The Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat 125-124 on Dec 16, 2024 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Jimmy Butler III led the Heat with 35 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Malik Beasley led the Pistons with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Miami Heat box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III | 44 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-3 | 10-12 | 0 |
| Tyler Herro | 41 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-25 | 4-17 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Bam Adebayo | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Duncan Robinson | 24 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Terry Rozier | 34 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Dru Smith | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 266 | 124 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 45-99 | 12-43 | 22-24 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Detroit Pistons box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 41 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-18 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Cade Cunningham | 42 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Ausar Thompson | 27 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 36 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jalen Duren | 32 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Ronald Holland II | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Paul Reed | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Marcus Sasser | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 265 | 125 | 52 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 44-90 | 20-40 | 17-23 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Heat · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 12, 2024: TOR 104, MIA 114 · Next Dec 20, 2024: OKC 104, MIA 97
- Pistons · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 12, 2024: DET 99, BOS 123 · Next Dec 19, 2024: UTAH 126, DET 119