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CHA89
Final
97DET
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Turnover Swing
Charlotte Hornets
Away · Hornets
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
89
Finalmargin8
97
Detroit Pistons
Home · Pistons · Won
DET
Detroit Pistons
Biggest Lead
CHA +12
Q2 · 6:22
Biggest Run
DET 12-0
 
Lead Changes
3
2 ties
Half
CHA 51 · DET 44
CHA led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
DET won by 8.
Insight 02
CHA built the biggest lead at +12.
Insight 03
DET had the biggest unanswered run (12-0).
Insight 04
DET won Q4 21-19.
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highTurnover outcomesOn CHA

    CHA scored 18 pts off DET's 13 turnovers (1.38 PPP allowed).

    7 of 13 TOVs (54%) led to a make.

  • 02
    medScoring chainsOn CHA

    Cunningham got 9 of his 24 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 38% up 21 pp from season avg 17%).

    3 from post-ups (6 pts) · 2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts)

  • 03
    medScoring chainsOn CHA

    Reed got 8 of his 12 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 67% up 36 pp from season avg 31%).

    1 from drives (2 pts) · 1 from pull-up jumpers (2 pts)

  • 04
    medScoring chainsOn DET

    Miller got 10 of his 27 pts via drives (5 makes, 37% up 11 pp from season avg 26%).

    3 from pull-up jumpers (7 pts) · 2 from other actions (5 pts)

  • 05
    lowTurnover outcomesOn DET

    DET scored 21 pts off CHA's 23 turnovers (0.91 PPP allowed).

    9 of 23 TOVs (39%) led to a make.

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

CHADET
Q1
CHA +1
CHA22
DET21
Running22–21
Q2
CHA +6
CHA29
DET23
Running51–44
Q3
DET +13
CHA19
DET32
Running70–76
Q4
DET +2
CHA19
DET21
Running89–97

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
FGCHA— —— —— —— —— —
DET— —— —— —— —— —
3PCHA— —— —— —— —— —
DET— —— —— —— —— —
FTCHA5/8 63%8/9 89%2/2 100%— —15/19 79%
DET6/6 100%8/10 80%2/2 100%0/2 0%16/20 80%
REBCHA121291245
DET1078833
ASTCHA563317
DET5312626
TOVCHA558523
DET562013
Paint PTSCHA00000
DET00000

Game Flow

Margin over time — DET ahead above the line, CHA below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (3) and ties (2).

DET aheadCHA ahead
8-08-012-0Q1Q2Q3Q4Tied 16–16 · Q1 4:17Tied 19–19 · Q1 2:57DET takes the lead 19–21 · Q1 0:59CHA takes the lead 22–21 · Q1 0:32DET takes the lead 56–57 · Q3 7:04DET +10CHA +12+12−12

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
Brandon Miller
CHA
38:233112320312/263/10+1
Dennis Schröder
CHA
33:5914450056/102/3+3
Royce O'Neale
CHA
33:369401003/83/8-14
Moussa Diabaté
CHA
35:109920153/40/0-9
Grayson Allen
CHA
29:449522252/82/6-14
Naz Reid
CHA
12:427600112/61/1-4
Sion James
CHA
23:205231001/61/6-11
Christian Anderson
CHA
8:302010021/20/1-2
Tidjane Salaün
CHA
11:462200001/10/0+9
Ryan Kalkbrenner
CHA
12:501111120/00/0+1
PJ Hall
CHA
0000000/00/00
Hannes Steinbach
CHA
0000000/00/00
Liam McNeeley
CHA
0000000/00/00

Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
52.1%
53.3%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
26.8%
26.3%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
25.7%
16.3%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
22.5%
13.3%

Efficiency

ORTGDET edge
CHA
93.1
DET
101.0
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGDET edge
CHA
100.6
DET
92.2
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%DET edge
CHA
56.1%
DET
57.2%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
CHA
96.2
DET
96.2
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelCHADETEdge
In the paint3236DET +4
Fast break1410CHA +4
Off turnovers2121—
2nd chance85CHA +3

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricCHADET
Passes271272
Touches354345
Distance (mi)17.017.3
Pull-up FG18/42 (43%)18/38 (47%)
Catch & Shoot FG13/28 (46%)16/38 (42%)
Possession DNAPossession-level flow (trigger → action → outcome) is only ingested for 2025-26-onward games.
Clutch

Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5

Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.

DET won clutch · 0–6
CHA
0
clutch pts
DET
6
clutch pts
86–91 → 89–97
Clutch events
Q4
2:07
PTS86 - 94
Cunningham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Thompson 7 AST)
Q4
0:31
PTS89 - 97
Cunningham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Thompson 8 AST)
Clutch box · from play-by-play
CHAMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
No clutch minutes.
DETMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
0:0062/20/000

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.

CHA 83–91 DET → 89–97
  1. 2:58
    PTSDET83–91 · DET +8
    Jenkins 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (14 PTS)
  2. 2:32
    PTSCHA86–91 · DET +5
    Allen 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Miller 3 AST)
  3. 2:07
    PTSDET86–94 · DET +8
    Cunningham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Thompson 7 AST)
  4. 1:53
    TOVCHA86–94 · DET +8
    Miller Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T23)
  5. 1:38
    MISSDET86–94 · DET +8
    MISS Jenkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  6. 1:25
    TOVCHA86–94 · DET +8
    Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T24); Jenkins STEAL (1 STL)
  7. 1:01
    MISSDET86–94 · DET +8
    MISS Robinson 1' Reverse Layup
  8. 0:54
    PTSCHA89–94 · DET +5
    Schroder 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
  9. 0:31
    PTSDET89–97 · DET +8
    Cunningham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Thompson 8 AST)
  10. 0:10
    TOVCHA89–97 · DET +8
    Schroder Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T25); Jenkins STEAL (2 STL)