Pistons at Heat final score: Cade’s buzzer beater leads Detroit past Miami

Cade Cunningham had a triple-double and hit the game-winning three to beat the Miami Heat.

The rising Detroit Pistons were put in the national spotlight tonight with a televised game on ESPN against the 10th-seeded Miami Heat. After a slow start for Detroit, they battled back to make it a competitive game down to the very last possession. Cade Cunningham banked in a game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left as the Pistons beat the Heat 116-113. How about that for some primetime entertainment, ESPN?

Cade was the star of the show tonight. He finished with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, including shooting 3-for-4 from deep. It wasn’t his most efficient night – he was 2-for-8 after the first quarter and had 25 total shot attempts. But he showed up when it mattered the most for Detroit, and he can add a game-winning three-pointer to his All-NBA resume this season.

One of the threes that Cade hit late in the game came from a very clutch offensive rebound and assist from Jalen Duren. Duren struggled early in the game as he had two fouls in the first four minutes, but was able to finish the rest of the game with strong play. He and Stew had their hands full trying to guard Adebayo who continues to grow his offensive game – Bam had 30 tonight. JD finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and one assist.

The trio-forward of Tobias Harris, Ausar Thompson, and Ron Holland all played with energy and defensive prowess. Ron had a great couple of drives in the second quarter, and man, he looks great in a Pistons uniform. Ausar had 14 points and six rebounds while Tobias added 13 points and five rebounds – both had multiple dunks and combined for eight total stocks.

Malik Beasley added his extremely consistent three-point shooting, hitting five of them tonight on ten total attempts. He finished with 16 points on 11 field goals and had to be the most excited teammate ever after seeing Cade hit the game-winner. Pay this man whatever he wants this summer.

Detroit plays again Friday night against the extremely injured Dallas Mavericks. Go Cade.