Hours after the Detroit Pistons refused to trade Kentavious Caldwell-Pope at the trade deadline, he rewarded them in a big way. Caldwell-Pope scored 18 of his team-high 33 points in the fourth quarter or later, leading the Pistons to a 114-108 home victory against the Charlotte Hornets.
The Pistons’ outlook looked bleak for much of their first game following the All-Star Break, trailing by as many as 18 late in the third quarter. The Pistons put a small dent in the lead at the end of the third, and entered the fourth quarter down 15.
Then the Pistons’ bench happened.