The Detroit Pistons defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115 - 114 Thursday at the Palace in Auburn Hills. The game ended up being a lot closer than one would have thought as the final period kicked off, as the the Pistons (17 - 21) opened up a lead as large as 19 points before Kemba Walker and the Hornets (20 - 17) decided to come storming back. After tying the game late, Charlotte ultimately found themselves down one with 1 seconds remaining on the game clock. Marco Belinelli, without a teammate open, threw a pass off a defender's back and drained a jumper off the glass, but it ended up leaving his hands long after the buzzer had sounded. In their victory, the Pistons got a pair of nearly perfect performances off the bench Thursday night, with Tobias Harris continuing his hot streak off the bench, and Boban Marjanovic putting together his best performance of the season. Harris finished with a team - high 25 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting, while Marjanovic, recorded a double - double of 15 points and 18 rebounds in just 22 minutes. For the starters, Marcus Morris posted a double - double of his own of 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Reggie Jackson, on top of hitting some crucial free throws in crunch time, recorded 22 points and 11 assists. Detroit managed to move the ball efficiently and effectively, posting 24 assists to just seven turnovers as a team. For the Hornets, it was a very cold start with a very hot finish, as Walker carried the team on his back after struggling through the first three quarters. Walker shot 9 - of - 11 from the field in the fourth quarter en route to scoring 20 of his 32 points in the final period. He also finished with seven rebounds and five assists on top of that, but the team's subpar performance through the first three quarters ultimately led to a deficit that was too big to overcome.
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