Tobias Harris scores 24 points and Pistons hold off Hornets 98-94

DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris had 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons held off the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 on Friday night for their fifth win in six games.

Cade Cunningham added 18 points for the Pistons, while Jalen Duren had 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Miles Bridges had 20 points and Mark Williams scored 18 for Charlotte, which has lost nine in a row.

The Pistons outscored Charlotte 14-12 in the fourth, hitting 30% (6 of 20) of their shots while Charlotte went 4 for 19 (21.1%).

Charlotte started the period by missing 11 of its first 12 shots and committing five turnovers. That allowed Detroit to build a 92-85 lead with 4:30 to play.

The Pistons continued to foul — a problem they had throughout the game — but Charlotte only made two of their first seven free throws in the quarter.

Hornets: Charlotte only got nine offensive rebounds to Detroit's 14.

Pistons: Detroit played its first game since Jaden Ivey broke his left leg in Wednesday's win over Orlando. Wendell Moore Jr. started at shooting guard, but didn't score in 15 minutes. As expected, Malik Beasley got most of the playing time, scoring 12 points in 31 minutes.

The Pistons were down 47-46 with 4:45 left in the second quarter, and Charlotte went on an 11-2 run before Bridges ended the half with a 30-foot 3-pointer to make it 65-52. The Pistons came back to outscore the Hornets 32-17 in the third quarter.

Even thought Charlotte was forced to foul three times in the final minute, they still only committed 10 fouls to Detroit’s 27. However, they weren’t able to take advantage, missing 11 of 30 free throws.

The Hornets continue their road trip on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Pistons finish a home back-to-back when they host the Timberwolves on Saturday.

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart, left, and forward Ronald Holland II (00) crowd Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards, center, while going for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Detroit Pistons forward Paul Reed, left, tries to steal the ball from Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) goes to the basket against Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green (10) takes a shot against Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Charlotte Hornets guard Vasilije Micic (22) goes to the basket past Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Charlotte Hornets guard Vasilije Micic (22) drives to the basket against Detroit Pistons forward Paul Reed (7) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green (10) tries going to the basket against Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, right, with forward Tobias Harris (12) watching the play during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader.

Cuba, a major beneficiary of Venezuelan oil, has now been cut off from those shipments as U.S. forces continue to seize tankers in an effort to control the production, refining and global distribution of the country's oil products.

Trump said on social media that Cuba long lived off Venezuelan oil and money and had offered security in return, “BUT NOT ANYMORE!”

“THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!” Trump said in the post as he spent the weekend at his home in southern Florida. “I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” He did not explain what kind of deal.

The Cuban government said 32 of its military personnel were killed during the American operation last weekend that captured Maduro. The personnel from Cuba’s two main security agencies were in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, as part of an agreement between Cuba and Venezuela.

“Venezuela doesn’t need protection anymore from the thugs and extortionists who held them hostage for so many years,” Trump said Sunday. “Venezuela now has the United States of America, the most powerful military in the World (by far!), to protect them, and protect them we will.”

Trump also responded to another account’s social media post predicting that his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, will be president of Cuba: “Sounds good to me!” Trump said.

Trump and top administration officials have taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward Cuba, which had been kept economically afloat by Venezuela. Long before Maduro's capture, severe blackouts were sidelining life in Cuba, where people endured long lines at gas stations and supermarkets amid the island’s worst economic crisis in decades.

Trump has said previously that the Cuban economy, battered by years of a U.S. embargo, would slide further with the ouster of Maduro.

“It’s going down,” Trump said of Cuba. “It’s going down for the count.”

A person watches the oil tanker Ocean Mariner, Monrovia, arrive to the bay in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

President Donald Trump attends a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)