Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and the Detroit Pistons used a strong second half to beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-89 on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena.

Cunningham shot 10 of 22 from the field, made four 3-pointers and added seven assists, five rebounds and two steals, scoring 10 points in the fourth quarter and icing the win with two late 3-pointers, the second with 30.5 seconds left. Paul Reed added 16 points, Daniss Jenkins scored 14 and Duncan Robinson chipped in 13 for the Pistons (4-1), who bounced back from Tuesday night’s loss at New York. Ausar Thompson finished with seven points, nine rebounds and eight assists.

Detroit trailed 51-44 at halftime, then opened the third quarter with a 16-5 run that included 3-pointers from four different players. The Pistons outscored Charlotte 32-19 in the quarter, forced eight turnovers in the period and took a 76-70 lead into the fourth, and Cunningham’s first two baskets of the final quarter stretched the margin to 80-70.

Brandon Miller scored 31 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Hornets (3-2), his third consecutive 30-point game, but he scored only four points across the final 15 minutes. Dennis Schroder, with 14 points, was the only other Charlotte player in double figures, and the Hornets committed 25 turnovers to Detroit’s 14, halting their two-game winning streak.

Detroit played without All-Star center Jalen Duren, who missed his third straight game with a right hamstring strain, and Isaiah Joe, while Charlotte remained without Coby White, Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams.

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