Brandon Miller's putback at the buzzer lifts Hornets to dramatic 108-107 victory

Brandon Miller scored disconnected an violative rebound astatine nan buzzer to assistance Charlotte Hornets to a melodramatic 108-107 triumph complete nan Detroit Pistons connected Wednesday night

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Brandon Miller scored disconnected an violative rebound astatine nan buzzer to assistance Charlotte Hornets to a thrilling 108-107 triumph complete nan Detroit Pistons connected Wednesday night.

Miles Bridges had 27 points and LaMelo Ball added 25 points connected 5 3-pointers for nan Hornets, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Miller vanished pinch 19 points.

Cade Cunningham had a triple-double for Detroit pinch 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Jaden Ivey added 21 points for nan Pistons.

Miller’s putback avenged a immense turnover conscionable seconds earlier.

With nan Hornets starring by 1 and trying to tally retired nan clock, Miller sewage caught successful a double squad and nan Pistons wrestled nan shot distant from him.

Ronald Holland picked up nan loose shot and drove from halfcourt for a go-ahead layup pinch 6.3 seconds near to springiness nan Pistons nan lead, stunning nan location crowd.

But connected Charlotte’s last possession, Miller grabbed Grant Williams' missed 3-pointer connected nan near broadside of nan lane and quickly put it backmost successful disconnected nan backboard for nan victor and was promptly mobbed by his teammates.

Pistons: Detroit had a large size advantage coming into nan crippled pinch Charlotte centers Mark Williams and Nick Richards retired pinch injuries, but that was quickly negated aft Jalen Duren near nan crippled successful nan first 4th pinch an ankle wounded and did not return.

Hornets: They came into nan play figuring nan bulk of their scoring would travel from Ball, Miller and Bridges. For nan first clip this play each 3 put up bully numbers together.

Ball knocked location a step-back 3-pointer pinch 55 seconds near to springiness nan Hornets nan lead, past scored 31 seconds later connected a driving layup to push nan lead to 106-103.

The Pistons had 34 assists.

On Friday nighttime nan Pistons big nan Hawks, while nan Hornets big nan Pacers.

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