Charlie Villanueva had a season-high 30 points and outscored Charlotte by himself in the third quarter, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 98-75 win over the Bobcats last night.
The Pistons have a .500 record after winning two straight for the first time this season.
Gerald Wallace scored 12, Flip Murray had 11 points and Raymond Felton added 10 for the Bobcats, who have lost three straight.
Charlotte started the second quarter with a two-point lead, then was outscored 61-31 over the next two periods. Villanueva had 18 points in the third -- six more than Charlotte had in the quarter.
Coach John Kuester of Detroit beat his mentor, Charlotte's Larry Brown, who had Kuester on his title-winning staff with the Pistons in 2004.
Brown said before the game he would have mixed emotions regardless of the outcome.
CHARLOTTE -- G.Wallace 5-10 2-5 12, Diaw 3-7 0-0 7, Chandler 2-3 3-4 7, Felton 4-11 1-2 10, Murray 4-13 1-2 11, Augustin 0-1 3-4 3, D.Brown 2-4 2-4 6, Mohammed 5-7 3-4 13, Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Henderson 1-4 0-0 2, Ajinca 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 28-64 15-26 75.
DETROIT -- Jerebko 2-5 0-0 5, Villanueva 13-17 2-2 30, B.Wallace 0-0 0-0 0, Stuckey 6-10 3-4 16, Gordon 10-16 1-2 22, Daye 1-3 0-0 2, Bynum 5-6 6-8 16, Summers 1-2 0-0 2, Maxiell 1-4 0-0 2, K.Brown 1-4 1-1 3, Atkins 0-2 0-0 0, Wilcox 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 40-72 13-17 98.
Charlotte 22 19 12 22 -- 75
Detroit 20 32 29 17 -- 98
3-Point Goals--Char. 4-15 (Murray 2-5, Felton 1-3, Diaw 1-4, Augustin 0-1, D.Brown 0-1, G.Wallace 0-1), Det. 5-14 (Villanueva 2-4, Stuckey 1-2, Gordon 1-3, Jerebko 1-3, Atkins 0-2). Rebounds--Char. 40 (Mohammed 8), Det.t 43 (B.Wallace 9). Assists--Char. 17 (Diaw, Felton 4), Det. 26 (Gordon 8). A--15,417 (22,076).
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