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Detroit Pistons
125
Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime at home on Monday, December 16, 2024 at Little Caesars Arena. Malik Beasley had 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists for the Detroit Pistons. Jimmy Butler had 35 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists for the Miami Heat.
The Detroit Pistons led 63-59 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 34-22. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Cade Cunningham (triple-double, Detroit Pistons), Jimmy Butler (triple-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Miami Heat 35, Detroit Pistons 33. Cade Cunningham had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 18 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons?
- The Detroit Pistons beat the Miami Heat 125-124 in overtime on December 16, 2024.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jimmy Butler scored 35 for the Miami Heat with 19 rebounds; Malik Beasley scored 28 for the Detroit Pistons.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | ot | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat | 32 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 124 |
| Detroit Pistons | 33 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 125 |
Game leaders
Miami Heat
- Points
- 35 Jimmy Butler
- Rebounds
- 19 Jimmy Butler
- Assists
- 10 Jimmy Butler
Detroit Pistons
- Points
- 28 Malik Beasley
- Rebounds
- 16 Jalen Duren
- Assists
- 18 Cade Cunningham
Jimmy Butler triple-double (35 PTS, 19 REB, 10 AST) · Cade Cunningham triple-double (20 PTS, 11 REB, 18 AST)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler starter | 44:20 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-3 | 10-12 | 0 | +11 |
| Bam Adebayo starter | 40:44 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | -10 |
| Tyler Herro starter | 40:35 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-25 | 4-17 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 23:51 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | -17 |
| Haywood Highsmith starter | 19:32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | -14 |
| Terry Rozier bench | 33:55 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | +3 |
| Dru Smith bench | 30:53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | +21 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench | 18:51 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | -14 |
| Kevin Love bench | 12:19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | +9 |
Not available: Nikola Jović, Pelle Larsson, Josh Richardson
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham starter | 42:19 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-17 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 2 | +9 |
| Malik Beasley starter | 40:44 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-18 | 7-13 | 3-3 | 2 | +8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. starter | 36:18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5 | -1 |
| Jalen Duren starter | 31:47 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | -5 |
| Ausar Thompson starter | 26:54 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 5 | -13 |
| Simone Fontecchio bench | 24:13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +1 |
| Ron Holland bench | 23:13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | +6 |
| Marcus Sasser bench | 20:38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | -7 |
| Paul Reed bench | 11:34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | -2 |
| Isaiah Stewart bench | 7:20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 |
Not available: Tobias Harris, Bobi Klintman
| Miami Heat | Stat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|
| 22/24 (91%) | Free throws | 17/23 (73%) |
| 33/56 (58%) | 2 pointers | 24/50 (48%) |
| 12/43 (27%) | 3 pointers | 20/40 (50%) |
| 45/99 (45%) | Field goals | 44/90 (48%) |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 35 | Defensive rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 19 | Fouls | 24 |
| 15 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 3:37 | Time spent in lead | 46:44 |
| 8 | Biggest lead | 19 |
Largest margin: 17 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 5
- Times tied
- 4
- Largest lead · Miami Heat
- 8 OT1 2:14
- Largest lead · Detroit Pistons
- 19 Q3 3:33
- Longest run
- 15-0 Miami Heat · Q4 5:28 to Q4 1:10
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:13 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 10:51 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:15 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 3 | 5 |
| 9:49 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 9:35 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 5 | 8 |
| 9:13 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo Free throw | 6 | 8 |
| 9:13 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo Free throw | 7 | 8 |
| 8:58 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 7 | 10 |
| 8:50 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal | 9 | 10 |
| 8:28 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 9 | 13 |
| 8:15 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 11 | 13 |
| 7:57 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 11 | 15 |
| 7:35 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 11 | 17 |
| 7:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 11 | 19 |
| 6:24 | Miami Heat | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 14 | 19 |
| 5:51 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal | 16 | 19 |
| 5:34 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 3-pt field goal | 16 | 22 |
| 5:17 | Miami Heat | Dru Smith 3-pt field goal | 19 | 22 |
| 4:31 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 21 | 22 |
| 4:14 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 21 | 25 |
| 3:44 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 21 | 26 |
| 3:29 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal | 23 | 26 |
| 3:06 | Miami Heat | Dru Smith 2-pt field goal | 25 | 26 |
| 2:52 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 25 | 28 |
| 2:27 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 3-pt field goal | 28 | 28 |
| 2:12 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 3-pt field goal | 28 | 31 |
| 1:18 | Miami Heat | Kevin Love 2-pt field goal | 30 | 31 |
| 1:05 | Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal | 30 | 33 |
| 0:51 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal | 32 | 33 |
Q2 · 33 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:44 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 32 | 36 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 32 | 37 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 32 | 38 |
| 10:05 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal | 34 | 38 |
| 9:47 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio Free throw | 34 | 39 |
| 9:47 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio Free throw | 34 | 40 |
| 9:27 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal | 34 | 43 |
| 9:10 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 34 | 44 |
| 8:46 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal | 36 | 44 |
| 8:46 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw | 37 | 44 |
| 8:29 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 37 | 47 |
| 7:15 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 37 | 49 |
| 6:30 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 37 | 52 |
| 6:12 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal | 40 | 52 |
| 5:30 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 40 | 54 |
| 5:15 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 42 | 54 |
| 4:41 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 44 | 54 |
| 4:15 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 45 | 54 |
| 4:15 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 46 | 54 |
| 3:54 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 46 | 56 |
| 3:41 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 46 | 58 |
| 3:31 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 47 | 58 |
| 3:31 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 48 | 58 |
| 3:04 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 50 | 58 |
| 2:32 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 52 | 58 |
| 1:56 | Miami Heat | Kevin Love 2-pt field goal | 54 | 58 |
| 1:47 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 54 | 59 |
| 1:47 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed Free throw | 54 | 60 |
| 1:29 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 55 | 60 |
| 1:29 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 56 | 60 |
| 1:08 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 56 | 62 |
| 0:45 | Miami Heat | Haywood Highsmith 3-pt field goal | 59 | 62 |
| 0:04 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson Free throw | 59 | 63 |
Q3 · 31 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 59 | 65 |
| 11:18 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 59 | 67 |
| 10:37 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 59 | 70 |
| 9:50 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 59 | 72 |
| 9:26 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 60 | 72 |
| 9:26 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 61 | 72 |
| 9:00 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland 2-pt field goal | 61 | 74 |
| 7:58 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal | 63 | 74 |
| 7:58 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro Free throw | 64 | 74 |
| 7:44 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 64 | 77 |
| 6:50 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 64 | 79 |
| 6:24 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw | 64 | 80 |
| 6:12 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal | 66 | 80 |
| 5:50 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 66 | 82 |
| 5:40 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier Free throw | 67 | 82 |
| 5:40 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier Free throw | 68 | 82 |
| 4:34 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 68 | 85 |
| 3:33 | Detroit Pistons | Paul Reed 2-pt field goal | 68 | 87 |
| 3:16 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier 3-pt field goal | 71 | 87 |
| 2:56 | Detroit Pistons | Marcus Sasser 3-pt field goal | 71 | 90 |
| 2:49 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 73 | 90 |
| 2:49 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 74 | 90 |
| 2:31 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 74 | 93 |
| 2:16 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw | 76 | 93 |
| 2:16 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw | 76 | 93 |
| 1:58 | Miami Heat | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 79 | 93 |
| 1:19 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley Free throw | 79 | 94 |
| 0:58 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio Free throw | 79 | 95 |
| 0:58 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio Free throw | 79 | 96 |
| 0:51 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal | 81 | 96 |
| 0:32 | Detroit Pistons | Ron Holland Free throw | 81 | 97 |
Q4 · 26 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal | 83 | 97 |
| 11:15 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal | 85 | 97 |
| 10:22 | Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal | 85 | 99 |
| 9:42 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 2-pt field goal | 85 | 101 |
| 9:27 | Miami Heat | Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal | 88 | 101 |
| 9:09 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal | 88 | 103 |
| 9:09 | Detroit Pistons | Jalen Duren Free throw | 88 | 104 |
| 8:39 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal | 88 | 107 |
| 8:05 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier Free throw | 89 | 107 |
| 8:05 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier Free throw | 90 | 107 |
| 7:24 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal | 92 | 107 |
| 6:31 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal | 94 | 107 |
| 6:10 | Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson 2-pt field goal | 94 | 109 |
| 5:55 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal | 96 | 109 |
| 5:39 | Detroit Pistons | Malik Beasley 3-pt field goal | 96 | 112 |
| 5:28 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 98 | 112 |
| 4:23 | Miami Heat | Dru Smith Free throw | 99 | 112 |
| 4:23 | Miami Heat | Dru Smith Free throw | 100 | 112 |
| 3:18 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 101 | 112 |
| 2:52 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal | 104 | 112 |
| 2:25 | Miami Heat | Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal | 106 | 112 |
| 1:46 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal | 109 | 112 |
| 1:10 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 111 | 112 |
| 0:12 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 111 | 113 |
| 0:12 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham Free throw | 111 | 114 |
| 0:06 | Miami Heat | Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal | 114 | 114 |
OT1 · 9 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Miami Heat | Detroit Pistons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:19 | Miami Heat | Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal | 116 | 114 |
| 3:21 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 118 | 114 |
| 2:49 | Miami Heat | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 120 | 114 |
| 2:14 | Miami Heat | Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal | 122 | 114 |
| 2:07 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 122 | 117 |
| 1:35 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 122 | 120 |
| 1:10 | Detroit Pistons | Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal | 122 | 123 |
| 0:45 | Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 124 | 123 |
| 0:38 | Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal | 124 | 125 |
2024-25 season series
After this game: Detroit Pistons 2-1. Final series: Detroit Pistons 3-1.
- Oct 28: Detroit Pistons 98 at Miami Heat 106
- Nov 12: Miami Heat 121 at Detroit Pistons 123
- Dec 16: Miami Heat 124 at Detroit Pistons 125 (this game)
- Mar 19: Detroit Pistons 116 at Miami Heat 113
Highlights
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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Tipoff in UTC
Dec 17, 2024 · 00:00 UTC