Norman Powell scored 36 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 118-112 for their fourth straight win.
The Heat took control with a 28-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 22.
The Pistons got within 114-112 on Javonte Green’s 3-pointer with 46 seconds to play, but Jaime Jaquez Jr. answered with an 8-foot turnaround jumper, and the Pistons got no closer.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Pistons 4-3. Late in the fourth quarter, Cade Cunningham had 3 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Pistons run, and the Pistons scored 6 points off them.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had 31 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals.
The Pistons got 6 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Pistons were outscored 14-4 in 3 minutes with Green, Ivey, Duren, Sasser and Holland on the floor together.