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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTCharlotte Hornets at Detroit Pistons
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Final
Away
Charlotte Hornets
94
Home
Detroit Pistons
98
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 at home on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. Tobias Harris had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist for the Detroit Pistons. Miles Bridges had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.
The Detroit Pistons trailed 65-52 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 32-17. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Tobias Harris (double-double, Detroit Pistons), Jalen Duren (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 34, Detroit Pistons 35. Cade Cunningham had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on January 3, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Miles Bridges scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Tobias Harris scored 24 for the Detroit Pistons with 10 rebounds.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Hornets | 31 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 94 |
| Detroit Pistons | 26 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 98 |
Game leaders
Charlotte Hornets
- Points
- 20 Miles Bridges
- Rebounds
- 9 Miles Bridges
- Assists
- 5 Miles Bridges
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 24 Tobias Harris
- Rebounds
- 14 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 5 Cade Cunningham
Tobias Harris double-double (24 PTS, 10 REB) · Jalen Duren double-double (10 PTS, 14 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges starter | 39:09 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5-16 | 3-7 | 7-9 | 2 | -3 |
| Josh Green starter | 35:09 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | -5 |
| Mark Williams starter | 28:19 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | -14 |
| Vasilije Micic starter | 24:03 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 0 | -1 |
| Seth Curry starter | 23:52 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 | -5 |
| KJ Simpson bench | 25:33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1 | -5 |
| Cody Martin bench | 20:02 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | +3 |
| Tidjane Salaun bench | 19:20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0 | +0 |
| Nick Richards bench | 17:16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | +11 |
| Nick Smith Jr. bench | 7:16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -1 |
Not available: Tre Mann, Grant Williams, LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller, DaQuan Jeffries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris starter | 36:03 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1 | +10 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. starter | 33:51 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 4 | -1 |
| Cade Cunningham starter | 28:46 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-20 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 | +1 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 24:42 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | -1 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. starter | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +7 |
| Malik Beasley bench | 31:11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-16 | 1-10 | 1-1 | 2 | +7 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 21:50 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | -1 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 18:14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | +3 |
| Ausar Thompson bench | 14:19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | -6 |
| Ron Holland bench | 10:49 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -1 |
| Paul Reed bench | 5:04 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | +2 |
Not available: Simone Fontecchio, Jaden Ivey
| Charlotte Hornets | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 19/30 (63%) | Free throws | 8/13 (61%) |
| 24/50 (48%) | 2 pointers | 27/56 (48%) |
| 9/30 (30%) | 3 pointers | 12/37 (32%) |
| 33/80 (41%) | Field goals | 39/93 (41%) |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 36 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
| 10 | Fouls | 27 |
| 7 | Max points in a row | 7 |
| 26:57 | Time spent in lead | 17:34 |
| 13 | Biggest lead | 7 |
Largest margin: 13 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 5
- Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets
- 13 Q2 0:00
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 7 Q4 4:50
- Longest run
- 7-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q2 4:07 to Q2 2:34
Scoring plays
Q1 · 27 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:10 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 2 | 0 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 2 | 2 |
| 10:02 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 2 | 4 |
| 9:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 3-pt field goal | 5 | 4 |
| 9:33 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 5 | 6 |
| 8:51 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 5 | 9 |
| 8:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 6 | 9 |
| 8:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 7 | 9 |
| 8:07 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 7 | 12 |
| 7:51 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 9 | 12 |
| 7:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 9 | 13 |
| 7:05 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 6:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 2-pt field goal | 13 | 13 |
| 5:51 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 13 | 15 |
| 5:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic 2-pt field goal | 15 | 15 |
| 5:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic Free throw | 16 | 15 |
| 4:56 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 18 | 15 |
| 4:49 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 18 | 18 |
| 4:26 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 20 | 18 |
| 4:09 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal | 20 | 21 |
| 3:28 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 23 | 21 |
| 2:49 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 23 | 22 |
| 2:49 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris Free throw | 23 | 23 |
| 1:31 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 25 | 23 |
| 0:43 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal | 28 | 23 |
| 0:33 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 28 | 26 |
| 0:18 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal | 31 | 26 |
Q2 · 35 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 33 | 26 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 33 | 29 |
| 10:53 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 34 | 29 |
| 10:38 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 34 | 31 |
| 9:34 | Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin 2-pt field goal | 36 | 31 |
| 9:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 38 | 31 |
| 9:06 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 39 | 31 |
| 8:52 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 39 | 34 |
| 8:38 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 39 | 36 |
| 8:24 | Charlotte Hornets | Vasilije Micic Free throw | 40 | 36 |
| 8:05 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 40 | 38 |
| 7:21 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 42 | 38 |
| 6:33 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 42 | 40 |
| 6:15 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green 2-pt field goal | 44 | 40 |
| 5:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 45 | 40 |
| 5:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 46 | 40 |
| 5:35 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 46 | 42 |
| 5:12 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 46 | 43 |
| 5:12 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 46 | 44 |
| 5:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 47 | 44 |
| 4:45 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 47 | 46 |
| 4:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 48 | 46 |
| 4:07 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams Free throw | 49 | 46 |
| 3:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Seth Curry 2-pt field goal | 51 | 46 |
| 3:41 | Charlotte Hornets | Seth Curry Free throw | 52 | 46 |
| 2:34 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 46 |
| 2:16 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 54 | 48 |
| 1:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 56 | 48 |
| 1:23 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 58 | 48 |
| 1:07 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 58 | 50 |
| 0:49 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 60 | 50 |
| 0:36 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 61 | 50 |
| 0:23 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 61 | 52 |
| 0:03 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 62 | 52 |
| 0:00 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 65 | 52 |
Q3 · 21 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 65 | 54 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 65 | 57 |
| 10:50 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal | 68 | 57 |
| 10:34 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 68 | 59 |
| 9:59 | Charlotte Hornets | Seth Curry 3-pt field goal | 71 | 59 |
| 9:08 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 71 | 61 |
| 8:49 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 73 | 61 |
| 8:24 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 73 | 63 |
| 7:34 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 73 | 66 |
| 7:12 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 75 | 66 |
| 6:49 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 3-pt field goal | 75 | 69 |
| 6:13 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 75 | 71 |
| 5:47 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 75 | 73 |
| 4:29 | Charlotte Hornets | Seth Curry 3-pt field goal | 78 | 73 |
| 4:06 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 78 | 76 |
| 3:25 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 78 | 79 |
| 3:00 | Charlotte Hornets | KJ Simpson 3-pt field goal | 81 | 79 |
| 1:16 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 81 | 80 |
| 0:22 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 81 | 82 |
| 0:02 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 81 | 84 |
| 0:02 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges Free throw | 82 | 84 |
Q4 · 16 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:08 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 82 | 86 |
| 9:36 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal | 84 | 86 |
| 8:56 | Charlotte Hornets | Tidjane Salaun Free throw | 85 | 86 |
| 7:16 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 85 | 88 |
| 5:43 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 85 | 90 |
| 4:50 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 85 | 92 |
| 4:19 | Charlotte Hornets | Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal | 87 | 92 |
| 3:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards 2-pt field goal | 89 | 92 |
| 3:27 | Charlotte Hornets | Nick Richards Free throw | 90 | 92 |
| 3:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 90 | 94 |
| 1:58 | Detroit Pistons | Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal | 90 | 96 |
| 1:13 | Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 92 | 96 |
| 0:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green Free throw | 93 | 96 |
| 0:40 | Charlotte Hornets | Josh Green Free throw | 94 | 96 |
| 0:20 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 94 | 97 |
| 0:01 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 94 | 98 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Charlotte Hornets 2-1. Final series: tied 2-2.
- Nov 6: Detroit Pistons 107 at Charlotte Hornets 108
- Nov 21: Detroit Pistons 121 at Charlotte Hornets 123
- Jan 3: Charlotte Hornets 94 at Detroit Pistons 98 (this game)
- Feb 9: Charlotte Hornets 102 at Detroit Pistons 112
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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