Pistons' 41-point first quarter buries the Heat

Oct 23, 2026

Pistons 128, Heat 111

John Collins scored 23 and Paul Reed had 19 and 11 off the bench as Detroit moved to 2-0.

17-2 in four minutes

Detroit opened with five threes and led 41-26 after one quarter. It never trailed.

Giannis' 36

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 12 rebounds on 15-of-26, but no other Heat player scored more than 18.

Robinson's return

Duncan Robinson, back in Miami after seven seasons with the Heat, scored 17 on 5-of-10 from three.

From deep

Detroit made 18 of 37 threes, Collins 5-of-6. Miami went 14-of-48, and Klay Thompson 2-of-11.

What's next

Heat at Hornets Saturday, 6 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Sunday Cairo). Pistons at 76ers Sunday, 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Monday Cairo).

Photo credit

Photo by Erik Drost, CC-BY-2.0, resized. Cade Cunningham with the Detroit Pistons on February 19, 2022.

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