CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Detroit Pistons won their third game in a row Monday night, pulling away from the Charlotte Hornets for a 124-91 road victory.
Cade Cunningham led the way with a season-high 33 points, hitting 13 of his 20 shots. He also piled up seven assists, five steals and five rebounds and sat out the entire fourth quarter after the game was decided.
Duncan Robinson gave Detroit a second big scorer, knocking down six 3-pointers on his way to 24 points. The Pistons held an 11-point edge at the break and stretched it to 98-75 by the end of the third quarter, helped by 13 makes on their first 24 tries from deep.
Brandon Miller scored 17 for Charlotte and Naz Reid had 13. Coby White made his season debut for the Hornets after missing seven games with a calf strain and scored seven points in 16 minutes.
The game, which tipped off at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, was also carried on regional broadcast television across Michigan.
Detroit returns home to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
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