Injury-plagued Pistons battle back but fall to Hornets

No Cade Cunningham, no Jaden Ivey, no Bojan Bogdanovic, no Jalen Duren, no Isaiah Stewart. The Pistons preferred starting lineup was unavailable en masse for Monday’s game at Charlotte, which was a perfect 7 of 7 from three in the first quarter when a late 17-0 run built a 22-point lead. The Pistons trailed by 24 in the third quarter before LaMelo Ball exited with an ankle injury and when the Hornets turned the ball over five times in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter, the Pistons pulled within seven points.

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