DETROIT -- — 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.

Takeaways

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.

Key moment

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.

Key stat

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.

Up next

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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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Jalen Duren (Vasilije Micic gains possession)	0	0
11:34	Mark Williams misses two point shot	0	0
11:31	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Tobias Harris misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:17	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
11:10	Miles Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot	0	2
10:50	Jalen Duren makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	2	2
10:32	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:29	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	2	2
10:23	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	2	2
10:21	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	2	2
10:19	Mark Williams blocks Jalen Duren 's 4-foot two point shot	2	2
10:16	Vasilije Micic defensive rebound	2	2
10:11	Jalen Duren blocks Miles Bridges 's 3-foot dunk	2	2
10:08	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	2	2
10:02	Tobias Harris makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	4	2
9:50	Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Vasilije Micic assists)	4	5
9:33	Cade Cunningham makes 6-foot two point shot	6	5
9:10	Vasilije Micic misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	5
9:06	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	6	5
9:03	Cade Cunningham misses two point shot	6	5
9:00	Vasilije Micic defensive rebound	6	5
8:57	Vasilije Micic lost ball turnover (Cade Cunningham steals)	6	5
8:51	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	9	5
8:31	Jalen Duren shooting foul	9	5
8:31	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	9	6
8:31	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	9	7
8:07	Tobias Harris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	12	7
7:51	Mark Williams makes 3-foot layup (Miles Bridges assists)	12	9
7:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	9
7:41	Mark Williams defensive rebound	12	9
7:28	Josh Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	9
7:25	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	12	9
7:22	Mark Williams shooting foul	12	9
7:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	12	9
7:22	Pistons offensive team rebound	12	9
7:22	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	13	9
7:05	Mark Williams makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Josh Green assists)	13	11
6:43	Cade Cunningham misses 17-foot jumper	13	11
6:41	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	13	11
6:20	Vasilije Micic misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	11
6:18	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	13	11
6:10	Tobias Harris misses driving floating jump shot	13	11
6:09	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	13	11
6:09	Jalen Duren misses tip shot	13	11
6:07	Mark Williams defensive rebound	13	11
6:00	Josh Green makes two point shot (Vasilije Micic assists)	13	13
6:00	Pistons Full timeout	13	13
6:00	Malik Beasley enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	13	13
6:00	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Wendell Moore Jr.	13	13
6:00	Cody Martin enters the game for Seth Curry	13	13
5:51	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	15	13
5:29	Vasilije Micic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)	15	15
5:29	Jalen Duren shooting foul	15	15
5:29	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren	15	15
5:29	Nick Richards enters the game for Mark Williams	15	15
5:29	Vasilije Micic makes free throw 1 of 1	15	16
5:20	Tobias Harris offensive foul	15	16
5:20	Tobias Harris turnover	15	16
5:20	KJ Simpson enters the game for Vasilije Micic	15	16
4:56	Nick Richards makes 4-foot layup (Cody Martin assists)	15	18
4:49	Tobias Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)	18	18
4:27	Josh Green misses driving layup	18	18
4:26	Nick Richards offensive rebound	18	18
4:26	Nick Richards makes dunk	18	20
4:09	Isaiah Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)	21	20
3:56	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	20
3:42	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	20
3:37	Cody Martin defensive rebound	21	20
3:28	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nick Richards assists)	21	23
3:17	Ausar Thompson misses driving layup	21	23
3:15	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	21	23
2:53	Cody Martin misses 14-foot two point shot	21	23
2:51	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	21	23
2:49	Cody Martin shooting foul	21	23
2:49	Hornets Full timeout	21	23
2:49	Marcus Sasser enters the game for Cade Cunningham	21	23
2:49	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Green	21	23
2:49	Tobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	22	23
2:49	Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
2:30	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	23	23
2:27	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	23	23
2:15	Isaiah Stewart misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	23
2:10	Cody Martin defensive rebound	23	23
1:56	Miles Bridges back court turnover	23	23
1:56	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Tobias Harris	23	23
1:56	Nick Smith Jr. enters the game for Miles Bridges	23	23
1:39	Ausar Thompson bad pass (Tidjane Salaun steals)	23	23
1:31	Cody Martin makes driving dunk (Tidjane Salaun assists)	23	25
1:17	Marcus Sasser misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	25
1:14	Cody Martin defensive rebound	23	25
1:00	Nick Smith Jr. misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	23	25
1:00	Pistons defensive team rebound	23	25
1:00	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Ausar Thompson	23	25
47.1	Nick Richards blocks Ronald Holland II 's 7-foot two point shot	23	25
45.0	Cody Martin defensive rebound	23	25
42.0	Nick Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point shot (Nick Richards assists)	23	28
32.2	Malik Beasley makes 26-foot three pointer	26	28
31.1	Marcus Sasser personal foul	26	28
17.0	KJ Simpson makes 25-foot three pointer	26	31
8.1	KJ Simpson personal foul	26	31
8.1	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Ronald Holland II	26	31
8.1	Josh Green enters the game for Nick Richards	26	31
0.1	Cody Martin blocks Cade Cunningham 's 6-foot driving layup	26	31
0.1	Pistons offensive team rebound	26	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	31

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, January 4, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN DET, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

18,866

Referees

Sean Wright, Nate Green, Che Flores

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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