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Miami Heat too hot for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA

Miami Heat too hot for the Detroit Pistons in the NBA
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By Euronews
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The Miami Heat faced the Detroit Pistons at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida as the battle for the play-off positions in the Eastern Conference hots up.

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The Miami Heat faced the Detroit Pistons at The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida as the battle for the play-off positions in the Eastern Conference hots up.

#Heat pummel #Pistons 107-89 as Wade returns https://t.co/0QxFA8xqTt pic.twitter.com/a8qw6ERQgI

— Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) April 6, 2016

The Heat were up at the end of the first quarter leading Detroit 25-19.

The Pistons tried to hold onto the Heat, but they were too hot to handle forging a comfortable lead at the halfway point of 54-36.

Six Heat players score in double figures as they dismantle the Pistons at home. RECAP: https://t.co/RAKYJMRSE6 pic.twitter.com/MtBbU9JU9e

— Heat Nation (@HeatNationCom) April 6, 2016

In the end Goran Dragic scored 22 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 107-89 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

FINAL: The Miami Heat (45-32) beat the Detroit Pistons 107-89\#DetvsMIA #HeatNation pic.twitter.com/bXrY9LK19D

— Heat Nation (@HeatNationCom) April 6, 2016

The Heat remained in fifth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The Pistons remained two games ahead of Chicago for the final No. 8 spot in the East.

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