MIAMI — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 31 points, Alec Burks added 18 and the Detroit Pistons pulled away in the second half to beat the Miami Heat 116-96 on Tuesday night.
Saddiq Bey finished with 14, Isaiah Stewart had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Corey Joseph added 11 points for the Pistons, who trailed 50-47 at halftime and outscored Miami 69-46 in the final two quarters. .
It was Detroit’s largest margin of victory this season. The Pistons had won just one game by more than seven points, a 128-114 loss to Golden State on Oct. 30.
Tyler Herro led with a season-high 34 points for Miami, which has lost three of its last four games. The Heat are 11-14 for the third time in five years.
Miami was without Jimmy Butler (right knee injury), Dewayne Dedmon (left foot plantar fasciitis) and Gabe Vincent (left knee). But the Heat got Victor Oladipo for the first time this season, after he was sidelined with knee problems for the season; Oladipo finished with nine units in 18 minutes.