Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons
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Hardaway's hot shooting in OT helps Pistons nip Heat 125-124
Cade Cunningham had 20 points, a career-high 18 assists and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, his sixth triple-double of the season. Jimmy Butler had 35 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists for Miami.
Malik Beasley led the Pistons with 28 points and went 7 of 13 on 3-pointers.
Miami trailed by 19 points in the second half, but finished regulation on an 18-2 run before scoring the first eight points of overtime.
Hardaway’s first two 3s pulled Detroit within 122-120 with 1:35 left in OT. After Tyler Herro missed an off-balance jumper, Hardaway hit another 3 to put the Pistons ahead 123-122.
Butler and Cunningham traded baskets before Herro missed again with 19 seconds to play. A turnover gave Miami one more chance, but Herro missed a 3 at the buzzer.
The Pistons, who had lost four of five, shot 50% (20 of 40) from 3-point range.
Pistons: Detroit played without Jaden Ivey (knee) and Tobias Harris (thumb), then lost Isaiah Stewart in the first half to a hyperextended left knee. That meant playing time for Paul Reed.
Pistons: Host Utah on Thursday.
Regular Season Series
DET leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 124 - 125 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 124 - 125 |
| 5th 1.1 |  |
Ausar Thompson defensive rebound | 124 - 125 |
| 5th 1.1 |  |
Tyler Herro misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot | 124 - 125 |
| 5th 6.1 | |
Cade Cunningham personal foul | 124 - 125 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 DET |
|
|---|---|---|
| 45-99 | FG | 44-90 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 12-43 | 3PT | 20-40 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 22-24 | FT | 17-23 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 45 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Detroit Pistons Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Holland II, F | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Isaac Jones, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Pelle Larsson, G | Out | Dec 22 |
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Dec 22 |
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Dec 17 |
| Terry Rozier, G | Out | Oct 23 |
Game Information
Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 17,810 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
 Miami |
15 | 15 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
 Atlanta |
15 | 16 | .484 | 2.5 | L4 |
 Charlotte |
10 | 20 | .333 | 7 | W1 |
 Washington |
5 | 23 | .179 | 11 | L2 |
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