detroit pistons 110 vs miami heat 118

Jimmy Butler and the Heat host the struggling Pistons in this Eastern Conference matchup.

Jimmy Butler’s return to the Heat lineup came with a sigh of relief. With the help of Butler’s 25 points and 15 rebounds, the Heat were able to topple the best team in the league, the Celtics, on the road. The victory is all the sweeter because of the fact the Heat lost to the Celtics in their last game played. Tyler Herro also went off, shooting 6-10 from deep to finish with 26 points. Miami are one win away from being .500, and will play the Grizzlies before the Pistons.

The Pistons are 6-18 and continue to be one of the worst teams in all of basketball. They are, however, coming off an impressive overtime win against the Mavericks. Bojan Bogdanovic led the team, scoring 30 points on an absurd 71.4% from the field and 83.3% from three. Rookie Jaden Ivey came off the bench to score 16. He is averaging 16 ppg so far and has been one of the best rookies in his class.