Charlotte Hornets vs. Detroit Pistons

Dec 20, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	27	18	27	14	86
DET	33	22	24	33	112

Game Recap

Detroit wins 112-86 as they move to 6-2 in December and 22-6 overall. Charlotte falls to 9-19. Pistons outscored Hornets 33-14 in the 4Q.

Player Stats

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	34	5-14	4-10	5-6	7	5	0	1	4	0	-23	19
0Miles BridgesPF	30	6-15	3-6	4-4	2	2	0	0	4	3	-19	19
11Ryan KalkbrennerC	24	2-3	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	1	0	0	-13	4
24Brandon MillerSG	30	4-16	1-6	5-5	7	0	1	2	5	3	-24	14
1LaMelo BallPG	23	3-14	2-7	0-0	1	6	2	2	4	6	-27	8
10Josh Green	14	2-5	1-4	0-0	3	2	3	0	2	2	+12	5
23Tre Mann	17	1-6	0-2	1-2	4	3	2	0	2	3	+5	3
14Moussa Diabate	16	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	-1	1
4Sion James	22	2-6	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	1	1	1	-22	5
31Tidjane Salaun	17	3-8	1-3	1-1	3	0	1	0	1	4	-7	8
22Mason Plumlee	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-12	0
21Pat Connaughton	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0


TOTAL	-	28-8931.5%	13-4131.7%	17-2085.0%	43	21	12	7	23	23	-	86

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	25	5-8	0-0	4-6	4	2	3	4	4	3	+25	14
12Tobias HarrisPF	27	5-8	0-1	6-8	5	3	1	1	1	2	+22	16
0Jalen DurenC	24	9-16	0-0	1-2	11	2	1	0	1	3	+13	19
55Duncan RobinsonSG	24	5-10	4-9	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	4	+22	15
2Cade CunninghamPG	35	9-20	1-5	3-4	10	10	2	0	2	3	+33	22
23Jaden Ivey	13	2-6	0-3	1-1	1	2	1	0	1	3	-14	5
8Caris LeVert	17	0-2	0-2	2-2	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	2
28Isaiah Stewart	24	2-7	1-3	3-4	11	0	1	3	5	5	+11	8
5Ronald Holland II	23	3-11	0-4	3-4	9	1	1	0	1	1	+16	9
31Javonte Green	14	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	0	+3	2
24Daniss Jenkins	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0
25Marcus Sasser	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-1	0
7Paul Reed	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	1	-1	0
9Wendell Moore Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9344.1%	6-2821.4%	24-3275.0%	61	23	16	10	20	25	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCHADET

(12:00) Jump Ball Duren vs. Kalkbrenner: Tip to Miller
(11:47) Ball Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:47) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
(11:39) MISS Robinson 3PT Jump Shot
(11:37) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:31) Ball 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
30
(11:13) MISS Harris 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(11:11) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:04) MISS Harris 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:01) Knueppel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:59) Cunningham P.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+3 (10:52) Ball 28' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
60
(10:40) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (10:40) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
61
+1 (10:40) Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
62
(10:26) MISS Ball 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:21) Thompson 5' Running Layup (4 PTS)
64
(10:21) Miller Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Capers)
(10:04) MISS Bridges 6' Driving Hook Shot
(10:02) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:43) MISS Thompson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:41) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:38) Knueppel 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
84
(9:35) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:18) MISS Cunningham 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:18) Ball BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:16) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:13) MISS Miller 3' Running Layup
(9:12) Hornets Rebound
(9:01) MISS Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:58) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) MISS Thompson 2' Driving Layup
(8:47) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:47) Duren Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
86
+3 (8:43) Bridges 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Knueppel 1 AST)
116
(8:27) MISS Duren 3' Reverse Layup
(8:26) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:25) Harris Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
118
+2 (8:17) Ball 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (8 PTS)
138
+2 (7:56) Duren 3' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
1310
(7:45) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:44) Hornets Rebound
(7:43) Jump Ball Cunningham vs. Kalkbrenner: Tip to Bridges
(7:37) MISS Knueppel 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:35) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Duren 2' Dunk (6 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1312
+3 (7:10) Green 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
1612
+2 (6:54) Cunningham 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
1614
(6:34) Robinson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Ralls)
(6:26) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:26) Duren STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:12) Cunningham 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
1616
(5:58) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Capers)
+3 (5:51) Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
1916
+2 (5:38) Cunningham 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1918
(5:22) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:20) Duren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:16) Mann S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (5:16) Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1919
+1 (5:16) Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1920
(5:04) Duren P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Ralls)
(4:53) MISS Mann 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:50) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:49) Ivey 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
1922
(4:49) Green S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Ralls)
+1 (4:49) Ivey Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1923
(4:32) Mann Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:32) Cunningham STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:31) Cunningham 2' Running Dunk (8 PTS)
1925
(4:31) Hornets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:17) Knueppel Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:17) LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
(4:13) LeVert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:13) Mann STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:55) Knueppel 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
2225
(3:40) Duren OFF.Foul (P2) (J.Ralls)
(3:40) Duren Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:26) MISS Diabate 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:23) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:12) MISS Stewart 4' Hook Shot
(3:11) Diabate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:09) Holland II P.FOUL (P1.PN) (G.Petraitis)
(3:09) MISS Mann Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:09) Hornets Rebound
+1 (3:09) Mann Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2325
(2:54) Miller S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Ralls)
+1 (2:54) LeVert Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2326
+1 (2:54) LeVert Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2327
(2:33) Miller Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:20) MISS Robinson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:17) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:10) MISS Mann 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:06) LeVert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:59) LeVert Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:37) Miller Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(1:37) LeVert STEAL (2 STL)
(1:30) MISS Stewart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:27) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (1:21) Miller 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2627
(1:21) Stewart L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (G.Petraitis)
(1:21) Stewart Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
+1 (1:21) Diabate Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
2727
(1:11) Miller L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (1:11) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2728
(1:11) MISS Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:10) PISTONS Rebound
(1:10) Diabate L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Ralls)
+1 (1:10) Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2729
+1 (1:10) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2730
(0:53) MISS Miller 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:51) Holland II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:45) Holland II Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:45) Mann STEAL (2 STL)
(0:38) MISS Salaun 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:24) Robinson 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2733
(0:00) Miller Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P3.T7)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CHA

DET

86Points112

28-89(31.5%)Field Goal(%)41-93(44.1%)

13-41(31.7%)3-Point(%)6-28(21.4%)

17-20(85.0%)Free Throw(%)24-32(75.0%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)61(17)

21Assists23

12Steals16

7Blocks10

23Turnovers20

23Fouls25

28Pts In The Paint66

24Fast Break Pts29

20Pts Off Turnovers21

22Bench Pts26

6Largest Lead29

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)

tv: NBA TV