The Detroit Pistons dropped a heartbreaker to the Miami Heat by a score of 97-96 Thursday night after giving up a buzzer-beating tip-in by Hassan Whiteside.
After being outplayed most of the game, the Pistons turned up their defensive efforts in the fourth quarter. However, despite outscoring the Heat 27-19 in the fourth, the Pistons saw a lot of calls go against them down the stretch, resulting in their fifth straight loss.
“We would have won the game if I would have done a better job,” said Stan Van Gundy in his postgame press conference in reference to having Stanley Johnson in the game over Beno Udrih for the last few possessions.