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Duncan Robinson Honored in Miami Return as Pistons Edge Heat 138-135

The night highlighted the cap-driven sign-and-trade that moved him to Detroit on a three-year, $48 million contract.

Overview

  • The Heat played a pregame tribute video for their all-time 3-point leader before he scored 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting in his first game back.
  • Detroit improved to 16-4 to stay atop the Eastern Conference and snapped Miami’s six-game winning streak, dropping the Heat to 13-7.
  • Cade Cunningham finished with 29 points and Tobias Harris had 26 as the Pistons shot 59% and piled up 76 points in the paint.
  • Miami cut a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit to two in the final minute before Detroit closed out the win.
  • Robinson joined the Pistons in the offseason via a sign-and-trade that brought Simone Fontecchio’s expiring deal to Miami for payroll flexibility.