National Basketball Association
Charlotte 105, Detroit 100
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 27, 2010
Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
#30 Tony Brown, # Marat Kogut, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance:
14418
By SportsDirect Inc.
D.J. Augustin scored a season-high 27 points and Stephen Jackson added 23 points as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the visiting Detroit Pistons 105-100 in Paul Silas’ coaching debut on Monday.
Charlotte (10-19) snapped a four-game losing streak in the club’s first outing since Larry Brown was fired last week.
Ben Gordon had a game-tying 3-point attempt go in-and-out with 2.8 seconds left, as Detroit was down 103-100. Charlotte’s Tyrus Thomas hit two free throws with one second left for the final margin.
The Pistons trailed by 11 points with 2:45 remaining but rattled off 10 straight points to pull within one with 1:01 left.
Thomas then scored on a dunk with 46.8 seconds remaining and made a key block on Detroit’s Will Bynum eight seconds later. Gordon also missed a game-tying 3-point shot with 11.8 seconds remaining.
Augustin and Jackson each connected on four 3-point baskets as Charlotte made 10-of-17 3-point attempts.
Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points for Detroit (10-21), while Gordon and Tayshaun Prince each scored 17 points for the Pistons.
Villanueva hit all five of his 3-point shots while shooting 10-of-14 from the field. Gordon hit 4-of-8 3-point attempts as Detroit was 11-for-19 from behind the arc.
Charlotte outscored Detroit 30-14 in the second quarter to take a 16-point halftime lead. The Bobcats led by as many as 23 points.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Charlotte |
Charlie Villanueva 25 |
Scoring |
D.J. Augustin 27 |
Will Bynum 7 |
Assists |
Boris Diaw 6 |
Chris Wilcox 8 |
Rebounds |
Stephen Jackson 9 |
Chris Wilcox 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyrus Thomas 4 |
Ben Gordon 3 |
Steals |
Derrick Brown 2 |
Chris Wilcox 3 |
Blocks |
Tyrus Thomas 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Detroit
|
100 |
43.7 |
11-19 |
13-16 |
22 |
32 |
5 |
13 |
14 |
Charlotte
|
105 |
52.6 |
10-17 |
15-19 |
24 |
46 |
13 |
8 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Charlotte will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Hornets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Boston. The Pistons have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.