LaMelo Ball almost won Sunday's contest for the Charlotte Hornets against the Detroit Pistons. Almost. Unfortunately, Lady Luck didn't smile in his favor as the Pistons went on to win the game in overtime.

Still, what LaMelo did was pretty remarkable and clutch. After PJ Washington recovered a missed Miles Bridges shot to tie the game at 116 with 4.1 second left, Ball didn't give up on trying to end the contest and proceeded to steal the ball from Killian Hayes off the inbound pass. However, the youngster missed his jumper from distance in what could have been his biggest shot of the season so far.

As mentioned, the Hornets fell to the Pistons in OT, albeit just by one point. Detroit scored 11 in the extra period to take the W, 127-126.

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However, LaMelo Ball certainly made it quite the game. Had he made the shot, he would have been even more celebrated. He finished the showdown with 17 points on top of seven rebounds and seven assists.

Terry Rozier led the scoring for Charlotte with 33 pieces, while PJ Washington had 29 points and 10 boards.

As for the Pistons, they used a balanced attack to outlast the Hornets, with three players putting up over 20 points each. Saddiq Bey led the charge with 28 points, while Jerami Grant had 26.