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Pistons edge Heat 93-92

Xinhua, December 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's jumper with 55.5 seconds left lifted the Detroit Pistons past the Miami Heat 93-92 on Tuesday night.

   Reggie Jackson led the Pistons with 18 points. Stanley Johnson and Caldwell-Pope added 14 apiece. Chris Bosh scored 20 points for Miami. Dwyane Wade finished with 19 and Hassan Whiteside had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Beno Udrih scored 14 for Miami.

   Caldwell-Pope took the Pistons lead on 91-89 with two minutes left on a 3-pointer but the Heat didn't score in the game's final 1:18. The Heat got the ball with 1.1 seconds left but Bosh missed a jumper as time expired. Endi