Duncan Robinson came away from last year’s games against the Detroit Pistons respecting the young team’s toughness, according to a recent article by Omari Sankofa II in the Detroit Free Press.
The Pistons and Heat had some wild games last year that included buzzer beaters and even a giant and rare mental mistake from Eric Spoelstra.
I would go as far as to say it was that game against the Heat that really changed the season for the Pistons, as it was the exact type of game they had failed to win for years, a sign that they were making progress.