NBA Final Intelligence
Charlotte Hornets 86, Detroit Pistons 112 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Charlotte Hornets 86, Detroit Pistons 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 CHA 27-33 DET; Q2 CHA 18-22 DET; Q3 CHA 27-24 DET; Q4 CHA 14-33 DET.
Top performers (box score): Cade Cunningham (DET) 22 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Jalen Duren (DET) 19 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-16 shooting; Kon Knueppel (CHA) 19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Miles Bridges (CHA) 19 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Tobias Harris (DET) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists on 5-of-8 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DET
22 PTS, 10 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 9-20 FG
Scoring · DET
19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG
Scoring · CHA
19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 5-14 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 27 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 86 | |
| DET | 33 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 112 |
🧮 How They Scored
CHADET
28Points in the paint66
24Fast-break points29
5Second-chance points22
20Points off turnovers21
22Bench points26
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
38.8%Effective FG%47.3%
19.0%Turnover %15.7%
21.4%Offensive rebound %35.4%
0.225Free-throw rate0.344
Box Score
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel G-F | 34 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-14 | 4-10 | 5-6 | -23 |
| Miles Bridges F | 30 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 4-4 | -19 |
| Brandon Miller F | 30 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4-16 | 1-6 | 5-5 | -24 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner C | 24 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -13 |
| LaMelo Ball G | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -27 |
| Sion James G | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -22 |
| Tidjane Salaun F | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Tre Mann G | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Moussa Diabate F | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Josh Green G | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Mason Plumlee F-C | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Pat Connaughton G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham G-F | 36 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-20 | 1-5 | 3-4 | +33 |
| Tobias Harris F | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 6-8 | +22 |
| Ausar Thompson G-F | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +25 |
| Jalen Duren C | 25 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +13 |
| Duncan Robinson F | 25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-9 | 1-1 | +22 |
| Isaiah Stewart F-C | 24 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +11 |
| Ronald Holland II F | 23 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 3-4 | +16 |
| Caris LeVert G | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Javonte Green G-F | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jaden Ivey G | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | -14 |
| Daniss Jenkins G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Paul Reed F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Marcus Sasser G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Charlotte HornetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges | Starter | 30 | 19 | 56.7 | 27.3 | -31.2 | 5.7 |
| Kon Knueppel | Starter | 34 | 19 | 57.1 | 23.1 | -34.3 | 13.6 |
| Brandon Miller | Starter | 30 | 14 | 38.5 | 26.8 | -36.3 | 1.6 |
| LaMelo Ball | Starter | 23 | 8 | 28.6 | 31.0 | -56.3 | -3.9 |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Starter | 24 | 4 | 66.7 | 5.2 | -23.6 | 12.6 |
| Tidjane Salaun | Bench | 18 | 8 | 47.4 | 18.0 | -19.9 | 5.1 |
| Josh Green | Bench | 14 | 5 | 50.0 | 18.9 | +38.7 | 13.4 |
| Sion James | Bench | 22 | 5 | 41.7 | 11.9 | -43.4 | 9.3 |
| Tre Mann | Bench | 18 | 3 | 21.8 | 19.1 | +9.9 | 0.0 |
| Moussa Diabate | Bench | 17 | 1 | 17.4 | 4.3 | -8.4 | 2.4 |
| Pat Connaughton | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +4.8 | 0.0 |
| Mason Plumlee | Bench | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -82.5 | 13.5 |
Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | Starter | 36 | 22 | 50.6 | 25.3 | +46.8 | 19.6 |
| Jalen Duren | Starter | 25 | 19 | 56.3 | 27.3 | +27.0 | 16.6 |
| Tobias Harris | Starter | 27 | 16 | 69.4 | 18.3 | +39.5 | 14.8 |
| Duncan Robinson | Starter | 25 | 15 | 71.8 | 14.9 | +40.7 | 12.9 |
| Ausar Thompson | Starter | 26 | 14 | 65.8 | 21.1 | +45.5 | 13.8 |
| Ronald Holland II | Bench | 23 | 9 | 35.3 | 21.5 | +30.7 | 16.3 |
| Isaiah Stewart | Bench | 24 | 8 | 45.7 | 20.9 | +18.4 | 7.2 |
| Jaden Ivey | Bench | 13 | 5 | 38.8 | 18.4 | -40.7 | 3.2 |
| Caris LeVert | Bench | 18 | 2 | 34.7 | 10.2 | +2.1 | 6.6 |
| Javonte Green | Bench | 14 | 2 | 25.0 | 10.3 | +15.0 | 19.0 |
| Paul Reed | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -4.8 | -15.8 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marcus Sasser | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -4.8 | 10.5 |
| Daniss Jenkins | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 18.2 | +14.4 | -6.5 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
CHA 0
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Last 18 meetings · since 2020-21
CHA 9
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- CHA 102@DET 112 Recap
- CHA 94@DET 98 Recap
- DET 121@CHA 123 Recap
- DET 107@CHA 108 Recap
- CHA 97@DET 114 Recap
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