Detroit Pistons beat Miami Heat 126-106 with a 41-point first quarter as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 36 isn’t enough

John Collins scored 23 points, Paul Reed had 19 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat 126-106 at Kaseya Center on Friday, October 23. Detroit scored 41 points in the first quarter, never trailed and moved to 2-0. Miami is 0-2.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 36 points and 12 rebounds on 15-of-26 shooting for the Heat, 16 of them in the third quarter, but no other Miami player scored more than 18. Duncan Robinson, back in Miami with Detroit after seven seasons with the Heat, scored 17 on 5-of-10 from three.

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How it turned

Detroit opened with threes from Collins, Robinson twice, Cade Cunningham and Collins again, and it was 17-2 less than four minutes in. Collins scored 11 in the first quarter on three threes, and the Pistons led 41-26 after one.

Miami got within 62-53 on two Davion Mitchell baskets late in the second quarter, but Robinson hit a 26-foot three with 11.5 seconds left to make it 65-53 at halftime. Collins and Reed hit threes early in the third, and Detroit stretched the lead to 78-57.

Antetokounmpo kept scoring, with four dunks in the third quarter, and the Heat cut it to 91-78. Then Isaiah Joe, Reed and Ronald Holland II scored 10 straight points, and Detroit led 103-80 after three quarters. The Heat won the fourth 26-23.

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The numbers

Detroit made 18 of 37 threes and had 33 assists. Collins went 5-of-6 from three, and Reed made 8 of his 11 shots. Cunningham had 16 points and 8 assists but 7 turnovers, Daniss Jenkins scored 15 off the bench and Joe added 10. The Pistons turned it over 19 times, and Miami scored 20 points off those turnovers.

Miami’s side

Mitchell scored 18 and Bobby Portis 11. Klay Thompson went 2-of-11, all from three, Andrew Wiggins scored 8 on 3-of-12 and Bam Adebayo had 4 points. Miami shot 14-of-48 from three and 18-of-28 at the free-throw line.

What’s next

The Heat visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, October 24, at 6 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Sunday Cairo time). The Pistons visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Monday Cairo time).

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