National Basketball Association
Detroit 97,
Charlotte 90
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, November 5, 2010
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #56 Mark Ayotte, #29 Steve Javie
Attendance:
13291
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Ben Gordon scored 20 points and had plenty of help as the Detroit Pistons posted their first win of the season, a 97-90 triumph over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.
Rip Hamilton scored 16 points and Tayshaun Prince added 14 for the Pistons (1-5), who were off to their worst start since losing their first seven games in 1980-81.
Austin Daye set the tone with two early 3-pointers and Detroit had a 32-15 lead on 13-of-20 shooting after the first quarter. A layup by Tracy McGrady pushed the edge to 41-22 minutes into the second quarter, but Charlotte slowed the surge and moved within 55-39 at the break.
Stephen Jackson scored 10 points in the third as the Bobcats pulled within 63-62 with 1:22 left, but a 9-2 run sparked by two 3-pointers by Charlie Villanueva pushed the lead to eight heading into the fourth quarter.
Charlotte moved within 88-85 on a 3-pointer from the left corner by D.J. Augustin with 90 seconds left, but Detroit responded again. Hamilton converted a three-point play on a drive from left to right to give Detroit some breathing room.
Jackson scored 28 points but committed six of the Bobcats' 24 turnovers as the club dropped to 1-4.
Detroit point guard Rodney Stuckey did not play after refusing to twice re-enter Wednesday’s game with the Atlanta Hawks. McGrady started in his place and had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists.
Top Game Performances
| Charlotte |
|
Detroit |
|
Stephen Jackson 28 |
Scoring |
Ben Gordon 20 |
|
D.J. Augustin 8 |
Assists |
Ben Wallace 4 |
|
Derrick Brown 7 |
Rebounds |
Greg Monroe 6 |
|
D.J. Augustin 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Richard Hamilton 11 |
|
Shaun Livingston 2 |
Steals |
Ben Wallace 4 |
|
Boris Diaw 3 |
Blocks |
Greg Monroe 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Charlotte
|
90 |
55.2 |
9-20 |
7-11 |
28 |
38 |
9 |
7 |
23 |
| Detroit
|
97 |
42.7 |
7-13 |
26-27 |
14 |
31 |
3 |
11 |
13 |
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