornets shot 38% (32 of 84), made 13 of 44 threes (30%) and had 19 assists to Detroit’s 30. Detroit had 15 steals and 7 blocks.
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The Hornets’ side
Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 17 points on 7-of-18 shooting, Naz Reid had 13, and Sion James and Grayson Allen each scored 11, with Allen hitting three threes off the bench. Moussa Diabaté had 9 rebounds, 6 of them offensive, and Charlotte won the offensive glass 18-6, but it could not turn those extra chances into points. Schröder had 5 points and 5 turnovers in 23 minutes and was a minus-30.
Charlotte was without Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams, both out with hamstring injuries. Detroit played without Jalen Duren (hamstring) and Isaiah Joe (hip).
What’s next
Detroit hosts the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, November 4, at 7:00 p.m. ET (2:00 a.m. Thursday Cairo time). Charlotte visits the Brooklyn Nets the same night at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Thursday Cairo time).
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