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Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat

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0-4, 0-2 Away
Final
98 - 106

2-1, 1-1 Home

Butler scores 23, Rozier adds 20 and Heat pull away in 4th to beat Pistons 106-98

Jimmy Butler flips in tough and-1 for Heat

Tyler Herro scored 19, Bam Adebayo added 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. also scored 12 for the Heat.

Cade Cunningham scored 24 points for Detroit, which is 0-4 for the third time in the last five seasons. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20, Jaden Ivey scored 18 and backup Isaiah Stewart had 15 rebounds for Detroit.

Miami was again without Kevin Love, who has missed all three Heat games this season for personal reasons. The Heat — on the 21st anniversary of his debut game — had a halftime ceremony honoring Dwyane Wade, whose statue outside the arena was unveiled Sunday.

Takeaw ays Pistons: Cunningham made his first seven shots, not missing until early in the third quarter. But he went 2 for 11 the rest of the way and Detroit finished at 38% from the field.

Heat: Miami has struggled mightily in its first two third quarters at home this season, getting outscored 65-32 (26-14 on Monday) and shooting 10 for 30 (.333). Orlando outscored Miami 39-18 in the third quarter of the season opener.

Key moment Cunningham's 3-pointer with 3:14 left in the half got Detroit within 50-46. But he fouled Rozier on a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession and checked out with three fouls. Rozier finished the four-point play and sparked a burst that gave Miami a 64-53 lead at the break.

Key stat Miami scored the first 12 points of the fourth quarter, reclaiming the lead and keeping it the rest of the way.

Up next Both teams play again Wednesday, with Detroit going to Philadelphia — in what should be Tobias Harris' first game against the 76ers since Jan. 1, 2019 — and Miami hosting New York.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 70.5%
Pistons: 29.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 106
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 106
4th 5.2 shot clock turnover 98 - 106
4th 29.1 Tyler Herro defensive rebound 98 - 106
4th 31.1 Tobias Harris misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot 98 - 106

Statistics

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35-91 FG 38-88
38.5 Field Goal % 43.2
14-38 3PT 15-47
36.8 Three Point % 31.9
14-17 FT 15-20
82.4 Free Throw % 75.0
54 Rebounds 44
19 Offensive Rebounds 10
35 Defensive Rebounds 34
14 Assists 24
6 Steals 14
6 Blocks 3
16 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 3
17 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
17 Fast Break Points 18
36 Points in Paint 42
19 Fouls 14
5 Largest Lead 13

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,626 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 26 4 .867 - W5
Milwaukee 16 12 .571 9 W2
Indiana 15 15 .500 11 W5
Chicago 13 17 .433 13 L2
Detroit 13 17 .433 13 W2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 19 12 .613 - W2
Miami 14 13 .519 3 W1
Atlanta 15 15 .500 3.5 W1
Charlotte 7 22 .241 11 L5
Washington 4 23 .148 13 L2
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