The Los Angeles team could not count on LeBron James, who was suspended for a brawl against the Pistons.
The Miami Heat They had a great recovery to overcome an adverse score and punish hard to the Detroit Pistons, while Los Angeles Lakers they wasted a superb offensive work of the star Russell Westbrook on Tuesday’s game cut to four NBA games.
The Miami quintet defeated the Pistons 100-92 thanks to 31 points and eight rebounds from Tyler Herro in a great comeback for the Florida team.
Miami (12-6) outscored the Pistons 27-6 in the first 8:17 minutes of the fourth quarter to turn a nine-point deficit into a 12-card lead.
The star Jimmy Butler and the pivot Bam Adebayo they added 15 points and nine rebounds each for the Heat, who won for the fifth time in the last six games.
The armador Kyle Lowry he had 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds also for Miami.
While, Jerami Grant finished with 21 points and seven rebounds for Detroit (4-13), which went 1-4 in its stay so far at home.
The Pistons played without him centro Isaiah Stewart, who served the first of a two-game suspension for Sunday’s altercation with the Lakers star, LeBron James.
The Pistons they led 53-47 at halftime, and Miami failed to deliver a meaningful offense in the third quarter. Tray Hamadou Diallo with 0.2 seconds left in the period gave Detroit a 76-67 lead entering the fourth quarter.
However, consecutive triples by Herro reduced the deficit to 77-74. Herro also put the Heat ahead 80-79 with 8:09 to play.
Then a dunk of Dewayne Dedmon put Miami ahead 85-79, extending the offense to 18-3.
For the Heat Duncan Robinson he played despite a knee injury, extending his streak of consecutive games to 165 games. Glen Rice holds the Florida franchise record at 174.
On the other hand, Los Angeles Lakers they wasted a triple-double of the star Russell Westbrook of 31 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and lost to the New York Knicks 106-100.
The basket holder Evan Fournier scored 26 points, Immanuel Quickley added 12 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and despite losing a 25-point lead, the New York quintet submitted 106-100 the Lakers, who played without LeBron James, suspended for a brawl against the Pistons.
Julius Randle added 20 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for the Knicks, while teammate Quickley hit four 3-pointers in the fourth period to secure the win. The Lakers suffered their fourth setback in the last five outings.
Results of the day on Tuesday
Miami a Detroit 100-92
NY Knicks to LA Lakers 106-100
Portland a Denver 119-100
Dallas LA Clippers 112-104 (in overtime) (D)
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