Bojan Bogdanovic scored 34 points, and the Detroit Pistons closed the fourth quarter on a 13-2 run to beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-106.
The Hornets went on a 10-0 run to lead 104-100 with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter. Jalen Duren’s tip-in put the Pistons ahead for good with 1:12 left.
Duren’s dunk with 37.2 seconds left made it 110-106, and Bogdanovic’s free throw with 28.2 seconds left put it away at 111-106.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Hornets 12-7. Bogdanovic scored 4 of the Pistons’ 12 on 1 for 5 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Ausar Thompson had 2 steals in 39 seconds, 1 of them during an 8-0 Pistons run, and the Pistons scored 2 points off them. With 1:28 left, Isaiah Stewart stole the ball from LaMelo Ball, and Duren’s tip-in off it put the Pistons ahead 108-106.
For the Hornets, Brandon Miller scored 23 points (12 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Ball went 1 for 8 from 3. Nick Richards had a career-high 21 points (18 in the paint) and 10 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting. Miles Bridges had 20 points and 10 rebounds but shot 7 for 21. The Hornets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pistons shot 50.0% from the field to the Hornets’ 43.7%. The Hornets’ starters were outscored 50-37 in 16 minutes together. Ball fouled out.