Who won Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat?

The Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 121-110 on March 8, 2026.

Cade Cunningham scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons; Tyler Herro scored 25 for the Miami Heat.

Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat

2025-26 · Regular season Sun, Mar 8, 2026 · 6:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat head-to-head · Detroit Pistons schedule · Miami Heat schedule

Final

Away

Miami Heat

121

Venue: Kaseya Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 121-110 at home on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at Kaseya Center. Tyler Herro had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists for the Miami Heat. Cade Cunningham had 26 points, 1 rebound and 10 assists for the Detroit Pistons.

The Miami Heat led 67-48 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 34-16. Double-digit figures in two categories: Cade Cunningham (double-double, Detroit Pistons). Bench points: Detroit Pistons 46, Miami Heat 50. Bam Adebayo had 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat?: The Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 121-110 on March 8, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Cade Cunningham scored 26 for the Detroit Pistons; Tyler Herro scored 25 for the Miami Heat.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Detroit Pistons	16	32	32	30	110
Miami Heat	34	33	36	18	121

Game leaders

Detroit Pistons

Points: 26 Cade Cunningham
Rebounds: 7 Ron Holland
Assists: 10 Cade Cunningham

Miami Heat

Points: 25 Tyler Herro
Rebounds: 9 Bam Adebayo
Assists: 7 Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Cade Cunningham double-double (26 PTS, 10 AST)

Detroit Pistons
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Cade Cunningham starter	35:09	26	1	10	0	0	4	9-18	6-9	2-2	3	-16
Jalen Duren starter	26:07	24	5	1	0	1	1	10-12	0-0	4-5	3	-18
Tobias Harris starter	24:16	9	1	0	0	3	0	3-6	0-2	3-3	2	-12
Duncan Robinson starter	23:55	3	3	2	0	1	0	1-7	1-7	0-0	3	-4
Marcus Sasser starter	19:29	2	2	2	1	0	0	0-3	0-2	2-2	3	-12
Isaiah Stewart bench	22:09	14	6	1	0	1	2	6-11	1-2	1-2	4	-15
Kevin Huerter bench	21:30	4	4	4	1	2	0	2-7	0-4	0-0	0	+9
Ron Holland bench	18:40	5	7	0	1	1	1	2-6	0-2	1-2	1	-16
Daniss Jenkins bench	15:20	4	4	2	0	2	0	1-4	1-2	1-2	1	+4
Javonte Green bench	15:10	6	2	1	0	0	2	2-5	0-3	2-2	2	-3
Chaz Lanier bench	8:12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	+6
Paul Reed bench	5:33	10	4	1	2	1	0	3-6	1-1	3-4	0	+11
Bobi Klintman bench	4:30	3	0	2	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	+11

Not available: Ausar Thompson, Caris LeVert

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bam Adebayo starter	34:02	24	9	6	1	1	2	7-17	4-10	6-6	1	+13
Pelle Larsson starter	32:46	10	5	5	0	0	1	3-10	1-3	3-4	2	+4
Tyler Herro starter	30:18	25	6	3	1	0	1	8-16	4-8	5-6	1	+18
Davion Mitchell starter	24:17	8	2	4	1	0	0	4-5	0-1	0-0	2	+16
Myron Gardner starter	16:29	4	6	2	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	+9
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	29:22	19	6	7	0	1	1	6-18	1-3	6-6	2	+2
Kel'el Ware bench	25:58	12	6	0	2	2	1	6-9	0-3	0-0	4	+11
Dru Smith bench	22:09	7	4	4	3	1	1	3-6	0-1	1-1	4	-1
Kasparas Jakucionis bench	21:43	12	2	0	1	0	2	5-8	2-3	0-0	3	-9
Vladislav Goldin bench	2:08	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-5
Trevor Keels bench	0:48	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	-3

Not available: Terry Rozier

Team statistics
Detroit Pistons	Stat	Miami Heat
19/24 (79%)	Free throws	23/25 (92%)
29/53 (54%)	2 pointers	31/60 (51%)
11/37 (29%)	3 pointers	12/33 (36%)
40/90 (44%)	Field goals	43/93 (46%)
39	Rebounds	49
26	Defensive rebounds	36
13	Offensive rebounds	13
26	Assists	31
11	Turnovers	11
5	Steals	9
12	Blocks	5
23	Fouls	23
10	Max points in a row	13
0:26	Time spent in lead	45:52
2	Biggest lead	29

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Miami Heat ahead)

Largest margin: 29 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 1
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Detroit Pistons: 2 Q1 11:28
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 29 Q4 9:36
Longest run: 13-0 Miami Heat · Q1 11:02 to Q1 8:03

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat
11:28	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:02	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	2	2
9:52	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	2	3
9:52	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	2	4
9:35	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	2	5
9:35	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	2	6
9:06	Miami Heat	Myron Gardner 2-pt field goal	2	8
8:35	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	2	10
8:03	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	2	13
7:45	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	3	13
7:45	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	4	13
7:07	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	6	13
6:46	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	6	15
6:28	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	8	15
5:51	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	8	17
5:18	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	8	19
4:57	Detroit Pistons	Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal	10	19
4:28	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	10	21
4:14	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	13	21
3:32	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	13	23
3:14	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	15	23
2:27	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	15	25
1:49	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	15	27
1:16	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	15	30
0:27	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	15	32
0:08	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland Free throw	16	32
0:02	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	16	33
0:02	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	16	34

Q2 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat
11:35	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	19	34
11:18	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	19	36
11:06	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	21	36
10:39	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	23	36
10:02	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	26	36
9:20	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	26	37
9:20	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	26	38
8:57	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 2-pt field goal	26	40
8:34	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	26	42
8:34	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	26	43
7:59	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	26	45
7:42	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	27	45
7:42	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	28	45
7:00	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	30	45
6:35	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	30	47
6:05	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	30	48
5:55	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	32	48
5:21	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	32	51
5:01	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green 2-pt field goal	34	51
4:27	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	34	53
4:27	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	34	54
4:02	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	34	57
3:40	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	34	58
3:40	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	34	59
3:28	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	36	59
3:06	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	36	61
2:45	Detroit Pistons	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	39	61
2:17	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 2-pt field goal	41	61
1:56	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	41	63
1:38	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	43	63
1:21	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	43	64
1:21	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	43	65
1:00	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	43	67
0:40	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	46	67
0:22	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	48	67

Q3 · 37 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat
11:36	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	48	68
11:36	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	48	69
11:17	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	50	69
11:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	50	72
10:48	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	51	72
10:48	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren Free throw	52	72
10:30	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	52	74
9:56	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser Free throw	53	74
9:56	Detroit Pistons	Marcus Sasser Free throw	54	74
9:28	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	54	77
9:11	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	56	77
9:01	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	56	79
8:37	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 3-pt field goal	56	82
8:13	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris 2-pt field goal	58	82
8:13	Detroit Pistons	Tobias Harris Free throw	59	82
7:23	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	62	82
6:40	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	64	82
5:51	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	64	85
5:34	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	66	85
5:06	Miami Heat	Myron Gardner Free throw	66	86
5:06	Miami Heat	Myron Gardner Free throw	66	87
4:30	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	66	90
4:09	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	66	93
3:44	Detroit Pistons	Jalen Duren 2-pt field goal	68	93
3:28	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	68	95
3:07	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	70	95
3:00	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	70	96
3:00	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	70	97
2:52	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins Free throw	71	97
2:46	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	73	97
2:34	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	73	98
2:34	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	73	99
1:09	Detroit Pistons	Ron Holland 2-pt field goal	75	99
0:58	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	75	101
0:46	Detroit Pistons	Daniss Jenkins 3-pt field goal	78	101
0:41	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	78	103
0:31	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	80	103

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Detroit Pistons	Miami Heat
11:39	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	80	106
10:19	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	81	106
10:19	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham Free throw	82	106
10:01	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 3-pt field goal	82	109
9:36	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	82	111
8:51	Detroit Pistons	Cade Cunningham 3-pt field goal	85	111
8:10	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	87	111
7:46	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	87	113
7:31	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	88	113
7:31	Detroit Pistons	Javonte Green Free throw	89	113
7:05	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart Free throw	90	113
6:50	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	90	115
6:28	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 2-pt field goal	90	117
6:13	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 2-pt field goal	92	117
5:47	Detroit Pistons	Isaiah Stewart 3-pt field goal	95	117
4:58	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	95	119
4:30	Detroit Pistons	Kevin Huerter 2-pt field goal	97	119
3:11	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 3-pt field goal	100	119
2:41	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	101	119
2:41	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	102	119
2:08	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed Free throw	103	119
1:30	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	105	119
1:16	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 2-pt field goal	105	121
0:57	Detroit Pistons	Paul Reed 2-pt field goal	107	121
0:41	Detroit Pistons	Bobi Klintman 3-pt field goal	110	121

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After this game: Miami Heat 2-1. Final series: Miami Heat 2-1.

Nov 29: Detroit Pistons 138 at Miami Heat 135
Jan 1: Miami Heat 118 at Detroit Pistons 112
Mar 8: Detroit Pistons 110 at Miami Heat 121 (this game)

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