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Cunningham has triple-double, Duren gets double-double to lead Pistons to 112-86 win over Hornets

By AP•Dec 21, 2025

Game Recap

Kon Knueppel slams it home with authority

DETROIT -- — Cade Cunningham had a triple-double and Jalen Duren added 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets 112-86 on Saturday night.

Cunningham finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists despite sitting out the last four minutes as each coach emptied his bench.

Tobias Harris scored 19 points for Detroit, which won for the seventh time in nine games. Duncan Robinson had 15 points and Ausar Thompson added 14 as ll five starters finished in double figures for the Pistons, who shot 21.4% (6 for 28) on 3-pointers.

Kon Knueppel and Miles Bridges each scored 19 points for Charlotte, which had won five of its last nine after a 4-14 start. Brandon Miller finished with 14 points, but LaMelo Ball fouled out with eight points on 3-for-14 shooting.

Both offenses struggled in the first half, committing 11 turnovers each, but the Pistons scored the final 13 points of the second quarter to take a 55-45 lead.

Duncan Robinson's four-point play with 8:56 left in the third quarter made it 70-52 and sent Ball to the bench with five fouls. The Pistons led by as many as 20 points, but Charlotte finished with a 16-3 run to pull to 79-72.

Ball fouled out with 6:30 to play, having missed his last 10 shots from the field, and the Pistons finished the game with a 31-9 lead.

Detroit finished with a 62-41 rebounding edge, including 17 offensive rebounds.

Up next

Hornets: At Cleveland on Monday.

Pistons: At Portland on Monday.

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Regular Season Series

CHA at DET

Sun, Dec 21

86 - 112

Final

DET at CHA

Tue, Feb 10

110 - 104

Final

DET at CHA

Fri, Apr 10

118 - 100

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Game Stats

CHA

DET

28-89FG41-93

31Field Goal %44

13-413PT6-28

32Three Point %21

17-20FT24-32

12Offensive Rebounds17

31Defensive Rebounds44

21Assists23

12Steals16

7Blocks10

23Turnovers20

1Technical Fouls0

21Points Conceded Off Turnovers19

24Fast Break Points29

23Fouls25

6Largest Lead29

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	CHA
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Jalen Duren (Brandon Miller gains possession)	0	0
11:47	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (Tobias Harris steals)	0	0
11:39	Duncan Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:37	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	LaMelo Ball makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)	0	3
11:13	Tobias Harris misses two point shot	0	3
11:11	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	0	3
11:04	Tobias Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
11:01	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	0	3
10:59	Cade Cunningham personal foul	0	3
10:52	LaMelo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	0	6
10:40	Miles Bridges shooting foul	0	6
10:40	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	1	6
10:40	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	6
10:26	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	6
10:23	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	2	6
10:21	Ausar Thompson makes running layup	4	6
10:21	Brandon Miller defensive goaltending violation	4	6
10:04	Miles Bridges misses 5-foot two point shot	4	6
10:02	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	4	6
9:43	Ausar Thompson misses 16-foot two point shot	4	6
9:41	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	4	6
9:38	Kon Knueppel makes running dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	4	8
9:35	Pistons Full timeout	4	8
9:18	LaMelo Ball blocks Cade Cunningham 's 13-foot driving floating jump shot	4	8
9:16	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	4	8
9:13	Brandon Miller misses running layup	4	8
9:12	Hornets offensive team rebound	4	8
9:01	Brandon Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	8
8:58	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	4	8
8:51	Ausar Thompson misses driving layup	4	8
8:47	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	4	8
8:47	Jalen Duren makes tip in dunk	6	8
8:43	Miles Bridges makes 23-foot running jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	6	11
8:27	Jalen Duren misses 2-foot reverse layup	6	11
8:26	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	6	11
8:25	Tobias Harris makes tip shot	8	11
8:17	LaMelo Ball makes 4-foot two point shot	8	13
7:56	Jalen Duren makes 3-foot hook shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	10	13
7:45	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	13
7:44	Hornets offensive team rebound	10	13
7:43	Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Cade Cunningham (Miles Bridges gains possession)	10	13
7:43	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	10	13
7:37	Kon Knueppel misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	13
7:35	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	10	13
7:24	Jalen Duren makes 2-foot dunk (Ausar Thompson assists)	12	13
7:10	Josh Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	12	16
6:54	Cade Cunningham makes 9-foot two point shot	14	16
6:34	Duncan Robinson personal foul	14	16
6:34	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Duncan Robinson	14	16
6:26	Miles Bridges bad pass turnover (Jalen Duren steals)	14	16
6:12	Cade Cunningham makes 5-foot two point shot (Jaden Ivey assists)	16	16
5:58	Ausar Thompson personal foul	16	16
5:58	Caris LeVert enters the game for Ausar Thompson	16	16
5:58	Tre Mann enters the game for LaMelo Ball	16	16
5:51	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)	16	19
5:38	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	18	19
5:22	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	19
5:20	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	18	19
5:16	Tre Mann shooting foul	18	19
5:16	Tobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	19	19
5:16	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	19	19
5:16	Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	20	19
5:04	Jalen Duren personal foul	20	19
5:04	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Tobias Harris	20	19
4:53	Tre Mann misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	20	19
4:50	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	20	19
4:49	Jaden Ivey makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	22	19
4:49	Josh Green shooting foul	22	19
4:49	Jaden Ivey makes free throw 1 of 1	23	19
4:32	Tre Mann lost ball turnover (Cade Cunningham steals)	23	19
4:31	Cade Cunningham makes 2-foot running dunk	25	19
4:31	Hornets Full timeout	25	19
4:17	Kon Knueppel lost ball turnover (Caris LeVert steals)	25	19
4:13	Caris LeVert bad pass turnover (Tre Mann steals)	25	19
3:55	Kon Knueppel makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	25	22
3:40	Jalen Duren offensive foul	25	22
3:40	Jalen Duren offensive foul turnover	25	22
3:40	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Jalen Duren	25	22
3:40	Brandon Miller enters the game for Miles Bridges	25	22
3:40	Sion James enters the game for Kon Knueppel	25	22
3:40	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Josh Green	25	22
3:26	Moussa Diabate misses layup	25	22
3:23	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	25	22
3:12	Isaiah Stewart misses 4-foot hook shot	25	22
3:11	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	25	22
3:09	Ronald Holland II personal foul	25	22
3:09	Tre Mann misses free throw 1 of 2	25	22
3:09	Hornets offensive team rebound	25	22
3:09	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Cade Cunningham	25	22
3:09	Tre Mann makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
2:54	Brandon Miller shooting foul	25	23
2:54	Caris LeVert makes free throw 1 of 2	26	23
2:54	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Jaden Ivey	26	23
2:54	Caris LeVert makes free throw 2 of 2	27	23
2:33	Brandon Miller out of bounds bad pass turnover	27	23
2:20	Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	23
2:17	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	27	23
2:10	Tre Mann misses driving floating jump shot	27	23
2:06	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	27	23
1:59	Caris LeVert out of bounds bad pass turnover	27	23
1:37	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Caris LeVert steals)	27	23
1:30	Isaiah Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	23
1:27	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	27	23
1:21	Brandon Miller makes 26-foot three pointer (Moussa Diabate assists)	27	26
1:21	Isaiah Stewart loose ball foul	27	26
1:21	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 1 of 1	27	27
1:11	Brandon Miller loose ball foul	27	27
1:11	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 1 of 2	28	27
1:11	Ausar Thompson misses free throw 2 of 2	28	27
1:10	Pistons offensive team rebound	28	27
1:10	Moussa Diabate loose ball foul	28	27
1:10	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	29	27
1:10	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	30	27
53.8	Brandon Miller misses driving floating jump shot	30	27
51.3	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	30	27
45.2	Ronald Holland II lost ball turnover (Tre Mann steals)	30	27
38.2	Tidjane Salaun misses 28-foot three point jumper	30	27
34.9	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	30	27
24.0	Duncan Robinson makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ausar Thompson assists)	33	27
0.3	Brandon Miller offensive goaltending turnover	33	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	27

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	CHA
12:00	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Caris LeVert	33	27
12:00	Javonte Green enters the game for Ausar Thompson	33	27
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	33	27
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tre Mann	33	27
11:46	Javonte Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	27
11:41	Sion James defensive rebound	33	27
11:36	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	27
11:33	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	33	27
11:29	Isaiah Stewart offensive foul	33	27
11:29	Isaiah Stewart offensive foul turnover	33	27
11:05	shot clock turnover	33	27
10:48	Cade Cunningham misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot	33	27
10:46	Pistons offensive team rebound	33	27
10:41	LaMelo Ball personal foul	33	27
10:33	Cade Cunningham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	27
10:32	Pistons offensive team rebound	33	27
10:27	Duncan Robinson misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	27
10:23	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	33	27
10:08	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	33	27
10:08	Brandon Miller makes free throw 1 of 2	33	28
10:08	Brandon Miller makes free throw 2 of 2	33	29
10:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner blocks Isaiah Stewart 's 4-foot driving layup	33	29
9:59	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	33	29
9:48	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	29
9:45	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	33	29
9:40	Cade Cunningham makes running layup (Javonte Green assists)	35	29
9:28	Sion James misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	29
9:24	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	35	29
9:17	Sion James shooting foul	35	29
9:17	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2	36	29
9:17	Tobias Harris enters the game for Duncan Robinson	36	29
9:17	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Sion James	36	29
9:17	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	36	29
9:17	Cade Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2	37	29
9:03	Kon Knueppel makes 23-foot three pointer (LaMelo Ball assists)	37	32
8:46	Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	37	32
8:46	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	37	32
8:32	Brandon Miller makes 3-foot two point shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	37	34
8:16	Tobias Harris lost ball turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	37	34
8:16	Miles Bridges lost ball turnover (Cade Cunningham steals)	37	34
8:06	Brandon Miller shooting foul	37	34
8:06	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	38	34
8:06	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	38	34
8:06	Isaiah Stewart misses free throw 2 of 2	38	34
8:04	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	38	34
7:47	LaMelo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover	38	34
7:33	Josh Green shooting foul	38	34
7:33	Tobias Harris makes free throw 1 of 2	39	34
7:33	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Ronald Holland II	39	34
7:33	Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	40	34
7:14	Tobias Harris blocks Miles Bridges 's 2-foot layup	40	34
7:12	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	40	34
7:11	Isaiah Stewart blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner 's 1-foot driving layup	40	34
7:11	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	40	34
7:07	Kon Knueppel blocks Javonte Green 's 1-foot running layup	40	34
7:05	Pistons offensive team rebound	40	34
6:59	Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	40	34
6:58	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	40	34
6:51	Miles Bridges makes running layup	40	36
6:33	Miles Bridges shooting foul	40	36
6:33	Pistons Full timeout	40	36
6:33	Caris LeVert enters the game for Cade Cunningham	40	36
6:33	Jalen Duren enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	40	36
6:33	Tre Mann enters the game for LaMelo Ball	40	36
6:33	Tobias Harris misses free throw 1 of 2	40	36
6:33	Pistons offensive team rebound	40	36
6:33	Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	41	36
6:18	Miles Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Green assists)	41	39
5:55	Jalen Duren misses driving floating jump shot	41	39
5:53	Tobias Harris offensive rebound	41	39
5:53	Tobias Harris misses tip shot	41	39
5:52	Tre Mann defensive rebound	41	39
5:51	Jalen Duren shooting foul	41	39
5:51	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	41	40
5:51	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Javonte Green	41	40
5:51	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren	41	40
5:51	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	41	41
5:42	Caris LeVert misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	41	41
5:38	Ausar Thompson offensive rebound	41	41
5:38	Tre Mann personal foul	41	41
5:38	Ausar Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	41	41
5:38	Pistons offensive team rebound	41	41
5:38	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	41	41
5:38	Ausar Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	42	41
5:24	Kon Knueppel misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	42	41
5:21	Tre Mann offensive rebound	42	41
5:19	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	42	41
5:16	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	42	41
5:07	Jaden Ivey misses 12-foot step back jumpshot	42	41
5:04	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	42	41
5:02	Isaiah Stewart lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	42	41
4:55	Josh Green misses 22-foot three point jumper	42	41
4:49	Kon Knueppel offensive rebound	42	41
4:49	Ausar Thompson blocks Kon Knueppel's tip shot	42	41
4:49	Tre Mann offensive rebound	42	41
4:46	Josh Green lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	42	41
4:39	Jaden Ivey misses 23-foot running jump shot	42	41
4:36	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	42	41
4:35	Isaiah Stewart lost ball turnover (Josh Green steals)	42	41
4:30	Josh Green makes running layup	42	43
4:07	Ausar Thompson offensive foul	42	43
4:07	Ausar Thompson offensive foul turnover	42	43
4:07	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Ausar Thompson	42	43
4:07	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Jaden Ivey	42	43
4:07	Sion James enters the game for Josh Green	42	43
3:52	Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point jumper	42	43
3:49	Mason Plumlee offensive rebound	42	43
3:35	Tre Mann makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists)	42	45
3:19	Isaiah Stewart lost ball turnover (Mason Plumlee steals)	42	45
3:14	Kon Knueppel misses running pullup jump shot	42	45
3:11	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	42	45
3:01	Isaiah Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	45	45
3:01	Hornets Full timeout	45	45
3:01	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tre Mann	45	45
2:57	Duncan Robinson personal foul	45	45
2:57	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Duncan Robinson	45	45
2:38	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	45	45
2:35	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	45	45
2:18	Tobias Harris makes 13-foot step back jumpshot	47	45
2:05	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	47	45
2:05	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	47	45
2:05	LaMelo Ball technical foul	47	45
2:05	Cade Cunningham makes technical free throw	48	45
1:49	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	48	45
1:46	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	48	45
1:46	Isaiah Stewart makes tip shot	50	45
1:28	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	50	45
1:28	Hornets offensive team rebound	50	45
1:28	Tobias Harris loose ball foul	50	45
1:28	Pistons Full timeout	50	45
1:28	(01:28) [Pistons] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Pistons] charged with a timeout	50	45
1:28	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Mason Plumlee	50	45
1:20	Ausar Thompson blocks LaMelo Ball 's 13-foot floating jump shot	50	45
1:18	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	50	45
1:14	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	52	45
57.2	Miles Bridges misses driving floating jump shot	52	45
55.8	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	52	45
42.3	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	52	45
42.3	Tobias Harris misses free throw 1 of 2	52	45
42.3	Pistons offensive team rebound	52	45
42.3	Brandon Miller enters the game for Sion James	52	45
42.3	Tobias Harris makes free throw 2 of 2	53	45
31.6	LaMelo Ball misses driving floating jump shot	53	45
29.6	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	53	45
7.2	Ausar Thompson makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Cade Cunningham assists)	55	45
3.2	Isaiah Stewart blocks LaMelo Ball 's 8-foot driving layup	55	45
2.2	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	55	45
0.6	Brandon Miller misses 7-foot jumper	55	45
0.6	Hornets offensive team rebound	55	45
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	55	45

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	CHA
12:00	Jalen Duren enters the game for Caris LeVert	55	45
12:00	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	55	45
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	55	45
11:45	Duncan Robinson makes 25-foot three pointer (Cade Cunningham assists)	58	45
11:32	Brandon Miller misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot	58	45
11:32	Ausar Thompson defensive rebound	58	45
11:22	Ausar Thompson bad pass turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	58	45
11:22	Duncan Robinson loose ball foul	58	45
11:10	Brandon Miller makes driving layup (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists)	58	47
10:52	Jalen Duren makes 2-foot hook shot	60	47
10:38	Ausar Thompson blocks Brandon Miller 's 24-foot three point jumper	60	47
10:35	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	60	47
10:29	Ausar Thompson misses running layup	60	47
10:26	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	60	47
10:23	Kon Knueppel misses running layup	60	47
10:20	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	60	47
10:17	Cade Cunningham makes 24-foot running jump shot (Tobias Harris assists)	63	47
10:08	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	63	49
9:58	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	63	49
9:57	Pistons offensive team rebound	63	49
9:55	LaMelo Ball personal foul	63	49
9:46	Cade Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot	63	49
9:43	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	63	49
9:42	Duncan Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	66	49
9:27	Tobias Harris shooting foul	66	49
9:27	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	66	50
9:27	Kon Knueppel misses free throw 2 of 2	66	50
9:26	Hornets offensive team rebound	66	50
9:17	LaMelo Ball offensive foul	66	50
9:17	LaMelo Ball offensive foul turnover	66	50
9:09	Cade Cunningham bad pass turnover (Brandon Miller steals)	66	50
9:04	Miles Bridges makes 1-foot dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	66	52
8:56	Duncan Robinson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cade Cunningham assists)	69	52
8:56	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	69	52
8:56	Tre Mann enters the game for LaMelo Ball	69	52
8:56	Duncan Robinson makes free throw 1 of 1	70	52
8:40	Tre Mann misses 23-foot three point jumper	70	52
8:38	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	70	52
8:27	Jalen Duren misses 15-foot jumper	70	52
8:25	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	70	52
8:16	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	70	54
7:55	Jalen Duren makes 4-foot two point shot (Tobias Harris assists)	72	54
7:30	Miles Bridges misses driving layup	72	54
7:28	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	72	54
7:25	Ausar Thompson makes dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	74	54
7:25	Hornets Full timeout	74	54
7:01	Brandon Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper	74	54
6:59	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	74	54
6:50	Duncan Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper	74	54
6:47	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	74	54
6:35	Miles Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper	74	54
6:32	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	74	54
6:28	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	74	54
6:26	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	74	54
6:10	Cade Cunningham steps out of bounds turnover	74	54
6:10	Jaden Ivey enters the game for Ausar Thompson	74	54
6:10	Josh Green enters the game for Brandon Miller	74	54
5:58	Jaden Ivey shooting foul	74	54
5:58	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	74	55
5:58	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	74	56
5:42	Jaden Ivey misses 25-foot three point jumper	74	56
5:39	Cade Cunningham offensive rebound	74	56
5:32	Jaden Ivey makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists)	76	56
5:15	Tre Mann misses driving floating jump shot	76	56
5:13	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	76	56
5:10	Cade Cunningham misses 25-foot running jump shot	76	56
5:06	Kon Knueppel defensive rebound	76	56
5:03	Jaden Ivey shooting foul	76	56
5:03	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 1 of 2	76	57
5:03	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Tobias Harris	76	57
5:03	Caris LeVert enters the game for Duncan Robinson	76	57
5:03	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	76	57
5:03	Kon Knueppel makes free throw 2 of 2	76	58
4:45	Isaiah Stewart misses 23-foot three point jumper	76	58
4:42	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	76	58
4:30	Kon Knueppel makes 24-foot three pointer (Tre Mann assists)	76	61
4:07	Jalen Duren misses 4-foot hook shot	76	61
4:07	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	76	61
4:07	Tre Mann shooting foul	76	61
4:07	Jalen Duren misses free throw 1 of 2	76	61
4:07	Pistons offensive team rebound	76	61
4:07	Jalen Duren makes free throw 2 of 2	77	61
3:52	Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kon Knueppel assists)	77	64
3:36	Jalen Duren misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot	77	64
3:33	Tre Mann defensive rebound	77	64
3:26	Josh Green misses 23-foot three point jumper	77	64
3:23	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	77	64
3:05	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Jaden Ivey assists)	79	64
3:01	Jaden Ivey personal foul	79	64
3:01	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	79	65
3:01	Ronald Holland II enters the game for Jalen Duren	79	65
3:01	Sion James enters the game for Tre Mann	79	65
3:01	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	79	66
2:41	Ronald Holland II misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot	79	66
2:38	Sion James defensive rebound	79	66
2:38	Pistons Full timeout	79	66
2:38	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Cade Cunningham	79	66
2:24	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	79	66
2:21	Jaden Ivey defensive rebound	79	66
2:16	Jaden Ivey bad pass turnover (Josh Green steals)	79	66
2:04	Miles Bridges offensive foul	79	66
2:04	Miles Bridges offensive foul turnover	79	66
2:04	(02:04) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	79	66
2:04	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	79	66
2:04	Brandon Miller enters the game for Kon Knueppel	79	66
1:48	Caris LeVert misses 25-foot three point jumper	79	66
1:46	Josh Green defensive rebound	79	66
1:42	Caris LeVert blocks Sion James 's 2-foot running layup	79	66
1:39	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	79	66
1:25	Ausar Thompson out of bounds lost ball turnover	79	66
1:10	Brandon Miller misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	79	66
1:07	Sion James offensive rebound	79	66
1:02	Sion James misses 25-foot three point jumper	79	66
1:00	Josh Green offensive rebound	79	66
57.4	Tidjane Salaun makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Josh Green assists)	79	68
57.4	Isaiah Stewart shooting foul	79	68
57.4	Tidjane Salaun makes free throw 1 of 1	79	69
57.4	Isaiah Stewart loose ball foul	79	69
57.4	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 1	79	69
55.1	Isaiah Stewart defensive rebound	79	69
40.2	Ronald Holland II misses driving layup	79	69
38.7	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	79	69
38.5	Isaiah Stewart misses tip in dunk	79	69
36.7	Ronald Holland II offensive rebound	79	69
35.5	Sion James blocks Ronald Holland II 's 6-foot two point shot	79	69
35.5	Josh Green defensive rebound	79	69
30.3	Josh Green bad pass turnover (Jaden Ivey steals)	79	69
26.6	Jaden Ivey misses running pullup jump shot	79	69
22.9	Sion James defensive rebound	79	69
2.9	Isaiah Stewart flagrant foul type 1	79	69
2.9	(00:02.9) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	79	69
2.9	Jalen Duren enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	79	69
2.9	Brandon Miller makes free throw flagrant 1 of 3	79	70
2.9	Brandon Miller makes free throw flagrant 2 of 3	79	71
2.9	Brandon Miller makes free throw flagrant 3 of 3	79	72
2.9	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Josh Green	79	72
0.5	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	79	72
0.5	Hornets offensive team rebound	79	72
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	79	72

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DET	CHA
12:00	Cade Cunningham enters the game for Caris LeVert	79	72
12:00	Javonte Green enters the game for Ausar Thompson	79	72
12:00	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Jaden Ivey	79	72
12:00	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Kon Knueppel	79	72
11:42	Sion James makes 27-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	79	75
11:19	Ronald Holland II makes driving layup (Cade Cunningham assists)	81	75
11:02	Sion James bad pass turnover (Javonte Green steals)	81	75
10:52	Ronald Holland II misses 24-foot three point jumper	81	75
10:48	Moussa Diabate defensive rebound	81	75
10:43	Brandon Miller makes running layup	81	77
10:29	Cade Cunningham makes driving layup	83	77
10:29	Tidjane Salaun shooting foul	83	77
10:29	Cade Cunningham misses free throw 1 of 1	83	77
10:25	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	83	77
10:13	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Ronald Holland II steals)	83	77
10:12	Tidjane Salaun personal foul	83	77
10:12	(10:12) [Hornets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	83	77
10:03	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	83	77
10:03	Pistons offensive team rebound	83	77
10:03	Tidjane Salaun loose ball foul	83	77
9:47	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Ronald Holland II assists)	85	77
9:38	Tidjane Salaun misses 24-foot three point jumper	85	77
9:33	Javonte Green defensive rebound	85	77
9:31	Brandon Miller blocks Javonte Green 's 2-foot running layup	85	77
9:31	Ronald Holland II offensive rebound	85	77
9:31	Tidjane Salaun shooting foul	85	77
9:31	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 1 of 2	86	77
9:31	Ryan Kalkbrenner enters the game for Moussa Diabate	86	77
9:31	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2	87	77
9:19	LaMelo Ball bad pass turnover (Duncan Robinson steals)	87	77
9:17	Duncan Robinson makes running dunk	89	77
9:16	Hornets Full timeout	89	77
9:16	Kon Knueppel enters the game for Sion James	89	77
8:57	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper	89	77
8:54	Javonte Green defensive rebound	89	77
8:43	Jalen Duren makes 4-foot two point shot	91	77
8:31	Cade Cunningham personal foul	91	77
8:21	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	91	77
8:20	Hornets offensive team rebound	91	77
8:14	Kon Knueppel misses 26-foot three point jumper	91	77
8:10	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	91	77
8:09	Tidjane Salaun misses two point shot	91	77
8:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	91	77
8:00	LaMelo Ball misses 22-foot three point jumper	91	77
7:56	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	91	77
7:52	Duncan Robinson misses 23-foot running jump shot	91	77
7:50	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	91	77
7:34	Jalen Duren misses 5-foot floating jump shot	91	77
7:34	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	91	77
7:32	Brandon Miller blocks Jalen Duren 's 1-foot two point shot	91	77
7:30	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	91	77
7:24	LaMelo Ball misses running layup	91	77
7:22	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	91	77
7:05	Cade Cunningham misses driving layup	91	77
7:02	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	91	77
6:59	Kon Knueppel out of bounds lost ball turnover	91	77
6:59	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	91	77
6:44	Jalen Duren makes driving layup	93	77
6:35	Brandon Miller misses driving layup	93	77
6:33	Javonte Green defensive rebound	93	77
6:30	LaMelo Ball blocks Ronald Holland II 's 6-foot driving layup	93	77
6:30	Tobias Harris enters the game for Duncan Robinson	93	77
6:30	LaMelo Ball vs. Ronald Holland II	93	77
6:30	Pistons offensive team rebound	93	77
6:30	LaMelo Ball loose ball foul	93	77
6:30	Sion James enters the game for LaMelo Ball	93	77
6:30	Ronald Holland II misses free throw 1 of 2	93	77
6:30	Pistons offensive team rebound	93	77
6:30	Ronald Holland II makes free throw 2 of 2	94	77
6:18	Cade Cunningham personal foul	94	77
6:18	Ausar Thompson enters the game for Javonte Green	94	77
6:08	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes 1-foot dunk (Kon Knueppel assists)	94	79
5:53	Ronald Holland II misses 24-foot three point jumper	94	79
5:50	Jalen Duren offensive rebound	94	79
5:45	Tobias Harris makes driving layup (Jalen Duren assists)	96	79
5:27	Miles Bridges lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	96	79
5:25	Ausar Thompson makes running layup (Jalen Duren assists)	98	79
5:25	Hornets Full timeout	98	79
5:25	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren	98	79
5:25	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	98	79
5:09	Ausar Thompson blocks Brandon Miller 's 8-foot pullup jump shot	98	79
5:07	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	98	79
5:04	Ronald Holland II makes running dunk (Cade Cunningham assists)	100	79
4:50	Kon Knueppel out of bounds bad pass turnover	100	79
4:32	Tobias Harris makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot	102	79
4:18	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	102	79
4:16	Tobias Harris defensive rebound	102	79
4:13	Cade Cunningham makes 1-foot dunk (Tobias Harris assists)	104	79
4:09	Ausar Thompson personal foul	104	79
4:09	Daniss Jenkins enters the game for Cade Cunningham	104	79
4:09	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	104	79
4:00	Brandon Miller lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	104	79
3:57	Ausar Thompson lost ball turnover (Sion James steals)	104	79
3:52	Isaiah Stewart blocks Tidjane Salaun 's 1-foot running layup	104	79
3:49	Daniss Jenkins defensive rebound	104	79
3:47	Ronald Holland II misses dunk	104	79
3:46	Brandon Miller defensive rebound	104	79
3:40	Brandon Miller misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	104	79
3:39	Brandon Miller offensive rebound	104	79
3:33	Kon Knueppel bad pass turnover (Isaiah Stewart steals)	104	79
3:22	Daniss Jenkins misses driving layup	104	79
3:20	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	104	79
3:15	Tidjane Salaun makes running layup	104	81
2:53	Tobias Harris makes 7-foot two point shot	106	81
2:42	Sion James misses driving layup	106	81
2:40	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	106	81
2:25	Ausar Thompson makes driving layup	108	81
2:25	Hornets Full timeout	108	81
2:25	Marcus Sasser enters the game for Ausar Thompson	108	81
2:25	Javonte Green enters the game for Tobias Harris	108	81
2:25	Paul Reed enters the game for Isaiah Stewart	108	81
2:25	Pat Connaughton enters the game for Kon Knueppel	108	81
2:25	Tre Mann enters the game for Mason Plumlee	108	81
2:25	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Brandon Miller	108	81
2:10	Tre Mann bad pass turnover (Javonte Green steals)	108	81
2:07	Javonte Green makes running layup	110	81
1:56	Paul Reed kicked ball violation	110	81
1:45	Moussa Diabate misses 6-foot hook shot	110	81
1:42	Ronald Holland II defensive rebound	110	81
1:37	Ronald Holland II misses 26-foot three point jumper	110	81
1:35	Sion James defensive rebound	110	81
1:29	Sion James makes running layup	110	83
1:15	Paul Reed offensive foul	110	83
1:15	Paul Reed offensive foul turnover	110	83
1:01	Tidjane Salaun lost ball turnover (Javonte Green steals)	110	83
57.8	Ronald Holland II makes 1-foot running dunk (Marcus Sasser assists)	112	83
40.9	Paul Reed blocks Tidjane Salaun 's 7-foot hook shot	112	83
38.2	Marcus Sasser defensive rebound	112	83
37.1	Marcus Sasser bad pass turnover (Tidjane Salaun steals)	112	83
29.9	Tidjane Salaun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tre Mann assists)	112	86
5.9	Daniss Jenkins bad pass turnover (Moussa Diabate steals)	112	86
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	112	86
0.0	End of Game	112	86

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 21, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN SE, FanDuel SN DET, NBA TV

Attendance

20,062

Referees

James Capers, Gediminas Petraitis, JD Ralls

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	L2

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