Bam Adebayo had 28 points (13 in the fourth quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat rallied from 19 points down in the first quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-107.
The Heat trailed 28-9 with 4:59 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Pistons 104-79 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Pistons 13-3. Adebayo scored 7 of the Heat’s 13 on 1 for 1 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Svi Mykhailiuk had 2 steals.
Goran Dragic scored 22 points on 9 for 15 shooting.
For the Pistons, Jerami Grant had 27 points and 6 assists, and Wayne Ellington added 24 points with 7 3-pointers. Derrick Rose scored 21 points off the bench. The Pistons had 3 20-point scorers.
The Heat shot 57.3% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Pistons’ 46.3% and 35.1%. The Pistons turned it over 18 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Heat’s starters were outscored 12-2 in 3 minutes together. Mason Plumlee fouled out.