Highlights: Miami Heat 118-105 Detroit Pistons in NBA

The Miami Heat have reeled off two straight wins. The Heat are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. In 79 games, the team has 42 wins and 37 losses. 

The Detroit Pistons have the worst campaign in the Eastern Conference, occupying the last place, in 15th. The Pistons have suffered five consecutive losses. In 79 games they are 63 defeats to 16 wins.

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Jimmy Butle, the Heat's star player and second highest scorer of the game, reaches 25 points

Look at the change in the final stretch! With Jimmy Butler and Adebayo, the Heat are back in front of the home team by 107-99

After alternating 3-pointers, Pistons keep winning the game, just by three more

Pistons keep the volume and turn the game on Jalen Duren's pat

Ends Q1, 80-79

Jalen Duren gets the hosts going, and after putting in the tray, the gap drops to one

Jaden Ivey saves two baskets for 3. The home team will try to react and look for the difference

Adebayo splices a sequence of points, including a dunk. Pistons call timeout soon after

Pistons score six points and the gap drops to one

Ends Q1, 59-52

Momentum favors the Pistons, who have more balls in the trays, but the Heat keep winning

Jalen Duren has good participation in the conversions for the Pistons, who are still well behind the scoreboard

They give just Heat in this beginning and, with 10 points, being three 3s, they open a 15-point lead

Ends Q1, 31-27

Livers hits 3 of 3 free throws to even the score at 23-23

First half of the game is Pistons'. Momentum is balanced, which is reflected in the score. 17-17

Pistons start with the lead, but Heat chase point by point and open two with Herro's basket

Ball high

Strus

Jimmy Butler

Adebayo

Herro

Vincent

Livers

Wiseman

Duren

Ivey

Hayes

"In this whole game, I don't think our focus, our blocking, was there with (five) games to go, we weren't as sharp as we needed to be. We can't lose that focus because now it's 'experience time' for everybody. It wasn't just one guy; it was everyone who came into the game. It started in the second half and kept going. These last four games are about focus and blocking - win, lose or draw - and executing what you should do defensively and offensively."

"Naturally coming here, I wanted to help make life a lot easier for these guys, particularly our leading scorers who are Jimmy (Butler), Bam (Adebayo) and Tyler. So I think pushing, really wanting to do what's best for the team and the intent is there. Naturally, you want to make outside shots. But (Saturday) felt like me. I was getting into paint, there was an offensive rebound there, there was some aggression. I felt more like myself, like I was making the shots that were there for me and I wasn't pressing as much."

"Kevin Love, I can't say enough about his professionalism. We went with a different starting roster and that may be the way we go in the next four games. These are playoff games for us. We will just do whatever is necessary, but he totally understands."

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The Miami Heat returned to winning ways after three straight losses. The Heat are in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. In 78 games, the team totals 41 wins and 37 losses.

The Detroit Pistons have the worst campaign in the Eastern Conference, occupying the last place, 15th. The Pistons have suffered four consecutive stumbles. In 78 games they are 62 defeats to 16 wins.

Those who watch the NBA live throughout the regular season look forward to the playoffs, when the 8 best teams from each franchise compete in best-of-7 games for the chance to reach the ultimate glory: the NBA championship title.

Before the playoffs, however, the league holds a Play-In, a sort of "playoff" that began to be played in 2020, the year in which the season was ended in a "bubble" because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the Play-In, the franchises that finish seventh through tenth in each of the conferences play a single-game playoff, like this:

- The 7th place finisher from each conference faces the 8th place finisher. The winner of that game is in the playoffs.

- The 9th place team faces the 10th place team. The winner of this game earns the right to play for the last playoff spot against the loser of the 7th-place match.

In addition to this division based on east and west, NBA guesses today must also take into consideration as divisions. The divisions of this league and their respective times are as follows:

- Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

- Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks.

- Southeast: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards.

- Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz.

- Pacific: Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.

- Southwest: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs.

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the national basketball league in the United States, with 30 teams divided into two groups, separated by the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The league was founded on June 6, 1946, as the BAA (Basketball Association of America), but three years later merged with the NBL (National Basketball League), becoming the NBA as we know it today.

The first winner was the Los Angeles Lakers, who spliced four titles in a row with an early dynasty in the league. It was only halted by the Golden State Warriors, and soon after by the Baltimore Bullets.

Today, the Lakers, together with the Boston Celtics, are the NBA's biggest winners, with 17 titles each. Golden State Warriors are right behind with seven, where they have achieved another dynasty in the league with Stephen Curry, Klay Thomspon, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.

The league also divides the awards by sectors. The most valuable is MVP, where they elect the best athlete in the league based only on the regular season. Right after that, there are awards for the best coach, best executive, sixth man, rookie and several others. Currently, the player with the most MVP awards is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with six. Next, Michael Jordan has five, along with Bill Russell. LeBron James, still active, has four awards.

The defending league champions are the Golden State Warriors, where they defeated the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the final. The Warriors finished in third place in the Western Conference, passing the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks in the postseason to win the tournament. Forward Nikola Jokic is the reigning MVP of the season, where he won for the second time in a row. Stephen Curry, the Warriors' point guard, is the reigning Finals MVP.

The current season has great teams such as the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference, while the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Girzzlies, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers compete for the top spots in the Western Conference. Still, there are teams that are favorites to get further ahead, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers.

Finally, big stars are candidates for the MVP award, such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.

Miami Heat vs Detroit Pistons this Tuesday (4), at the Little Caesars Arena at 7 pm ET, for the NBA.

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