The Detroit Pistons used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from the Charlotte Hornets, securing a 118-110 road win at the Spectrum Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cade Cunningham played a total of 28 minutes in his second game since returning from his collapsed lung injury. <\/a>He finished with 14 points and seven assists. Jalen Duren added a near double-double with 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while Duncan Robinson provided 19 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a game that started out as tightly contested through the first half and into much of the third quarter, both teams traded baskets and neither side built a major lead. But the story ultimately came in the fourth quarter, where Detroit shut the door defensively, holding the Hornets to just 10 points.<\/p>\n The Pistons overpowered Charlotte, forcing turnovers and limiting clean looks from beyond the arc. The Hornets had 13 made threes through the first three quarters, but eventually struggled to see a three-pointer fall in the fourth, going 0-for-9.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThat was us at our best,\u201d J.B. Bickerstaff said. \u201cThat group that started the fourth quarter, I thought did a great job. DJ, Ron, Woo, that group I thought was all over the place. They were active, they picked up, they pressured, they set the tone, but made it extremely difficult. Then we did a great job of finishing possessions, so that’s Pistons basketball, and that’s what we come to expect.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThat was us at our best.\u201d<\/p>\n Bickerstaff speaks on the #Pistons<\/a>\u2019 defensive performance in the fourth quarter, where they held the Hornets to a season-low 10 points. pic.twitter.com\/LOrHQmdByh<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Coty M. Davis (@CotyDavis_24) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Collectively, Detroit also recorded 13 steals. While they turned things up defensively, their offense followed suit, and a remarkable 22-4 run put the game out of reach. This gave Detroit its largest lead of 21 points and they never looked back.\u00a0<\/p>\n For Charlotte, LaMelo Ball led all scorers with 27 points<\/a>, while Brandon Miller added 22 points and Coby White chipped in 11. With the loss, the Hornets will now have to compete in the Play-In Tournament, where they must win two games in order to keep their postseason desires alive.<\/p>\n What\u2019s Coming Up Next?<\/p>\n The Detroit Pistons have now won six consecutive games and improved to a 59-22 record, and are now just one win away from another accomplishment, which is reaching the 60-game win mark for the first time since the 2005-06 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n For their final regular season game, they will travel to the Gainbridge Fieldhouse to face the Indiana Pacers <\/a>tomorrow with a lot of momentum on their side. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. EST.\u00a0<\/p>\n