Hornets vs Pistons: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Charlotte Hornets22wins
Detroit Pistons18Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Hornets and the Pistons have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Hornets lead the series 22-18, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Hornets won 0 and the Pistons won 6. The most recent game, on November 2, 2026, ended Pistons 124-91.
The home team won 25 of the 40 games (63%). These matchups averaged 213.3 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.6 points; 11 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Pistons in 2025-26, Pistons in 2023-24, Hornets in 2020-21, Hornets in 2019-20, Hornets in 2018-19. Their next meeting is scheduled for March 20, 2027 in Detroit.
Next meetings
| Mar 20, 2027 | Hornets @ Pistons | 8:00 PM EDT | DET 79% |
| Mar 24, 2027 | Pistons @ Hornets | 7:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Hornets | DET 111 – 140 CHA · 2022-01-05 |
| Pistons | DET 124 – 91 CHA · 2026-11-02 |
2026-27 CHA 0 – 2 DET
| 2026-11-02 | DET 124 – 91 CHA | Final |
| 2026-10-28 | CHA 89 – 97 DET | Final |
2025-26 CHA 0 – 3 DET
| 2026-04-10 | DET 118 – 100 CHA | Final |
| 2026-02-09 | DET 110 – 104 CHA | Final |
| 2025-12-20 | CHA 86 – 112 DET | Final |
2024-25 CHA 2 – 2 DET
| 2025-02-09 | CHA 102 – 112 DET | Final |
| 2025-01-03 | CHA 94 – 98 DET | Final |
| 2024-11-21 | DET 121 – 123 CHA | Final/OT |
| 2024-11-06 | DET 107 – 108 CHA | Final |
2023-24 CHA 0 – 3 DET
| 2024-03-11 | CHA 97 – 114 DET | Final |
| 2024-01-24 | CHA 106 – 113 DET | Final |
| 2023-10-27 | DET 111 – 99 CHA | Final |
2022-23 CHA 2 – 2 DET
| 2023-03-09 | CHA 113 – 103 DET | Final |
| 2023-02-27 | DET 106 – 117 CHA | Final |
| 2023-02-03 | CHA 112 – 118 DET | Final |
| 2022-12-14 | DET 141 – 134 CHA | Final/OT |
2021-22 CHA 2 – 1 DET
| 2022-02-27 | DET 127 – 126 CHA | Final/OT |
| 2022-02-11 | CHA 141 – 119 DET | Final |
| 2022-01-05 | DET 111 – 140 CHA | Final |
2020-21 CHA 3 – 0 DET
| 2021-05-04 | CHA 102 – 99 DET | Final |
| 2021-05-01 | DET 94 – 107 CHA | Final |
| 2021-03-11 | DET 102 – 105 CHA | Final |
2019-20 CHA 4 – 0 DET
| 2020-02-10 | CHA 87 – 76 DET | Final |
| 2019-11-29 | CHA 110 – 107 DET | Final |
| 2019-11-27 | DET 101 – 102 CHA | Final |
| 2019-11-15 | DET 106 – 109 CHA | Final |
2018-19 CHA 4 – 0 DET
| 2019-04-07 | CHA 104 – 91 DET | Final |
| 2018-12-21 | DET 86 – 98 CHA | Final |
| 2018-12-12 | DET 107 – 108 CHA | Final |
| 2018-11-11 | CHA 113 – 103 DET | Final |
2017-18 CHA 2 – 1 DET
| 2018-02-25 | DET 98 – 114 CHA | Final |
| 2018-01-15 | CHA 118 – 107 DET | Final |
| 2017-10-18 | CHA 90 – 102 DET | Final |
2016-17 CHA 1 – 3 DET
| 2017-02-23 | CHA 108 – 114 DET | Final |
| 2017-01-05 | CHA 114 – 115 DET | Final |
| 2016-12-07 | DET 77 – 87 CHA | Final |
| 2016-11-29 | DET 112 – 89 CHA | Final |
2015-16 CHA 2 – 1 DET
| 2016-03-25 | CHA 105 – 112 DET | Final |
| 2016-03-11 | DET 103 – 118 CHA | Final |
| 2015-12-07 | DET 84 – 104 CHA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.