Detroit — The Pistons were down two starters and coming off an emotional loss to the Lakers on Sunday. In their first game after the two-game suspension for Isaiah Stewart, they bounced back with a good performance.
The problem is that it was only for the first three quarters.
The Pistons led by as many as 12 points and entered the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead. They couldn’t hold on in the final period, falling to the Miami Heat, 100-92, on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena.
Jerami Grant had 21 points and seven rebounds, Saddiq Bey 15 points and five rebounds and Frank Jackson 13 points for the Pistons (4-13), who begin a five-game road trip on Wednesday at Milwaukee before heading west to face the Clippers, Lakers, Trail Blazers and Suns.