Heat Look To Bounce Back At Home
The Miami Heat play host to the Detroit Pistons at FTX Arena on Tuesday evening.

This marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Heat (11-13), as they are coming off a tough loss in Memphis on Monday. The game got out to a competitive start as the Heat held a 32-27 lead after one quarter, but they fell behind in the second and trailed by seven points heading into the break. Both sides came out strong in the third and the Heat could on trim the deficit by two, trailing by five, after three quarters. They could not find an answer in the fourth and fell short for their second loss in the last three games. Tyler Herro led the way with 23 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and a steal, while Jimmy Butler followed up with 18 points, six rebounds, eight assists and a steal, and Caleb Martin added 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting. The Heat will look to bounce back as they return home with a chance to build on their 8-4 home record.

Meanwhile, the Pistons (6-19) have dropped four of their last five games and hope to get back on track as they kick off a three-game road trip with a chance to add to their 2-11 road record. Bojan Bogdanovic leads the team, averaging 20.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Jaden Ivey is averaging 15.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.2 steals, while Saddiq Bey averages 14.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. The Pistons average 110.1 points per game, but they are giving up an average of 118.2 points against, which is second most in the league. Cade Cunningham (leg) and Isaiah Livers (shoulder) are expected to remain sidelined.
Posted on: 12/5/2022 9:02 PM