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Hornets rally to beat Pistons 108-107
Thursday, December 13, 2018

(CHARLOTTE) – The Charlotte Hornets celebrated too soon and then weren't sure whether they'd be celebrating at all. Meanwhile, team owner Michael Jordan hewed out one of his own players. Jeremy Lamb's first NBA buzzer-beater was no ordinary game-winning shot. Lamb knocked down a 22-foot jumper from the right wing with three-tenths of a second left, then had to wait to see whether it counted after the Hornets were assessed a technical foul for having too many players on the floor. The basket was upheld, and the Hornets escaped with a 108-107 win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night after trailing by 10 late in the fourth quarter. Replays showed Malik Monk and later Bismack Biyombo had come off the bench and run several yards onto the floor in anticipation of Lamb making the shot at the other end. As Monk, a second-year player from Kentucky, retreated to the bench, he got chewed out by Jordan, a six-time NBA champion who was sitting at the end of the bench. The Pistons, trailing by two at the time, were only given one technical foul shot, which they made. Detroit's ensuing long inbounds pass was intercepted as time expired. The Pistons weren't upset over the ruling, but guard Langston Galloway says they were more irritated that they went almost six minutes without a field goal late in the fourth quarter, surrendered a 10-point lead and allowed Lamb to make the jumper on a simple drive-and-kick from Kemba Walker. He led the comeback with 31 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Hornets, who won their third straight and moved into sixth place in the Eastern Conference, a half-game ahead of Detroit. Blake Griffin had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists for the Pistons, who have lost six in a row. Reggie Jackson had 18 points for the Pistons.

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