The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon by a score of 113-103, led by Kemba Walker and Tony Parker who each scored 24 points in the victory.
The Charlotte Hornets had lost four games a row on the road and put forth a full team effort to move to 6th place in the Eastern Conference. After a heartbreaking, one point overtime loss in Philadelphia on Friday, the team bounced back and moved to 7-6 on the season.
The team had their foot on the gas starting the second half, starting a 7-0 run. This set the pace for the rest of the game as the Hornets would go on to outscore the Pistons 62-54 over the last two quarters.
Charlotte played intense defense in the second half, they were doubling when the Detroit Pistons passed the ball into the paint, reaching 6 steals as a team. This would occasionally free up shooters on the perimeter, which kept the Pistons close throughout the second half.
Reggie Bullock finished with six makes from three-point range, while Langston Galloway and Reggie Jackson each added two of their own.
Tony Parker was sensational, scoring 24 points off the bench, putting in another vintage performance we have become accustomed to seeing over his 18-year Hall-of-Fame career. He scored the dagger three-point shot, pushing the lead to 12 with 45.8 seconds left.
We are going to go through every player’s performance tonight, as we prepare to follow up tonight’s performance with another road win in Cleveland on Tuesday night.
Disclaimer: Dwayne Bacon, Bismack Biyombo and Devonte’ Grahman did not log minutes tonight, so they will not be graded.