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Hornets wing Brandon Miller was nearly the goat for the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night, and not in a good way.
With his team leading the Detroit Pistons 106-105 in the final seconds, Miller was stripped by a Detroit defender and rookie Ron Holland went the other way to give the Pistons the lead with just a few seconds remaining.
It didn't take Miller long to respond. After a wide open Grant Williams three rattled off of the rim, Miller found himself in the right place at the right time, scoring a difficult putback bucket as the buzzer sounded to give the Hornets a 108-107 win on Wednesday night in Charlotte.
With the win, the Hornets improved to 3-5 on the season and the Pistons dropped to 3-6. This win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Hornets at the start of November against the Celtics (twice) and the Timberwolves.
Overall, Wednesday night marked Miller's best game of the young season. He missed four games while dealing with an injury that he suffered in the season opener, but he appears to be back to his usual self now. He finished the win over the Pistons with 19 points and six rebounds, including the decisive bucket.
The Hornets were able to stay with the Pistons throughout the second half of this one thanks to plenty of huge plays by both Miles Bridges and LaMelo Ball. Bridges finished with a game-high 27 points and Ball added 25 points and eight assists.
For the Pistons, Cade Cunningham continued his excellent start to the season. The former No. 1 overall pick notched his second straight triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the loss. This performance comes on the heels of another great performance in an upset win against the Los Angeles Lakers where Cunningham recorded 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Despite sitting below .500, this Hornets group has given fans optimism that this can be a competitive team that can at least compete for one of the play-in spots in the Eastern Conference. If Ball, Bridges and Miller can all continue to play at a high level, this team will be one of the more fun teams to watch in the league going forward.
