FAST BREAKDOWN
Three quick observations on Friday night’s 98-93 win over the Miami Heat at Little Caesars Arena
SURVIVING – Just when the Pistons think they’re fully healthy … they’re not. In the span of a few first-quarter minutes, Ish Smith and Andre Drummond – before Smith’s December injury, the two most indestructible Pistons – were both lost for the game, and perhaps for longer than that, with injuries. The Pistons held a 14-point halftime lead after holding Miami to 39 first-half points, but were outscored 30-12 in the third quarter to fall behind.