Max Strus got all of his 16 points in the fourth period, Tyler Herro was the game’s top scorer with 29 as a reserve, and the miami heat beat Tuesday 105-98 at Detroit Pistons.
Strus, who played in the second half after Jimmy Butler left with a sprained ankle, scored 13 points in a 2:55 stretch of the fourth quarter. He thus helped Miami’s comeback.
Bam Adebayo finished with 16 points, also for the Heat.
Herro had the main shot of the night for Miami, a 3-pointer that gave him a five-point lead, with 1:59 remaining.
Jerami Grant led Detroit with 22 points. Isaiah Livers scored 16, while Bagley III and Saddiq Bey each had 13 for the Pistons, who closed out the third quarter on a 19-0 run to scare the Eastern Conference leaders.
It was the night of K. Irving, who had 60 points to lead the Nets to a blowout victory over the Magic, 150-108
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Grizzlies 135, Pacers 102; for Memphis, D. Bane, 21 points, four rebounds and six assists
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Nets 150, Magic 108; for New York, K. Irving, 60 points, six rebounds and four assists
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Pistons 98, Heat 105; for Miami, T. Herro, 29 points, five rebounds and four assists
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Suns 131, Pelicans 115; for Phoenix, D. Booker, 27 points, five rebounds and eight assists
