| LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all score in double figures as the Heat breeze past the Pistons. Pistons-Heat notebook By Shandel D. Richardson, for NBA.com Posted Thursday December 2, 2010 12:20AM THE FACTS: The Miami Heat defeated the Detroit Pistons 97-72 Wednesday at AmericanAirlines Arena. LeBron James scored a game-high 18 points while guard Dwyane Wade and forward Chris Bosh each had 16. The Heat held the Pistons to 36 percent shooting from the field. After losing three of four, the Heat have now won two straight and improved to 11-8. QUOTABLE: "That was the point about tonight; it was about tonight. Tomorrow, what that's all about for us is about family and taking care of two of our own [James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas] and trying to do this collectively." - Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, referring to not looking ahead to Thursday's game at Cleveland THE STAT: The Heat had 23 assists, with four players recording at least four. Guard Mario Chalmers had a season-high six assists off the bench and Carlos Arroyo added five. TURNING POINT: Wade missed much of the first half after picking up three fouls, but Miami still was able to build a 12-point halftime lead because of contributions from Chalmers and Eddie House off the bench. HOT: Wade did not take a shot in the first half because of his foul problems, but made seven of his nine shots in the second half. He appears to be past the three-game shooting slump, where he was just 14-of-40. NOT: The Pistons' starting ... |
