Miami Heat 124, Detroit Pistons 125 — Recap

December 16, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Miami Heat 124, Detroit Pistons 125 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MIA 32-33 DET; Q2 MIA 27-30 DET; Q3 MIA 22-34 DET; Q4 MIA 33-17 DET; OT1 MIA 10-11 DET.

Top performers (box score): Jimmy Butler (MIA) 35 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Tyler Herro (MIA) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-25 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 20 points, 11 rebounds, 18 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Ausar Thompson (DET) 19 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DET) 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIA

Jimmy Butler

35 PTS, 19 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 12-21 FG

Scoring · MIA

Tyler Herro

23 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 9-25 FG

Scoring · DET

Cade Cunningham

20 PTS, 11 REB, 18 AST, 3 3PM · 7-17 FG

Season highs

Jimmy Butler · Season-high 35 pointsJimmy Butler · Season-high 19 reboundsCade Cunningham · Season-high 18 assistsJimmy Butler · Season-high 10 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
MIA	32	27	22	33	10		124
DET	33	30	34	17	11		125

🧮 How They Scored

MIADET

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.5%Effective FG%57.6%

10.6%Turnover %19.0%

17.6%Offensive rebound %16.7%

0.242Free-throw rate0.278

Box Score

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jimmy Butler G-F	44	35	19	10	4	1	—	12-21	1-3	10-12	+11
Tyler Herro G	41	23	4	1	1	—	3	9-25	4-17	1-1	+6
Bam Adebayo C-F	41	15	8	3	1	—	1	6-12	1-3	2-2	-10
Terry Rozier G	34	11	5	6	1	—	2	3-8	1-4	4-4	+3
Dru Smith G	31	7	—	2	6	—	1	2-4	1-2	2-2	+21
Duncan Robinson F	24	13	—	1	1	—	2	5-10	3-7	—	-17
Haywood Highsmith F	20	3	2	2	1	1	1	1-2	1-2	—	-14
Jaime Jaquez Jr. G	19	13	1	4	1	—	1	5-12	0-3	3-3	-14
Kevin Love F-C	12	4	5	1	—	—	2	2-5	0-2	—	+9

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	42	20	11	18	—	1	4	7-17	3-6	3-5	+9
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	36	16	2	2	1	—	2	5-11	5-10	1-2	-1
Jalen Duren C	32	9	16	2	1	1	5	4-7	—	1-1	-5
Ausar Thompson G-F	27	19	9	1	4	1	3	8-14	1-3	2-4	-13
Simone Fontecchio F	24	9	2	2	—	—	3	2-6	1-3	4-4	+1
Ronald Holland II F	23	8	4	—	1	—	—	3-5	1-1	1-2	+6
Marcus Sasser G	21	6	—	3	1	—	1	2-4	2-3	—	-7
Paul Reed F	12	6	2	—	—	—	—	2-4	—	2-2	-2
Isaiah Stewart F-C	7	4	3	—	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	—	+9

🔬 Advanced Stats

Miami HeatTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jimmy Butler	Bench	44	35	66.6	25.5	+12.8	26.9
Tyler Herro	Bench	41	23	45.2	29.8	+7.1	5.5
Bam Adebayo	Bench	41	15	58.2	15.2	-10.5	10.7
Duncan Robinson	Bench	24	13	65.0	21.1	-30.9	4.2
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	Bench	19	13	48.8	30.4	-29.8	8.9
Terry Rozier	Bench	34	11	56.4	15.4	+6.9	8.5
Dru Smith	Bench	31	7	71.7	8.5	+30.4	4.3
Kevin Love	Bench	12	4	40.0	21.2	+29.0	4.4
Haywood Highsmith	Bench	20	3	75.0	6.5	-29.7	6.6
Nikola Jovic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kel'el Ware	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Pelle Larsson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Keshad Johnson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Bench	42	20	52.1	22.8	+5.5	18.2
Ausar Thompson	Bench	27	19	60.3	29.2	-22.4	18.0
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	36	16	67.3	16.7	+0.1	4.3
Jalen Duren	Bench	32	9	60.5	15.8	-5.7	9.0
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	24	9	58.0	18.0	-4.5	4.1
Ronald Holland II	Bench	23	8	68.0	10.5	+13.1	8.1
Paul Reed	Bench	12	6	61.5	20.0	-3.6	9.5
Marcus Sasser	Bench	21	6	75.0	10.2	-17.7	4.2
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	7	4	50.0	27.8	+41.0	11.0
Jaden Ivey	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0