Pistons 104, Heat 81
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Andre Drummond racked up 18 points, 20 rebounds and five blocks, and the Detroit Pistons made a season-high 16 3-pointers in a 104-81 romp over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night at The Palace.
Drummond finished two points shy of his fourth 20-20 game of the season. The fourth-year center topped the 400 mark in career blocked shots.
Point guard Reggie Jackson supplied 18 points and seven assists for the Pistons (8-7), who lost six of their previous eight games. Detroit small forward Marcus Morris contributed 14 points and six rebounds, power forward Ersan Ilyasova had 13 points, and power forward Anthony Tolliver added 12 points off the bench.
The Pistons' previous high in 3-point makes was 12 against the Atlanta Hawks in the season opener.
Small forward Gerald Green scored 16 points and center Hassan Whiteside had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Heat (9-5), who won six of their previous seven games. Point guard Goran Dragic chipped in 13 points.
Long-distance shooting, combined with Drummond's inside power, lifted the Pistons to a 60-43 halftime lead.
Detroit made eight of 14 3-pointers, including three from Tolliver, and led by as much as 19 before intermission. Drummond had 12 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and two blocks, though he picked up a technical after a non-call and had to be restrained from picking up another when a couple of other calls didn't go his way.
The barrage carried into the third quarter, as Ilyasova drained two from long distance and Jackson tossed in another, giving the Pistons a 71-45 lead. Jackson's fourth 3-pointer nudged the lead to 74-46, and shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's only one of the game made it 79-52.
Miami never got closer than 19 the rest of the way.
NOTES: Miami SF Luol Deng missed the game with a left hamstring strain. He's questionable to play against New York on Friday. "He's still getting treatment," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We'll have to see how he feels tomorrow." ... The Pistons entered the game 26th in field-goal shooting (41.8 percent) and last in 3-point shooting (29.3 percent). "We're really struggling on the offensive end," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "I'm really surprised how we've shot the ball from three. Most of these guys have pretty good track records." ... Heat C Hassan Whiteside had 63 blocks through the first 13 games, 20 more than the entire Detroit team. ... Pistons PG Brandon Jennings, who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon in January, is still weeks from returning. "He doesn't have his quickness back," Van Gundy said. ... Detroit PG Spencer Dinwiddie was out with a sore left knee.