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2026-27 · Regular season
Miami Heat beat Detroit Pistons 137-117 for fourth straight win as Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 34 and Klay Thompson adds 26
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, and Klay Thompson scored 26 in 20 minutes as Miami won its fourth straight. Cade Cunningham scored 33 for Detroit.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, Klay Thompson scored 26 in 20 minutes, and the Miami Heat beat the Detroit Pistons 137-117 at Kaseya Center on Saturday, November 14. Cade Cunningham scored 33 for Detroit.
Miami won its fourth straight game, a night after beating Cleveland at home, and improved to 7-6. The Pistons fell to 8-4, ending a two-game winning streak, and the season series is tied 1-1.
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A shootout, then a Miami push
The first quarter had 76 points. Thompson scored 5 points in a 7-0 run that put Miami up 14-7, but Detroit kept answering, and Ronald Holland II’s three and two Javonte Green free throws in the final 43 seconds gave the Pistons a 39-37 lead after one. Cunningham had 10 points in the quarter, and Kevin Huerter 9 off the bench.
Antetokounmpo took over in the second. Bam Adebayo’s three put Miami ahead 47-45, and after a double technical on Myron Gardner and Holland, Antetokounmpo set up a Gardner layup and scored on a layup and a dunk as the Heat built a 55-49 lead. He had 10 points in the quarter, and Davion Mitchell’s two free throws with 0.5 seconds left made it 68-60 at halftime.
Thompson’s hot start to the third
Thompson scored 7 points in the first two minutes of the third quarter, finishing with a pull-up three that made it 77-66. Detroit got within 77-74 on a Daniss Jenkins three with 8:45 left, but Miami went on a 10-2 run, with 7 points from Antetokounmpo and a Mitchell three, to lead 87-76.
Mitchell added another three for a 97-82 lead, and Ryan Conwell’s tip-in at the horn made it 103-86 after three. Thompson had 9 points in the quarter.
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Thompson closes the door
The Pistons opened the fourth with 12 of the first 16 points, and Jenkins’ pull-up cut it to 107-98 with 7:48 left. Miami answered with 5 straight points from Adebayo and Simone Fontecchio, and Antetokounmpo’s three made it 115-100.
Thompson then hit three threes in a span of 2:32, at 4:33, 2:25 and 2:01, to push the lead to 127-110. Miami led by as many as 20 late and won by that margin.
Around the box
Antetokounmpo shot 13-of-17 with 3 blocks, a night after scoring 37 against Cleveland. Thompson went 10-of-17 and 6-of-11 from three. Adebayo had 20 points, going 9-of-13 at the line, with 3 steals and 2 blocks. Mitchell scored 15 with 9 assists, and Andrew Wiggins added 10. Miami made 16 of 41 threes and 33 of 40 free throws, had 34 assists and 14 blocks, and scored 28 fast-break points.
Cunningham shot 8-of-20 and made all 14 of his free throws, with 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Huerter had 20 points on 9-of-15 shooting, 7 assists and 3 blocks. Ausar Thompson finished with 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Duncan Robinson and Jenkins scored 10 each, and Paul Reed had 9 points and 9 rebounds. Detroit grabbed 21 offensive rebounds but shot 39-of-96. The Pistons were without Jalen Duren (hamstring) and Isaiah Joe (hip). Attendance was 19,658.
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What’s next
The Heat host the Houston Rockets on Monday, November 16, at 7:30 p.m. ET (2:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Pistons visit the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday, November 17, at 8 p.m. ET (3 a.m. Wednesday Cairo time).
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