Pistons
Detroit
Eastern Conference
Central
34
41
75
2987
3319
27
8
30
85
36
42
21
16
76
35
16
51
5
20
7
12
23
96
4
77
12
16
2323
911
39
52
52
100
98
73
171
20
44
11
33
2426
6060
58
14
24
2217
79
4
68
45
66
99
33
132
03
57
23
15
1927
6060
7
1
14
23
9
39
5
5
100
9
7
16
2
4
1
3
24
60
7
2
29
23
11
48
2
2
100
8
3
11
0
4
1
3
26
60
5
1
20
22
7
32
6
4
67
9
3
12
0
5
2
1
19
60
8
4
50
17
9
53
8
5
62
9
3
12
3
7
3
5
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kentavious
Caldwell-Pope
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
True
37
9
22
41
2
10
20
5
6
83
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
3
25
-1
none
Andre
Drummond
Andre Drummond
True
33
4
7
57
0
0
0
1
3
33
6
7
13
2
2
2
2
3
9
-3
none
Ish
Smith
Ish Smith
True
31
7
13
54
0
1
0
5
6
83
1
3
4
6
0
0
2
1
19
3
none
Marcus
Morris
Marcus Morris
True
27
3
10
30
1
3
33
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
1
6
7
-9
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
True
16
0
3
0
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
2
1
1
0
1
2
-11
none
Stanley
Johnson
Stanley Johnson
False
32
2
5
40
1
3
33
0
0
0
2
5
7
1
1
0
5
2
5
7
none
Tobias
Harris
Tobias Harris
False
29
7
14
50
4
8
50
1
2
50
1
5
6
2
2
0
2
2
19
11
none
Beno
Udrih
Beno Udrih
False
16
2
6
33
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
3
3
4
1
0
0
2
6
-4
none
Aron
Baynes
Aron Baynes
False
14
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
0
2
0
3
4
2
none
Henry
Ellenson
Henry Ellenson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Michael
Gbinije
Michael Gbinije
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Darrun
Hilliard
Darrun Hilliard
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Boban
Marjanović
Boban Marjanović
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
30
March
2017
Thursday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Nets
Brooklyn
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
36
38
74
2660
2988
21
5
24
79
36
46
28
20
71
33
11
44
4
18
5
12
18
97
4
64
30
47
2021
912
45
59
37
63
78
32
110
10
73
21
31
2431
6060
74
11
15
1919
96
5
68
46
68
126
15
141
21
53
11
35
2319
6060
6
3
50
20
9
45
5
3
60
7
3
10
1
7
2
3
24
60
4
0
0
21
12
57
9
7
78
8
2
10
0
3
1
1
31
60
7
1
14
19
9
47
6
4
67
12
1
13
2
5
1
3
23
60
4
1
25
19
6
32
8
6
75
6
5
11
1
3
1
5
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
34
9
16
56
1
4
25
9
13
69
1
3
4
4
0
1
1
3
28
0
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
33
5
8
62
1
3
33
1
2
50
2
4
6
4
2
0
2
1
12
-2
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
True
32
3
11
27
1
5
20
2
2
100
1
4
5
4
1
1
1
4
9
1
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
30
7
13
54
0
0
0
3
4
75
4
5
9
1
0
1
1
3
17
5
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
13
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
2
5
8
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
32
5
11
45
1
2
50
5
6
83
1
5
6
2
0
0
4
0
16
-5
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
24
1
8
12
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
1
1
4
2
3
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
17
1
4
25
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
16
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
0
0
0
0
1
6
-5
none
Okaro
White
Okaro White
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
29
March
2017
Wednesday
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Knicks
New York
False
It was a battle between two star big men in Tuesday 's matchup between the Heat and Pistons , and while Miami 's Hassan Whiteside ultimately got the best of Drummond by hitting a game - winning tip shot over Detroit 's center as time expired , both players saw failed to do what they have grown accustomed to doing all season : recording a double - double . Whiteside finished one rebound shy of the double - double , posting 17 points and nine rebounds in the contest , while Drummond fell one point shy , posting nine points and 13 rebounds of his own . For Whiteside , it was the first time since Feb. 24 that he failed to record a double - double , and it was the first time since Jan. 25 where he failed to record at least nine rebounds . For Drummond , it was actually the third time in his last four games where he failed to reach double - digit scoring , but he still has recorded at least 13 rebounds in each of his last seven games . The Miami Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons 97 - 96 Tuesday at the Palace in Auburn Hills . With 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Tuesday 's game , the Heat ( 36 - 38 ) found themselves down by four points after having blown a double - digit lead . After that , madness occurred , as a Stanley Johnson technical foul , a Goran Dragic jumper and a jump ball that ended up in Miami 's hands over the next 20 seconds gave the visiting team the ball with a chance to win . After a James Johnson missed jumper and a missed put - back from Dragic , Hassan Whiteside came to the Heat 's rescue with a gentle tip - in as the buzzer sounded . With that tip , the Heat greatly improved their chances of making the playoffs , while the Pistons chances worsened . Dragic led the way for Miami with a game - high 28 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes , while Whiteside 's streak of 15 straight games with a double - double came to an end Tuesday , but just barely , as the big man finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes . Off the bench , James Johnson produced in a big way , making important plays down the stretch and recording 16 points and six rebounds in 33 minutes as a reserve . Most importantly , the Heat maintained their spot as the No . 8 seed in the Eastern Conference . As for the Pistons ( 34 - 41 ) , their collapse results in them now being 3 games behind Miami for the last playoff spot , as they have now lost five games in a row . They were led Tuesday night by the heroics of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope , who led the team back after falling behind by double figures and finished with a team - high 25 points in 37 minutes . Ish Smith also came up big as the team 's starting point guard , scoring 16 points and dishing out six assists . Tobias Harris , in a return to a role off the bench , scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds in 30 minutes . Up next , the Pistons will look to end their losing streak at home against Brooklyn on Thursday , while the Heat will head to New York on Wednesday to take on the Knicks .
It was a battle between two star big men in Tuesday's matchup between the Heat and Pistons, and while Miami's Hassan Whiteside ultimately got the best of Drummond by hitting a game - winning tip shot over Detroit's center as time expired, both players saw failed to do what they have grown accustomed to doing all season: recording a double - double. Whiteside finished one rebound shy of the double - double, posting 17 points and nine rebounds in the contest, while Drummond fell one point shy, posting nine points and 13 rebounds of his own. For Whiteside, it was the first time since Feb. 24 that he failed to record a double - double, and it was the first time since Jan. 25 where he failed to record at least nine rebounds. For Drummond, it was actually the third time in his last four games where he failed to reach double - digit scoring, but he still has recorded at least 13 rebounds in each of his last seven games.
It was a battle between two star big men in Tuesday's matchup between the Heat and Pistons, and while Miami's Hassan Whiteside ultimately got the best of Drummond by hitting a game - winning tip shot over Detroit's center as time expired, both players saw failed to do what they have grown accustomed to doing all season: recording a double - double. Whiteside finished one rebound shy of the double - double, posting 17 points and nine rebounds in the contest, while Drummond fell one point shy, posting nine points and 13 rebounds of his own. For Whiteside, it was the first time since Feb. 24 that he failed to record a double - double, and it was the first time since Jan. 25 where he failed to record at least nine rebounds. For Drummond, it was actually the third time in his last four games where he failed to reach double - digit scoring, but he still has recorded at least 13 rebounds in each of his last seven games. The Miami Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons 97 - 96 Tuesday at the Palace in Auburn Hills. With 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's game, the Heat (36 - 38) found themselves down by four points after having blown a double - digit lead. After that, madness occurred, as a Stanley Johnson technical foul, a Goran Dragic jumper and a jump ball that ended up in Miami's hands over the next 20 seconds gave the visiting team the ball with a chance to win. After a James Johnson missed jumper and a missed put - back from Dragic, Hassan Whiteside came to the Heat's rescue with a gentle tip - in as the buzzer sounded. With that tip, the Heat greatly improved their chances of making the playoffs, while the Pistons chances worsened. Dragic led the way for Miami with a game - high 28 points to go along with four rebounds and four assists in 34 minutes, while Whiteside's streak of 15 straight games with a double - double came to an end Tuesday, but just barely, as the big man finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in 30 minutes. Off the bench, James Johnson produced in a big way, making important plays down the stretch and recording 16 points and six rebounds in 33 minutes as a reserve. Most importantly, the Heat maintained their spot as the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. As for the Pistons (34 - 41), their collapse results in them now being 3 games behind Miami for the last playoff spot, as they have now lost five games in a row. They were led Tuesday night by the heroics of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who led the team back after falling behind by double figures and finished with a team - high 25 points in 37 minutes. Ish Smith also came up big as the team's starting point guard, scoring 16 points and dishing out six assists. Tobias Harris, in a return to a role off the bench, scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds in 30 minutes. Up next, the Pistons will look to end their losing streak at home against Brooklyn on Thursday, while the Heat will head to New York on Wednesday to take on the Knicks.
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<REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Stanley Johnson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aron Baynes <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boban Marjanović <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrun Hilliard <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Gbinije <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Henry Ellenson <TEAM> Detroit Pistons <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 28 <FG> 9 16 56 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 9 13 69 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Okaro White <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none