Detroit Pistons

In order to pick up a win on the road, it would take relentless defensive effort from the Detroit Pistons. Mission accomplished against the Miami Heat, who couldn’t solve anything the Pistons threw their way. Killian Hayes picks up his squad’s only block of the game early on, so Detroit relied on suffocating pressure to force eight steals. Isaiah Stewart’s hustle leads to a steal by Saddiq Bey, who hits an in-stride Bojan Bogdanović for a transition layup on the other end, while Hayes earns a steal thanks to a double team that swarms Bam Adebayo in the paint. Bey and Bogdanović led the way with three steals each, as the Pistons outscored the Heat 69-46 in the second half and forced their hosts to commit 15 total turnovers in the game, a 116-96 Detroit rout on December 6, 2022.