Overview
- Miami led by as many as 22 in the second half before Detroit cut it to 114-112 in the final minute.
- Norman Powell went 7-of-14 from three, Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins added 19 and 17 points.
- Cade Cunningham produced 31 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Marcus Sasser sparked the comeback with 18 points off the Pistons bench.
- Detroit was already without Tobias Harris (hip) and Caris LeVert (knee), and Jalen Duren was limited to 18 minutes after a right ankle sprain.
- The Heat improved to 19-15 and the Pistons fell to 25-9; Miami hosts Minnesota on Saturday and Detroit visits Cleveland on Sunday.