Heat and Pistons Clash in Motown
The Miami Heat take on the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday evening.

The Heat (38-34) continues to try and solidify its postseason positioning, and they enter Sunday's game having won three of the last five contests. However, their most recent time on the floor resulted in a loss, as they fell to the Chicago Bulls by a 113-99 score Saturday night. Jimmy Butler led the way for Miami with 24 points, adding seven assists and one assist. Bam Adebayo furnished 23 points, seven boards, four assists and two steals. Max Strus registered 20 points, four assists and three rebounds. Tyler Herro delivered 15 points, seven boards, two assists and one steal.

The Heat will likely list Kyle Lowry (knee) and Cody Zeller (nose) as questionable for Sunday's game.

The Pistons (16-55) are putting the finishing touches on another disappointing campaign, and they'll enter Sunday's game having lost 12 of the last 13 games. Their most recent stumble came Thursday night, when they fell to the Denver Nuggets by a 119-100 score. Rodney McGruder led the way for Detroit with 20 points, adding eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block. Jalen Duren generated a 15-point, 13-rebound double-double that included four assists and three steals. James Wiseman and Jaden Ivey posted matching 14-point contributions while recording nine rebounds and six assists, respectively. Cory Joseph poured in 13 points, while Eugene Omoruyi posted 11. Killian Hayes offered 10 points, seven assists, one rebound, two blocks and one steal.

The Pistons will remain without Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles), Isaiah Stewart (shoulder/(hip), Alec Burks (foot) and Hamidou Diallo (ankle) for Sunday's game. Isaiah Livers (hip) will carry a questionable tag.

Sunday's game marks the second of three meetings between the teams this season. The Pistons hold a 1-0 series lead.
Posted on: 3/18/2023 9:14 PM