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Pistons Beat Hornets 124-91 as Cunningham Scores 33 in Charlotte

Detroit won 124-91 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday night. Cade Cunningham scored 33 points, 17 of them in a third quarter that Detroit closed on a 19-0 run, and the Pistons improved to 6-1.

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Pistons Beat Hornets 124-91 as Cunningham Scores 33 in Charlotte

Key points

  • The Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-91 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday, November 2, 2026.
  • Charlotte was still in the game late in the third quarter.
  • Detroit scored the last 19 points of the third quarter.

The Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-91 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte on Monday, November 2, 2026. Cade Cunningham scored 33 points for Detroit. The Pistons improved to 6-1, and Charlotte fell to 3-5.

The third-quarter run decides it

Charlotte was still in the game late in the third quarter. The Hornets cut the score to 79-75 on a Dennis Schroder layup with 4 minutes 58 seconds left in the third quarter. Charlotte did not score again in the period.

Detroit scored the last 19 points of the third quarter. Cunningham scored 11 of those 19 points. Detroit led 98-75 entering the fourth quarter, and the game was settled from there. Detroit's largest lead was 33 points, which was also the final margin at 124-91.

Cunningham's night

Cunningham scored 33 points in 27 minutes. He scored 17 of them in the third quarter. He shot 13 of 20 from the field, including 4 of 7 from three-point range. He added 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.

Duncan Robinson scored 24 points on 8 of 11 shooting with six three-pointers. Ausar Thompson had 14 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Paul Reed scored 11 points. Detroit shot 57 percent overall and made 18 of 37 three-pointers.

Charlotte scoring and a debut

Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 17 points on 7 of 18 shooting. Coby White made his season debut for Charlotte in the game, scoring 7 points in 15 minutes 55 seconds off the bench.

Detroit is now 6-1, including 4-1 on the road. Charlotte is 3-5 after a home loss that turned on one scoreless stretch late in the third quarter. Detroit next hosts the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, November 4.

What the numbers show

Cunningham and Robinson scored 57 of Detroit's 124 points between them. Robinson made six of Detroit's 18 three-pointers, on a night when Detroit hit 18 of 37 shots from three-point range and shot 57 percent overall. Thompson added 14 points and Reed added 11. For Charlotte, Miller led the team with 17 points, and the Hornets were outscored 19-0 over the closing stretch of the third quarter. That one run took a four-point game and turned it into the 23-point lead Detroit carried into the fourth quarter, and Charlotte never got the game back after it.

Timeline

  1. Nov 2, 2026A Dennis Schroder layup cuts Detroit's lead to 79-75 with 4 minutes 58 seconds left in the third quarter.
  2. Nov 2, 2026Detroit closes the third quarter on a 19-0 run and leads Charlotte 98-75 entering the fourth quarter.
  3. Nov 2, 2026Detroit beats Charlotte 124-91, improves to 6-1 and records a largest lead of 33 points.

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