The Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 118-112 on Jan 1, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Norman Powell led the Heat with 36 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 11 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Powell | 35 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-23 | 7-14 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 30 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Andrew Wiggins | 32 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-20 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Bam Adebayo | 33 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Dru Smith | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Davion Mitchell | 33 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Nikola Jovic | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Kel'el Ware | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kasparas Jakucionis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 241 | 118 | 49 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 43-99 | 14-39 | 18-20 | 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | 40 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 17-18 | 4 |
| Marcus Sasser | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jalen Duren | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ausar Thompson | 30 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Javonte Green | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Duncan Robinson | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Paul Reed | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Jaden Ivey | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ronald Holland II | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 112 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 38-80 | 9-26 | 27-31 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Heat · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 29, 2025: DEN 123, MIA 147 · Next Jan 3, 2026: MIN 125, MIA 115
- Pistons · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 30, 2025: DET 128, LAL 106 · Next Jan 4, 2026: DET 114, CLE 110