Five takeaways from the Heat’s 105-96 victory over the Pistons Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena
1. The cushion over Detroit (29-34) is four games with 19 games to go for Miami (33-30). The Heat hasn’t clinched a playoff spot yet and will likely keep us on our toes up until the very of the season, but Saturday’s win went a long way in putting Miami in great position to get back into the playoffs after missing them on a tiebreaker a season ago.
“It was important, coming off the last game, just to get this,” coach Erik Spoelstra said.