Miami Heat vs. Detroit Pistons

Jan 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	33	30	31	24	118
DET	26	28	27	31	112

Game Recap

The Heat defeated the Pistons, 118-112. The Heat improve to 19-15, while the Pistons dropped to 25-9.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	31	7-20	1-5	2-2	8	1	2	0	2	4	-9	17
13Bam AdebayoPF	32	5-14	1-2	4-4	14	0	2	1	1	2	+17	15
7Kel'el WareC	27	1-6	0-4	2-2	13	0	2	2	1	1	0	4
24Norman PowellSG	34	12-23	7-14	5-5	2	2	1	0	3	2	+4	36
45Davion MitchellPG	33	3-7	2-3	0-0	1	11	2	1	5	1	+3	8
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	29	9-12	0-1	1-3	3	5	2	0	2	2	+2	19
5Nikola Jovic	23	1-10	1-7	2-2	5	5	0	1	2	0	-5	5
12Dru Smith	14	3-4	1-2	2-2	0	1	3	1	1	5	+3	9
25Kasparas Jakucionis	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+11	0
0Simone Fontecchio	6	2-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	+4	5
15Myron Gardner	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Keshad Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9943.4%	14-3935.9%	18-2090.0%	49	25	14	6	18	19	-	118

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	30	5-8	0-0	2-3	2	2	1	2	2	2	-13	12
28Isaiah StewartPF	30	2-5	1-3	1-2	4	2	0	5	2	4	-1	6
0Jalen DurenC	18	6-12	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	1	-17	12
55Duncan RobinsonSG	20	3-7	1-5	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	-10	9
2Cade CunninghamPG	39	6-16	2-6	17-18	8	11	3	2	7	4	+6	31
31Javonte Green	26	4-7	1-2	2-2	2	1	1	0	1	2	-2	11
23Jaden Ivey	21	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	0	-6	2
5Ronald Holland II	17	1-7	0-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	2	+1	2
25Marcus Sasser	23	6-10	4-6	2-2	4	2	2	0	2	3	-1	18
7Paul Reed	12	4-4	0-0	1-2	7	1	2	0	1	1	+13	9
24Daniss Jenkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Chaz Lanier	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Tolu Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8047.5%	9-2634.6%	27-3187.1%	40	25	11	9	20	20	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIADET

(11:55) Jump Ball Duren vs. Ware: Tip to Adebayo
+2 (11:45) Wiggins 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:30) Cunningham 6' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:18) Mitchell 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
42
+2 (11:09) Thompson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
44
(11:09) Wiggins S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
+1 (11:09) Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
45
(10:58) MISS Powell 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:58) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:57) Heat Rebound
(10:49) MISS Adebayo 8' Floating Jump Shot
(10:46) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:39) Thompson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
47
(10:22) MISS Adebayo 13' Jump Shot
(10:19) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:08) Adebayo STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (10:00) Powell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
77
(9:41) Wiggins S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Butler)
+1 (9:41) Cunningham Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
78
+1 (9:41) Cunningham Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
79
(9:29) MISS Adebayo 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:27) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:23) MISS Powell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:16) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:06) MISS Cunningham 8' Driving Hook Shot
(9:06) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:00) Powell 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST)
109
(8:40) MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:37) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:29) MISS Wiggins 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:29) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:28) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:11) MISS Cunningham 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:07) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:00) MISS Adebayo 5' Jump Bank Shot
(7:54) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:34) Duren 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
1011
(7:16) MISS Wiggins 4' Driving Layup
(7:16) Stewart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:13) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:11) Duren Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
1013
(7:00) MISS Ware 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:57) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:47) MISS Stewart 6' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(6:45) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:42) Powell Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:31) MISS Cunningham 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:28) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:26) Stewart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(6:26) MISS Jaquez Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:26) Heat Rebound
+1 (6:26) Jaquez Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1113
(6:16) Stewart OFF.Foul (P2) (C.Blair)
(6:16) Stewart Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:04) MISS Ware 3PT Jump Shot
(6:00) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:59) Powell 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1313
+3 (5:43) Robinson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
1316
(5:34) Mitchell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (5:18) Robinson 2' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1318
(4:58) MISS Jaquez Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:56) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:39) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:39) Jaquez Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:35) Adebayo 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 1 AST)
1518
(4:34) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (4:14) Cunningham 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1520
+2 (4:00) Jaquez Jr. 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (3 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST)
1720
(4:00) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Blair)
(4:00) MISS Jaquez Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:58) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:37) MISS Duren 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:35) Jaquez Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:30) Adebayo 5' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 2 AST)
1920
(3:21) Cunningham Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:21) Jaquez Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
(3:16) Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Blair)
(3:09) Sasser P.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Collins)
(3:04) Duren S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Blair)
+1 (3:04) Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2020
+1 (3:04) Adebayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2120
(2:47) MISS Sasser 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:45) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:39) Jaquez Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:19) MISS Duren 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:17) Jovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:11) Smith 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jovic 1 AST)
2420
(1:58) MISS Holland II 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:56) Jovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:51) Jovic 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2720
(1:29) MISS Duren 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:26) Jovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:16) Jaquez Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
2920
(1:16) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
+2 (0:53) Duren 2' Layup (6 PTS)
2922
+2 (0:44) Ware 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jovic 2 AST)
3122
(0:35) MISS Ivey 7' Driving Layup
(0:35) Smith BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:35) PISTONS Rebound
+2 (0:32) Sasser 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
3124
(0:13) Holland II P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (0:13) Jovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
3224
+1 (0:13) Jovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3324
+2 (0:00) Robinson 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Cunningham 4 AST)
3326

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

DET

118Points112

43-99(43.4%)Field Goal(%)38-80(47.5%)

14-39(35.9%)3-Point(%)9-26(34.6%)

18-20(90.0%)Free Throw(%)27-31(87.1%)

49(15)Rebounds(Offensive)40(6)

25Assists25

14Steals11

6Blocks9

18Turnovers20

19Fouls20

52Pts In The Paint54

26Fast Break Pts18

24Pts Off Turnovers18

38Bench Pts42

22Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, January 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)