In the hard on this beginning of the season, the Heat confirms its difficulties of the moment by falling at home once morest the Pistons yet deprived of Cade Cunningham. But where did the Conference 2022 finalist go?
For the complete box score of this meeting, it’s right here.
This team only missed one game to reach the NBA Finals last year. However, a few months later, it is very difficult to recognize Miami. Entangled in injuries since the resumption, the Heat have a hard time really starting their season. With the return of Jimmy Butler and the great victory on the floor of Boston, we thought that the machine would finally be able to get started. But no… Already hFirst in Memphis, Erik Spoelstra’s men, however complete, had failed once morest a team which was however deprived of Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane… Outside, with Tyus Jones making the game of his season, well it can happen once in a while. But the idea was to set the record straight from that night at home once morest a Detroit team that clearly plays the Lottery and can’t even count on Cade Cunningham to save the day.
A goal obviously too high for a Miami team that did not go the distance, losing 20 points on its field once morest the penultimate of the Eastern Conference. Without Jimmy Butler, spared for his knee, Tyler Herro had nevertheless released the big game (34 points, 12/17 shooting, no missed basket in the first half!) But the Heat lost their footing on the return from the locker room, sinking completely in the money time once morest the Pistons who played the blow thoroughly, carried by a two-faced Bojan Bogdanovic. Discreet in the first act, the Croatian winger was untenable therefollowing, scoring 28 of his 31 points (12/16 and 7/9 from afar) on the return from the break and planting the final nail in the coffin of South Beach thanks to a big blow of heat in the last minutes. We will also note the return to play of Victor Oladipo for Miami, his first appearance this season. A comeback which did not however boost the strike force of the second unit, totally eaten by that of Detroit. (54 points once morest… 19 for the locals). The dark clouds are confirmed over Florida and a reaction is expected on Thursday once morest the Clippers.
The Heat sank once morest the Pistons and we are far from the team that finished first in the Eastern Conference last year. Simple injury problem or deeper pain? We’ll have to put the blue heater on the South Beach side.
