The Miami Heat have now won five-straight and are now seven games above .500! (Photo courtesy of the Miami Heat // Twitter)
Less than 48 hours after a critical eight-point win over the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat stacked their fifth-straight win, this time against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons, earning a 121-110.
The final score is deceiving; the score was closer than the game indicated. Heat led by as many as 29 points and were ahead by 24 with 4:31 left. Miami led for all but 2:08, when it broke a 2-2 tie.
From the opening team, the Heat defense swarmed Detroit, allowing them to shoot 44.4 percent from the floor and 29.7 from 3-point range. Miami forced just 11 turnovers, but scored 22 points in transition with 58 points in the paint, using its high-octane defense to fuel its offense.
The Heat were led by none other than Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Herro led the way with a team-high 25 points on 4-of-8 shooting. Adebayo had 24 points with nine boards and six dimes on 7-of-17 shooting and 4-of-10 from 3-point range.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 19 points, six rebounds and seven assists, while Kel’el Ware and Kasparas Jakucionis scored 12 points apiece. Pelle Larsson added 10 points with five boards and five assists in 33 minutes.
Miami entered the afternoon with a 17-22 record against teams with a record of .500 or better. Though it has now taken the series over the Pistons, and are winners of nine of their last 12.
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