The Pistons are coming off a 112-109 loss to the Orlando Magic on Friday in the NBA Cup. The group, which is tied with the Heat for the most points in the paint per game (57.5), was held to 46 points in the paint and dropped its first game when making more 3s than its opponent (5-1).

Detroit Pistons big Jalen Duren will miss their road game against the Miami Heat on Saturday, Nov. 29.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 106-103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks (8-11) in a pivotal NBA Cup game on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center to extend its winning streak to six games and improve to 2-0 on its four-game homestand. The Heat (13-6) continues this stretch at home on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons:

It wasn’t just another game on the schedule. For Duncan Robinson, Saturday night was a homecoming. Back in Miami, after signing with the Pistons, the city that molded him from an undrafted hopeful into a sharpshooting star,

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BOTTOM LINE: Miami will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Heat take on Detroit. The Heat are 8-3 against conference opponents. Miami is second in the league averaging 122.9 points and is shooting 47.9% from the field.

MIAMI (AP) – Tyler Herro scored 29 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 106-103 in an NBA Cup game Wednesday night. The win was the 800th for Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.

With the Miami Heat taking on the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, it will mark the expected return of Jimmy Butler to the Kaseya Center. After the Heat beat the New York Knicks in a 115-113 thriller on Monday, the team will no doubt be surrounded by storylines with Butler, prompting a response by head coach Erik Spoelstra.