Josh Richardson scored 27 points, and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 120-115 in overtime.
Andre Drummond tipped in Reggie Jackson’s missed shot with 0.5 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 105 for the Pistons, but the Heat outscored them 15-10 in overtime.
The Pistons had the ball down 1 with 46 seconds left, but Justise Winslow stole the ball from Langston Galloway. A basket would have put the Pistons ahead. They had the ball down 1, but Glenn Robinson III missed a corner 3-pointer with 8.6 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
Richardson’s 2 free throws with 1.4 seconds left in overtime made it 120-115 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Pistons 20-16. Richardson scored 11 of the Heat’s 20 on 4 for 9 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Goran Dragic had 21 points (12 in the paint) and 6 assists, and Bam Adebayo added 11 points (8 in the paint), 8 rebounds and 3 steals.
For the Pistons, Drummond had 25 points and 24 rebounds, and Reggie Jackson added 25 points and 6 assists. Blake Griffin had 24 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists. Galloway had 21 points and 9 rebounds off the bench. The Pistons had 4 20-point scorers.
The Heat shot 44.9% from the field and 38.7% from 3 to the Pistons’ 41.0% and 31.4%. The Pistons outscored the Heat 16-5 in 6 minutes with Griffin, Jackson, Drummond, Robinson and Galloway on the floor together. Griffin fouled out.