Miami Heat (36-30, seventh in the Eastern Conference) against Detroit Pistons (13-53, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Detroit; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Detroit and Miami play Sunday.
The Pistons are 10-31 against their conference opponents. Detroit is 4-39 against opponents over .500.
The Heat are 24-17 in conference play. Miami is 14-12 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Pistons are scoring 112.2 points per game, which is 2.6 points more than the 109.6 the Heat is giving up. The Pistons are averaging 110.1 points per game, which is 10.2 points less than the 120.3 points the Pistons are giving up to their opponents.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. In the last game on March 15, the Heat won 108-95 led by 22 points from Bam Adebayo, while Simone Fontecchio scored 24 points for the Pistons.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jalen Duren is averaging 14.1 points and 11.9 rebounds for the Pistons. Cade Cunningham is averaging 19.6 points over the last 10 games.
Adebayo is averaging 19.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Heat. Duncan Robinson has averaged 2.9 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pistons: 5-5, averaging 108.3 points, 46.6 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from ground. Their opponents average 111.0 points per game.
Heat: 5-5, averaging 108.0 points, 41.1 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents average 106.5 points.
INJURIES: Pistons: Ausar Thompson: out (illness), Quentin Grimes: out (knee), Cade Cunningham: day to day (knee).
Heat: Josh Richardson: out for the season (shoulder), Tyler Herro: out (foot), Kevin Love: out (heel).
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