On Monday night, the Detroit Pistons faced off against the Miami Heat, and for once, Detroit came out on top.
Detroit’s Rising Stars
The city of Detroit seems to be buzzing with success lately. The Lions and Tigers are both playoff contenders, and now it looks like Cade Cunningham and the Pistons want in on the action too. They managed to beat a strong team when they took down Jimmy Butler and the Heat in overtime, winning 125-124. Tim Hardaway Jr. played a key role by hitting three crucial three-pointers during overtime, ending up with 16 points.
Cade Cunningham was outstanding, achieving his sixth triple-double of the season with 20 points, a career-high 18 assists, and 11 rebounds.
18 assist CAREER-HIGH for No. 2 ๐ค
Cade Cunningham led the @DetroitPistons in an overtime win against the Heat โจ
— NBA TV (@NBATV)
Butler’s Battle
Jimmy Butler is no stranger to big performances; he scored an impressive 35 points along with grabbing 19 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists for Miami.
Jimmy Butler lost a shoe, but got the bucket to go to give him 35 points ๐
Heat and Pistons are going at it in the extra session!
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints)
Pistons’ Progress
Even though the Pistons aren’t at their best yet, their current record of 11-16 shows improvement from last year’s total of just 14 wins. Meanwhile, this loss brought Miami’s record to 13-11.
Sometimes we feel like underdogs can surprise us all!
