After losing two of their last three games at home, the Miami Heat were dangerously close to suffering their most embarrassing loss at the FTX Arena against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. With Jimmy Butler out after the half with a sprained ankle, it was Max Strus, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo who stepped up in the fourth quarter to lead the Heat to the 105-98 win over the resilient Pistons.
Detroit entered the game having lost 50 games and playing without No. 1 pick Cade Cunningham, but you wouldn’t have known it with strong play from several young players.