Heat Sweep Pistons

     The Miami Heat held off the Detroit Pistons 104-101 on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena. It was the second time in three days that both teams faced each other in the same venue. The Heat were victorious over the Pistons on Friday night. 

     Detroit(12-55) had a slight lead 23-21 at the end of the first quarter. Miami(37-30) went on a 26-14 run at the conclusion of the second quarter and led 60-50 at halftime. 

     The Heat had a 13-6 spurt to begin the second half and were ahead 79-76 after three quarters. Duncan Robinson helped with a four-point play with 2:00 left in the fourth to give them a 101-96 lead. The Pistons scored five straight points to tie it up 101-101. Bam Adebayo nailed a three-point shot with no time remaining to give the Miami the victory. 

     Robinson dropped in a game-high 30 points for Miami. Terry Rozier contributed 17 points while Jaime Jacquez Jr. had 15 points. Adebayo collected a double-double of 20 points and 17 rebounds. Evan Fournier came off the bench for the Pistons with a team-high 18 points.