Detroit: D.J. Augustin scored 25 points and added a season-high 13 assists on Tuesday, sparking the Detroit Pistons over Miami 108-91 as Heat star Dwyane Wade missed his third consecutive game.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 18 points and Andre Drummond scored 14 and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won back-to-back games after a four-game losing streak.
Kyle Singler had 13 points, Greg Monroe added 12 and reserve Jodie Meeks had 10 for Detroit, who improved to 19-30, two-and-a-half games behind Miami (21-27) for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Despite a 34-point performance from Chris Bosh, the Heat never led after an 11-8 edge. Bosh went 9-for-9 in the third quarter, when he poured in 21 points.
Wade remains sidelined by a strained hamstring and could be sidelined for several weeks.
Britain’s Luol Deng scored 10 points for the Heat while Hassan Whiteside, the 7-foot (2.13 metres) centre who led Miami in scoring the past two games, contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds.
