Malik Beasley scored 28 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime.
Tyler Herro made a 30-foot 3-pointer on a pass from Jimmy Butler III with 5.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 114 for the Heat, but the Pistons outscored them 11-10 in overtime.
The Heat had the ball down 1 with 9.4 seconds left, but Cade Cunningham blocked Butler’s layup. It would have put the Heat ahead. They had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Herro missed a 30-foot pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Pistons 13-10. Butler scored 6 of the Heat’s 13 on 3 for 5 shooting.
Cunningham had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 18 assists, his eighth career triple-double.
For the Heat, Butler had 35 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals, his first triple-double of the season, and Herro added 23 points. Dru Smith had 7 points and a career-high 6 steals. Herro scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Beasley and 5 by Tim Hardaway Jr. The Heat outscored the Pistons 28-14 off turnovers. The Heat outscored the Pistons 24-10 in 10 minutes with Butler, Rozier, Adebayo, Herro and Smith on the floor together. Smith fouled out.