National Basketball Association
Miami 101, Detroit 98
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Where: The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #27 Dick Bavetta, #72 Kevin Cutler
Attendance:
18058
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LeBron James scored 32 points, including six decisive free throws in the final 79 seconds, to lift the visiting Miami Heat to a 101-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Chris Bosh added 27 points to help the Heat to their fifth win in the last six games.
Austin Daye scored a career-high 28 points and Greg Monroe added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Pistons, who lost for the 12th time in 14 games.
Miami led 90-80 with just over seven minutes remaining, but Daye scored six points in a 12-0 run to put Detroit in front 92-90 with 3:15 left.
Jonas Jerebko's 3-pointer with 1:33 to play gave the Pistons their last lead at 98-95, but James went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to seal the win.
Miami appeared on the verge of breaking the game open in the second quarter, opening double-digit leads on three occasions.
Daye led the Pistons back, scoring 18 points in the quarter as Detroit connected on 13 of 17 shots.
Top Game Performances
| Miami |
|
Detroit |
|
LeBron James 32 |
Scoring |
Austin Daye 28 |
|
LeBron James 7 |
Assists |
Rodney Stuckey 6 |
|
Chris Bosh 6 |
Rebounds |
Greg Monroe 10 |
|
LeBron James 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Rodney Stuckey 9 |
|
Norris Cole 2 |
Steals |
Greg Monroe 3 |
|
Mike Miller 1 |
Blocks |
Ben Wallace 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami
|
101 |
52.1 |
5-15 |
22-25 |
24 |
26 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
| Detroit
|
98 |
50.0 |
7-22 |
19-25 |
19 |
43 |
6 |
5 |
22 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Pistons have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .214 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game at home against New York. The Heat have a W/L % of .750 after a win and .667 after a loss.