The game between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets will take place at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, March 9 at 7:00 PM ET.
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The Detroit Pistons will welcome the Charlotte Hornets to Little Caesars Arena for an NBA game on Thursday. The Detroit Pistons lost 117-119 in their last game over the Wizards. Jaden Ivey had 26 points and 12 assists for the NBA-worst Pistons. Wiseman added 21 points but lost track of Gafford on the final play while defending Beal.
“I feel like part of that was my fault,” said Wiseman, who only had one rebound in the final 12 minutes. “I shouldn’t have ever committed to (the block attempt). And I didn’t even know he was there.” Ivey was the only active Pistons player who played in the team’s season-opening win over the Orlando Magic. The other nine have either been traded or are injured.
“Everyone looks at the last play, but there were a lot of plays before that,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. “I applaud those guys for fighting that hard against a team trying to make the playoffs. A lot of them weren’t here two weeks ago, and they are still figuring out how to play together.”
The Charlotte Hornets on the other hand won 105-112 against the Knicks in their last game. Needing two overtimes to get by Boston two nights earlier left the New York Knicks low on fuel when they returned home. The Charlotte Hornets were happy to take advantage.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 27 points, Terry Rozier added 25 and the Hornets snapped the Knicks’ nine-game winning streak with a 112-105 victory Tuesday night. “Just ran out of gas,” All-Star Julius Randle said. Gordon Hayward had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and made the tiebreaking basket with 1:50 remaining as the Hornets won for the first time in four games since point guard LaMelo Ball’s broken ankle that required surgery.
They trailed by 16 at halftime and were still down nine midway through the fourth quarter before surging past a Knicks team that appeared to lack energy. “I think at this point in time in the season everyone is tired,” Hayward said. “You’re going through it and games are every other night and they obviously had some emotional wins, too. That’s another part of fatigue, not just the physical but the mental and the emotional. So for us to win tonight was big for our team.”
Detroit Pistons: Isaiah Livers, Marvin Bagley III, James Wiseman, Jaden Ivey, Rodney McGruder
Charlotte Hornets: Gordon Hayward, PJ Washington, Mark Williams, Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre Jr.
Detroit Pistons: Hamidou Diallo, Alec Burks, Bojan Bogdanovic, Isaiah Stewart, Killian Hayes, Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham
Charlotte Hornets: Cody Martin, LaMelo Ball
The game between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets will take place at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, March 9 at 7:00 PM ET.
The match between the Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets will be telecast live on Bally Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Detroit, Fox Sports Detroit, Bally Sports Southeast, Fox Sports Southeast. | March 9 (7:00 PM ET) |
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