Brandon Miller scored a career-high 38 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Detroit Pistons 123-121 in overtime.
It was tied 109-109 at the end of regulation.
The Pistons had the ball down 2 with 3.9 seconds left, but Miller blocked Tobias Harris’ 12-foot jumper. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 16. Miller scored 8 of the Hornets’ 16 on 3 for 6 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Miller had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Hornets scored 4 points off them. With 1:05 left, Isaiah Stewart stole the ball from Miller, and Cade Cunningham’s free throws off it put the Pistons ahead 108-107.
LaMelo Ball had 35 points and 9 assists. The Hornets had 2 30-point scorers. Miller and Ball set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 27 points and 10 assists but shot 9 for 26, and Harris added 26 points and 8 rebounds.
The Hornets made 20 3-pointers, 8 of them by Miller and 4 by Ball. The Pistons outscored the Hornets 50-27 off the bench. The Pistons’ starters were outscored 20-7 in 7 minutes together. Ball fouled out.