It’s a huge win for this newly minted Piston team.

“We had a lot of good performances from a lot of people,” Pistons coach Maurice Cheeks said. “Then we just held our composure because we knew that at some point they’d make a run. Brandon made that big 3 and we were able to hold on. When Brandon hit that big 3, it kind of settled us down a little bit.”

It might have of deflated the Heat, too.

Miami trailed by as many as 18 and then got within three on a dunk by James midway through the fourth. The Heat then missed their next three shots, two of them 3-point tries that would have knotted the game, before Jennings connected from 26 feet out — “the dagger from 90 feet,” James said afterward — to put Detroit up by six.

The Heat never got any closer. They nearly did, being down seven and with James charging downcourt with about two minutes left, but Jennings stole the ball away, brought it to the other end and set up Monroe for an easy bucket that sealed the deal for Detroit.

via Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat – Recap.

Andre Drummond hauled in 18 boards in just 23 minutes. Greg Monroe scored 16 points on 8-10 shooting. More:

Miami shot a season-low 43.9 percent, allowed 29 points off 19 turnovers, gave up a season-high 60 points in the paint and were outrebounded 46-34.

via Daily Dime: End of Heat’s double-digit streak.