Pistons-Heat Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Jan 28 2011 1:03AM

A visit from the Detroit Pistons could be what the Miami Heat need to help begin a potential breakout from their roughest stretch of the season.

Coming off their latest defeat, the Heat return home looking for another dominant effort against the Pistons on Friday night.

Hours after it was announced that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will become the first set of teammates to start for the Eastern Conference All-Stars since Wade and Shaquille O'Neal represented the Heat in 2007, Miami (31-14) couldn't overcome a 15-point fourth quarter in Thursday's 93-88 loss at New York.

Wearing goggles to help him deal with migraines, Wade had 34 points with 16 rebounds and James added 24 on 7 of 24 shooting with 11 boards while playing in the post as the Heat lost for the fifth time in six games since winning 21 of 22.

While Wade topped 30 points for the fourth time in his last six games, he missed all seven shots in the fourth quarter after he was 14 of 15 through three in his first game back after missing Saturday's 120-103 win over Toronto.

"Kind of got out of a rhythm there for a while, doing what I was supposed to do," Wade said.

Though James has averaged 33.4 points his last five games and Wade 29.2 his last six, the Heat continue to miss the services of Chris Bosh.

Miami has been outscored in the paint in two of three games without Bosh, who could miss a fourth straight contest with a sprained ankle.

"I never get frustrated, man," Bosh said. "Every day it's getting better. Getting frustrated doesn't help. I don't like to be frustrated."

Even without Bosh, the Heat have a good chance to get back on track against the Pistons (17-29), who have dropped six of seven versus Miami.

The Heat held Detroit to 36.8 percent shooting and its lowest-scoring game of the season in a 97-72 home win Dec. 1. James and Wade combined for a modest 34 points in a contest dominated by Miami's defense.

Detroit, however, has split its last two games while scoring at least 100 points in both. That included a 103-96 win at Orlando in its last road contest Monday.

The Pistons were unable to build on that win and fell 109-100 at home against Denver on Wednesday.

Charlie Villanueva scored 19 points while Ben Gordon added 15 as Detroit allowed more than 100 points for the first time in six games.

Rodney Stuckey scored seven points Wednesday before he injured his shoulder.

Though Stuckey was held to eight points on 1-of-7 shooting at Miami last month, the Pistons likely can't afford to be without their point guard.

"I'll make the trip and we'll see how it feels," Stuckey said.

If Stuckey is unable to play, Pistons coach John Kuester could turn to the disgruntled Richard Hamilton, who missed Wednesday's game with the flu. Hamilton, however, likely would not have played in that contest after being benched the previous eight games.

Hamilton scored nine points on 3-of-11 shooting against the Heat last month.

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House's FTs, LeBron's 39 lift Heat, 88-87

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Jan 29 2011 1:52AM

MIAMI (AP) James Jones insists he got a hand on the basketball. The Detroit Pistons said he got a hand on Austin Daye instead.

Either way, the Miami Heat exalted in the outcome.

Eddie House hit two deciding free throws with 6.5 seconds left, LeBron James led all scorers with 39 points and Daye missed a contested dunk off a lob on the final play as the Heat rallied late to beat the Pistons 88-87 on Friday night.

"Everybody depends on everybody," House said. "We believe in each other. If you don't have a play, you try to make a play for somebody else, make it easier for your teammate. At the end, that's what happened."

James finished with nine assists and eight rebounds for the Heat, who played without Chris Bosh (ankle) and Dwyane Wade (wrist) and trailed by 10 late in the third quarter. House scored 15 points and Mike Miller added 12 for Miami, which had lost five of its last six games but remained tied with Chicago (32-14) for second in the Eastern Conference.

The win, combined with Boston's loss in Phoenix, drew Miami within three games of the Celtics in the East race.

Wade was a very late scratch, his status not announced until about 15 minutes before tip-off. He will have an MRI exam on his wrist Saturday.

"No one feels sorry for us. ... No matter who's in uniform, guys have to step up," James said.

Ben Gordon scored 21 points for Detroit, which trailed for less than 9 minutes in the game. Daye's dunk attempt was set up by Tayshaun Prince's lob on an inbounds play, but replays indicated the slam try simply skipped off the rim.

"He threw me off to get separation and so I was just recovering," Jones said. "I got a piece of the ball. They said I didn't get a piece of the ball. Either way, we found a way to win this game tonight."

Daye said he didn't expect to get a call there.

"This is my second year, right?" he mused afterward.

Daye had 19 points and nine rebounds, Tracy McGrady finished with 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and Chris Wilcox had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons.

"We're better than our record," said Pistons coach John Kuester, whose team fell to 17-30, 5-20 on the road. "What we have to do is continue to play the rest of the season this way and hopefully good things will happen."

The Pistons were without starting guard Rodney Stuckey, who sat out with a bruised right shoulder. He got hurt in a collision with Denver's Carmelo Anthony on Wednesday night. Richard Hamilton was out with the flu, and Ben Wallace was not with the team to tend to a family matter.

Wade sat out with a sprained right wrist, the second time a malady kept him sidelined in the past week. He missed Miami's game against Toronto with a migraine headache last Saturday. Bosh remained sidelined with a sprained left ankle.

And in the second quarter, there was fear James would join them on the bench.

In a span of just seconds, James twisted his left ankle, lost the ball and took a knee in the forehead from teammate Joel Anthony. James remained down for a few seconds, kicking his feet on the court and wriggling in pain. The Heat called a 20-second timeout, and James remained in the game.

"Thank God that he wears knee pads during the game, because it could have been really ugly," James said, referring to Anthony. "Definitely didn't feel good when it happened."

House's game-winning points came after he tried a pullup against Gordon, who hit him on the shot attempt. House made both free throws for a one-point lead, and Detroit called time to set up a final play.

Miami had a foul to give, and James used it with 2.7 seconds left, forcing Detroit to draw up another last-ditch try. They went to Daye, and Jones saved the Heat.

"Definitely his contest altered the shot," James said.

It was just the second time in 10 tries that Miami won a game decided by fewer than five points this season.

Miami missed 17 of its first 20 attempts from 3-point range, then got one from House with 4:20 remaining to tie the game at 80. And when James connected - the ball barely getting over the rim - from straightaway with 3:01 remaining, Miami took its first lead since the opening quarter, 83-82.

Daye was left alone with 1:07 remaining, hitting a 3-pointer from near the Heat bench to put Detroit up 87-86. It stayed that way until House closed the scoring.

Miami missed 13 of 14 shots from 3-point range in the first half, had eight turnovers to Detroit's two, and relied almost entirely on James for all its offense. James shot 10 for 16 in the half, his 23 points representing his best first two quarters of the season.

The rest of the Heat in the first half? They shot 6 for 26, good for 16 points, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra lauded the effort.

"These are very good basketball games for your ballclub," Spoelstra said.

McGrady missed all eight of his shots in the opening half, then found his rhythm in the third quarter with nine points - including a layup with 2:52 left in the period that gave Detroit what was its biggest lead, 66-56.

Miami made a dent by the time the third quarter ended, House banking one in with 12 seconds left to get Miami within 68-64 entering the fourth.

And House came up even bigger late in the fourth, dancing to the Heat bench after the second free throw went down.

"It was purely guts tonight," Jones said.

NOTES: One of the greatest backcourts in NBA history - Florida International coach Isiah Thomas and Detroit president Joe Dumars - sat together for the game. ... McGrady reached double-digits in assists for the second time this month. He had 11 against Utah on Jan. 3.

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Pistons-Heat notebook

By Shandel Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Friday January 28, 2011 11:11PM

THE FACTS: The Miami Heat edged Detroit, 88-87, after after Heat forward James Jones appeared to block an alley-oop dunk attempt by Detroit's Austin Daye in the closing seconds. But no blocked shot was awarded. That means Daye just blew the dunk, even though it appeared Jones fouled Daye with his body.

Miami's Eddie House hit two free throws to put Miami up before Jones' heroics. Forward LeBron James (39 points, nine assists, eight rebounds) played a strong game as guard Dwyane Wade (sprained right wrist) and forward Chris Bosh (sprained left ankle) missed the game for the Heat and guards Rodney Stuckey (shoulder) and Richard Hamilton (flu) and center Ben Wallace (personal reasons) all missed the game.

QUOTABLE: "I was encouraged by what I heard from (Thursday's) workout. (On Friday) he went full speed to try to test it."
-- Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Chris Bosh and his sprained left ankle.

THE STAT: The teams were a combined 4-for-26 on 3-pointers in the first half (Miami was 1-for-14; Detroit was 3-for-12) and it didn't improve much in the second half. They went 9-for-22 to finish a combined 13-for-48 (.271).

TURNING POINT: Heat guard House tied the game at 80 on a three-pointer with 4:20 left. That gave Miami faith. The Heat couldn't gain any traction get anything going until that point.

HOT: Detroit guard Tracy McGrady went 6-for-9 in the second half, which was a bit remarkable considering he was 0-for-8 in the first half.

NOT: Detroit forward Charlie Villanueva was 2-for-10 from the field and is now 10-for-32 from the field in his last four games.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: James almost had the triple double with 39 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. He also added one steal and two blocks to truly stuff the boxscore.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Hall of Fame guard Isiah Thomas was at the AAA. Thomas is head coach at Florida International University, which is located in Miami. Warren Sapp, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman and former University of Miami standout, was also in the house.

GOOD MOVE: Detroit opted to use size to its advantage, at one point putting 6-8 McGrady in the backcourt with 6-9 Tayshaun Prince and flanking them with center Greg Monroe and forwards Austin Daye and Chris Wilcox. Miami countered with a short backcourt of 6-2 Mario Chalmers and 6-1 House.

BAD MOVE: Spoelstra put guard Carlos Arroyo in the game for three minutes. It's not a typical bad move but the Heat needs to get down to an eight- or nine-man rotation and forget about hurt feelings. Chalmers is the new starter. Give him the minutes and hope Arroyo is man enough to get over the change.

ROOKIE WATCH: Monroe started at center with Ben Wallace gone for personal reasons. Monroe ended with nine points and eight rebounds on 4-for-6 shooting from the field in 20 minutes.

NOTABLE: Miami was 17-for-22 on free throws while Detroit was 9-for-11. Miami had twice the attempts and picked up eight critical points on the line...Detroit's 17 offensive rebounds tied a season best (Nov. 3 vs. Atlanta)...Detroit forward Chris Wilcox had eight offensive rebounds.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Sunday @ Oklahoma City, Monday vs. Cleveland, Thursday @ Orlando, Friday @ Charlotte, Sunday vs. L.A. Clippers. For the Pistons, Sunday @ New York, Wednesday vs. Charlotte, Friday vs. New Jersey, Saturday at Milwaukee, Feb. 8 @ San Antonio.

• Pistons: Hamilton, Jerebko, White
• Heat: Bosh, Haslem, Pittman

• Pistons: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #30 John Goble, #74 Curtis Blair
• Attendance: 19805
• Duration: 2:10

Detroit Pistons (17-30)		Miami Heat (32-14)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs Monroe (Miller gains possession)
	11:40 [MIA 2-0]	Ilgauskas Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gordon Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McGrady (1 AST)	11:18 [DET 2-2]
	10:56	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:55
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:43	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:34	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:33	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:24	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:08	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:07	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:06	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:05	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
Prince Jump Shot: Missed	09:59
Team Rebound	09:58
Daye Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	09:50
Gordon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:48
	09:48 [MIA 3-2]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:48 [MIA 4-2]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	09:23 [DET 5-4]
	09:07 [MIA 6-5]	James Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Daye 3pt Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:42	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:33	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:32
McGrady Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:26
Monroe Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:23
Monroe Tip Shot: Missed	08:22
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:21
Monroe Hook Shot: Missed	08:20
	08:19	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:05	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Daye (1 BLK)
	08:03	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	08:02	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:01
Monroe Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McGrady (2 AST)	07:55 [DET 7-6]
	07:34 [MIA 8-7]	James Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Prince Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:13
	07:12	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Prince Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:03
	07:03	Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:03	Team Rebound
	07:03 [MIA 9-7]	Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Daye Jump Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:46	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:37 [MIA 11-7]	James Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
McGrady Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:14	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	06:06	James Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:05
Prince Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)	05:52
	05:51	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:41	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:40
McGrady 3pt Shot: Missed	05:18
	05:17	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:07	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:06
Prince Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McGrady (3 AST)	05:00 [DET 9-11]
	04:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:37	Team Turnover : Backcourt Turnover
Gordon Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: McGrady (4 AST)	04:26 [DET 11-11]
	04:14 [MIA 13-11]	Chalmers Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Monroe Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:14
	04:14 [MIA 14-11]	Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
McGrady Jump Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:58	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:47	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:46
Daye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gordon (1 AST)	03:36 [DET 14-14]
	03:13	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:12
	03:09	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	03:09	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo
	03:09	Jones Substitution replaced by Howard
Monroe Substitution replaced by Wilcox	03:09
McGrady Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:09
Team Rebound	03:09
McGrady Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:09 [DET 15-14]
	02:50 [MIA 16-15]	James Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Prince 3pt Shot: Missed	02:31
	02:30	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Daye Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:21
Team Timeout : Regular	02:21
	02:21	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Anthony
	02:21	Miller Substitution replaced by Jones
Prince Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:09
	02:09	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:09	Team Rebound
	02:09 [MIA 17-15]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Wilcox Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McGrady (5 AST)	01:55 [DET 17-17]
	01:26	Arroyo Floating Jump shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:25
Wilcox Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: McGrady (6 AST)	01:17 [DET 19-17]
	00:50.9	Jones 3pt Shot: Missed Block: McGrady (1 BLK)
	00:50.0	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:50.0	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	00:38.5	Anthony Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Gordon Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)	00:38.5 [DET 20-17]
Prince Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wilcox (1 AST)	00:35.4 [DET 22-17]
	00:11.1 [MIA 19-22]	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS)
McGrady Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.4
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Detroit Pistons (17-30)		Miami Heat (32-14)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:25	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:24
	11:22	Chalmers Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	10:52	Miller Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGrady (2 BLK)
	10:51	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:46	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Villanueva Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:45
Villanueva Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:40 [DET 24-19]
	10:40	Howard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Villanueva Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	10:40 [DET 25-19]
	10:25 [MIA 21-25]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Wilcox Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:25
	10:25 [MIA 22-25]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	10:16	Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)
McGrady 3pt Shot: Missed	10:11
	10:10	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:02 [MIA 24-25]	House Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	09:45 [DET 28-24]
	09:31	Chalmers Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Villanueva (1 ST)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)	09:27
Gordon Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:26
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	09:18
	09:17	Team Rebound
McGrady Substitution replaced by Daye	09:17
	09:04 [MIA 26-28]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Daye Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wilcox (2 AST)	08:46 [DET 30-26]
	08:29	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)
Gordon Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Bynum (2 AST)	08:25 [DET 32-26]
	08:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:19	Howard Substitution replaced by James
	08:12	Anthony Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:12	Anthony Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Villanueva Floating Jump shot: Missed	07:55
Wilcox Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:54
Wilcox Tip Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:52	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	07:35	James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Villanueva (2 ST)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	07:25
Wilcox Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:24
Daye Jump Shot: Missed	07:22
	07:21	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	07:20	Team Timeout : Short
	07:11	James Jump Shot: Missed
Gordon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:10
Daye 3pt Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:50	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:43	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:42
Daye Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)	06:37
Wilcox Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	06:36
Wilcox Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:35 [DET 34-26]
	06:07	James Jump Shot: Missed
	06:06	Team Rebound
Gordon Substitution replaced by Prince	06:06
	05:56	Miller Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:56	Miller Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	05:56
Bynum Substitution replaced by McGrady	05:56
Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:40	Team Rebound
	05:29 [MIA 28-34]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	05:09	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Prince Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:09 [DET 35-28]
Wilcox Substitution replaced by Monroe	05:09
Prince Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:09 [DET 36-28]
	05:00	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Monroe (1 BLK)
	04:59	Team Rebound
	04:48 [MIA 30-36]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Prince Jump Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Villanueva Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:16
	04:07	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:06	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:42 [MIA 32-36]	James Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Monroe Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: McGrady (7 AST)	03:27 [DET 38-32]
	03:08 [MIA 35-38]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Daye Driving Layup Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:53	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:45	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:44
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
	02:41	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Jones
Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed	02:24
	02:23	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:18	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGrady (3 BLK)
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:17
	02:15	Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Daye Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:15 [DET 39-35]
Daye Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	02:15 [DET 40-35]
	01:53 [MIA 37-40]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Daye 3pt Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:29	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	01:25 [MIA 39-40]	James Running Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Daye Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:House (1 ST)	01:02
	00:44.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:43.8
McGrady Jump Shot: Missed	00:33.9
	00:32.7	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:13.8	James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Daye (1 ST)
McGrady Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (2 BLK)	00:02.9
Monroe Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	00:00.7
Monroe Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:00.0 [DET 42-39]
End of 2nd Quarter
Detroit Pistons (17-30)		Miami Heat (32-14)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Monroe Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:40
Team Rebound	11:40
Monroe Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:40 [DET 43-39]
	11:18	Chalmers Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:17
Gordon Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: McGrady (8 AST)	10:55 [DET 45-39]
	10:30	James Jump Shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	10:29
Monroe Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Gordon (2 AST)	10:15 [DET 47-39]
	09:57 [MIA 41-47]	Miller Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	09:36	Jones Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Gordon Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)	09:36 [DET 48-41]
Prince Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: McGrady (9 AST)	09:27 [DET 50-41]
	09:13 [MIA 43-50]	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gordon Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:51
Gordon Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:51
Monroe Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:37
	08:37	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:37	Team Rebound
	08:37 [MIA 44-50]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Gordon Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	08:28
Gordon Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	08:28
	08:10	Chalmers Floating Jump shot: Missed
Monroe Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:09
Daye Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:05 [DET 52-44]
	07:52 [MIA 46-52]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
McGrady Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:52
	07:52 [MIA 47-52]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)
Prince Jump Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:27 [MIA 49-52]	Ilgauskas Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Gordon 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Daye (1 AST)	07:06 [DET 55-49]
	06:39 [MIA 52-55]	Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Monroe Substitution replaced by Wilcox	06:28
Prince Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
McGrady Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:07
	06:07 [MIA 53-55]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:07 [MIA 54-55]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Daye Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: McGrady (10 AST)	05:52 [DET 57-54]
	05:30	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:29
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	05:20
Wilcox Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	05:19
Daye Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Prince (1 AST)	05:11 [DET 59-54]
	05:11	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:53	James Jump Shot: Missed
McGrady Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:52
McGrady 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gordon (3 AST)	04:29 [DET 62-54]
Daye Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:10
	04:10	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Anthony
	04:10 [MIA 55-62]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:10 [MIA 56-62]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
McGrady 3pt Shot: Missed	03:54
Team Rebound	03:53
	03:53	Anthony Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	03:53	Chalmers Substitution replaced by House
Wilcox Layup Shot: Missed	03:25
McGrady Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	03:24
McGrady Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:23 [DET 64-56]
	03:04	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Wilcox Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	03:03
McGrady Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:52 [DET 66-56]
	02:32 [MIA 59-66]	James 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS)
McGrady Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:12 [DET 68-59]
	01:55	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:54
Daye Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	01:52
Daye Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:47
Team Timeout : Regular	01:47
	01:47	Miller Substitution replaced by Howard
	01:47	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:47	Team Rebound
	01:47 [MIA 60-68]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:23	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Daye Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:22
Gordon 3pt Shot: Missed	01:01
	01:00	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:55.0 [MIA 62-68]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
McGrady Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:35.9
	00:33.3	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:18.3 [MIA 64-68]	House Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
	00:08.0	Jones Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Prince 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.1
Wilcox Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	00:01.1
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:45	House Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:45	House Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Daye Jump Shot: Missed	11:26
Villanueva Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:25
Daye 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Villanueva (1 AST)	11:17 [DET 71-64]
	11:04	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:03	Team Rebound
Daye Foul : Personal (4 PF)	11:03
	10:55 [MIA 66-71]	House Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Gordon Driving Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	10:28 [DET 73-66]
	10:00 [MIA 68-73]	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:25 [MIA 70-73]	Anthony Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	08:56	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:55	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:43	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Wilcox Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)	08:42
Villanueva 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Daye (2 AST)	08:19 [DET 76-70]
	08:19	Team Timeout : Regular
Gordon Substitution replaced by Prince	08:19
	08:03 [MIA 72-76]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)
Villanueva 3pt Shot: Missed	07:45
Daye Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	07:44
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	07:27
Team Rebound	07:26
	07:26	Miller Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed	07:14
Wilcox Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	07:11
Villanueva Jump Shot: Missed Block: James (2 BLK)	07:05
	07:04	Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	06:44	House 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:43	Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	06:38	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Prince Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:37
Wilcox Layup Shot: Missed	06:17
Wilcox Rebound (Off:7 Def:2)	06:16
Wilcox Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	06:15 [DET 78-72]
	05:57 [MIA 74-78]	House Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)
Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Missed	05:38
Wilcox Rebound (Off:8 Def:2)	05:38
Wilcox Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	05:37 [DET 80-74]
	05:27 [MIA 76-80]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (34 PTS)
Prince Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:27
	05:27
Wilcox Substitution replaced by McGrady	05:27
Bynum Substitution replaced by Monroe	05:27
	05:27	Miller Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	05:27	Howard Substitution replaced by Jones
	05:27 [MIA 77-80]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (35 PTS)
Daye 3pt Shot: Missed	05:03
Monroe Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	05:02
	04:45	Chalmers Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Monroe Substitution replaced by Wilcox	04:45
Daye Substitution replaced by Gordon	04:45
McGrady Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)	04:34
	04:20 [MIA 80-80]	House 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)
McGrady Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:58 [DET 82-80]
	03:38	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Villanueva (3 ST)
	03:27	Chalmers Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	03:27	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Miller
McGrady Jump Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:17	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	03:01 [MIA 83-82]	James 3pt Shot: Made (38 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
Villanueva Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:39
	02:38	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:38
	02:25 [MIA 85-82]	House Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)
McGrady Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Prince (2 AST)	02:12 [DET 84-85]
	01:54	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed Block: McGrady (4 BLK)
Team Rebound	01:53
Villanueva Substitution replaced by Daye	01:53
Gordon Jump Shot: Missed	01:35
	01:34	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Daye Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:29
	01:29	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:29	Team Rebound
	01:29 [MIA 86-84]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)
Prince 3pt Shot: Missed	01:14
Daye Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	01:13
Daye 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)	01:07 [DET 87-86]
	00:50.9	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Prince Jump Shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:23.9	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	00:15.5	Team Timeout : Regular
Gordon Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:06.5
	00:06.5 [MIA 87-87]	House Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Gordon Substitution replaced by Monroe	00:06.5
	00:06.5 [MIA 88-87]	House Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:06.5
Monroe Substitution replaced by Gordon	00:06.5
	00:02.7	James Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:02.7
Daye Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	00:02.6
	00:01.9	House Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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