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Detroit Pistons vs. Charlotte Hornets

October 28, 2026 · 2026-27 season

The Pistons beat the Hornets 97-89 on 2026-10-28 at home. The Pistons started John Collins, Duncan Robinson, Paul Reed, Cade Cunningham, and Ausar Thompson. The Hornets started Dennis Schröder, Naz Reid, Moussa Diabaté, Brandon Miller, and Sion James. Brandon Miller (Hornets) scored 14 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Javonte Green as his primary defender. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) scored 15 points (5/12) in his matchups, with Royce O'Neale as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DET

Detroit Pistons 97

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham GS	38:34	30	5	7	2	0	1	2	10-22	4-9	6-8	0
Paul Reed GS	38:08	16	4	0	3	1	3	4	5-7	2-2	4-4	+6
Duncan Robinson GS	32:05	13	2	2	4	1	2	3	4-13	3-8	2-2	+6
Ausar Thompson GS	29:01	7	9	8	0	1	3	2	3-5	0-0	1-2	+5
John Collins GS	18:24	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	2-8	0-3	0-0	-10
Daniss Jenkins	24:21	14	2	3	2	0	0	3	6-10	2-4	0-0	+11
Javonte Green	20:38	7	2	2	1	0	0	3	2-5	1-3	2-2	+23
Kevin Huerter	19:27	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-4
Ronald Holland II	12:19	0	2	1	0	0	4	3	0-2	0-1	0-0	+2
Taurean Prince	6:23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	-1
Tolu Smith	0:40	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Totals		97	33	26	13	3	13	24	34-76	13-33	16-20

Did not play: Elijah Harkless (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaac Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Chaz Lanier (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ebuka Okorie (DNP - Coach's Decision)

CHA

Charlotte Hornets 89

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Brandon Miller GS	38:23	31	12	3	2	0	3	3	12-26	3-10	4-5	+1
Moussa Diabaté GS	35:10	9	9	2	0	1	5	3	3-4	0-0	3-4	-9
Dennis Schröder GS	33:59	14	4	5	0	0	5	4	6-10	2-3	0-0	+3
Sion James GS	23:20	5	2	3	1	0	0	2	1-6	1-6	2-2	-11
Naz Reid GS	12:42	7	6	0	0	1	1	1	2-6	1-1	2-2	-4
Royce O'Neale	33:36	9	4	0	1	0	0	1	3-8	3-8	0-0	-14
Grayson Allen	29:44	9	5	2	2	2	5	3	2-8	2-6	3-4	-14
Ryan Kalkbrenner	12:50	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	+1
Tidjane Salaün	11:46	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	+9
Christian Anderson	8:30	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	-2
Totals		89	45	17	7	5	23	23	31-71	12-35	15-19

Did not play: PJ Hall (DNP - Coach's Decision), Liam McNeeley (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hannes Steinbach (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

DET

Detroit Pistons

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

John Collins · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson Starter 5.9 min
Duncan Robinson · Javonte Green · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson 6.7 min
John Collins · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Ronald Holland II 3.3 min
Taurean Prince · Duncan Robinson · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Daniss Jenkins 3.3 min
Kevin Huerter · Paul Reed · Cade Cunningham · Ausar Thompson · Daniss Jenkins 3.3 min

CHA

Charlotte Hornets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Dennis Schröder · Naz Reid · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller · Sion James Starter 5.1 min
Dennis Schröder · Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller 14.5 min
Dennis Schröder · Royce O'Neale · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller · Sion James 7.1 min
Dennis Schröder · Royce O'Neale · Moussa Diabaté · Brandon Miller · Tidjane Salaün 3.3 min
Grayson Allen · Ryan Kalkbrenner · Tidjane Salaün · Sion James · Christian Anderson 2.3 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Pistons defense

Brandon Miller 14 pts (4/8) in 67 possessions

Guarded by: Javonte Green (20 %, 3 pts) · John Collins (17 %, 0 pts) · Duncan Robinson (14 %, 3 pts)
Naz Reid 1 pts (0/1) in 26 possessions

Guarded by: Ausar Thompson (34 %, 0 pts) · Paul Reed (18 %, 0 pts) · Taurean Prince (14 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Paul Reed	Moussa Diabaté: 32 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 14 poss., 7 pts (2/3)
Cade Cunningham	Sion James: 20 poss., 8 pts (4/8) · Grayson Allen: 11 poss., 9 pts (3/3)
Duncan Robinson	Dennis Schröder: 21 poss., 5 pts (1/4) · Grayson Allen: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Ausar Thompson	Royce O'Neale: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Naz Reid: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Daniss Jenkins	Dennis Schröder: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Sion James: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Javonte Green	Brandon Miller: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Royce O'Neale: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
John Collins	Brandon Miller: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moussa Diabaté: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Kevin Huerter	Grayson Allen: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Brandon Miller: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Ronald Holland II	Tidjane Salaün: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Kalkbrenner: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Taurean Prince	Naz Reid: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brandon Miller: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Tolu Smith	Tidjane Salaün: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Moussa Diabaté: 0 poss., 2 pts (1/1)

Hornets defense

Cade Cunningham 15 pts (5/12) in 67 possessions

Guarded by: Royce O'Neale (20 %, 6 pts) · Sion James (20 %, 0 pts) · Dennis Schröder (18 %, 3 pts)
Duncan Robinson 10 pts (4/12) in 60 possessions

Guarded by: Sion James (19 %, 0 pts) · Royce O'Neale (18 %, 0 pts) · Dennis Schröder (16 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Brandon Miller	Ausar Thompson: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Cade Cunningham: 9 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Moussa Diabaté	Paul Reed: 35 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · John Collins: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Dennis Schröder	Daniss Jenkins: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Cade Cunningham: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Royce O'Neale	Cade Cunningham: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Duncan Robinson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Grayson Allen	Kevin Huerter: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Duncan Robinson: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Sion James	Cade Cunningham: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Duncan Robinson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Naz Reid	Ausar Thompson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Taurean Prince: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Ryan Kalkbrenner	Paul Reed: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 2 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Tidjane Salaün	Duncan Robinson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · John Collins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Christian Anderson	Cade Cunningham: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Daniss Jenkins: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)