P.J. Washington scored 26 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and the Charlotte Hornets went on a 15-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-107.
The Pistons went on an 8-0 run to lead 103-95 with 5:25 left in the fourth quarter. Devonte' Graham’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Hornets ahead for good with 1:43 left. Washington scored 8 points during the run, and they led 110-107 with 47 seconds left.
The Pistons had the ball down 3 with 47 seconds left, but Washington stole the ball from Andre Drummond. A 3-pointer would have tied the game. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Langston Galloway missed a 48-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Pistons 12-4. Washington scored 5 of the Hornets’ 12 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Galloway had 2 steals, both with the game within five points.
Terry Rozier scored 23 points (14 in the first quarter) with 6 3-pointers.
For the Pistons, Derrick Rose scored 23 points on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench, and Blake Griffin went 1 for 7 from 3. Luke Kennard scored 21 points with 5 3-pointers.
The Pistons committed 14 turnovers to the Hornets’ 10 and outscored them 46-16 off the bench. The Hornets outscored the Pistons 21-8 in 9 minutes with Batum, Biyombo, Rozier, Graham and Washington on the floor together.