NBA: MIAMI at DETROIT <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI 16 24 19 27 86 DETROIT 32 30 19 22 103 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: MIA - MARCUS SLAUGHTER 17, BRIAN CHASE 13, TWO PLAYERS WITH 9 DET - RODNEY STUCKEY 15, TAYSHAUN PRINCE 13, CHAUNCEY BILLUPS 12</div>
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Many got to see the DetroitPistons in action, but the same couldn't be said for the MiamiHeat. Rookie Rodney Stuckey scored 15 points and Jason Maxiell added11 and 10 rebounds as the Pistons rolled to a 103-86 victoryover the undermanned Heat in Monday's preseason opener for bothclubs. Chauncey Billups poured in 14 and Tayshaun Prince netted 11 forDetroit, which watched 14 of its 15 players record at least onepoint in the contest. Drafted 15th overall out of Eastern Washington in June, Stuckeywill be looked upon early to supply relief for the 31-year-oldBillups. Stuckey connected on 5-of-7 shots from the field. Fellow first-round selection Arron Afflalo also contributed forDetroit, collecting nine points and two steals off the bench.He was taken 27th overall out of UCLA. While Pistons coach Flip Saunders showcased the majority of his2007-08 roster, Miami took the court with unnoticeable playerswho are just looking to make the final cut. The Heat were without several key performers, includingsuperstars Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade and newcomer PennyHardaway. Rookie Marcus Slaughter led the way for Miami with 17 points on7-of-10 shooting, while first-round pick Daequan Cook addedseven in 19 minutes.
NBA: MIAMI at DETROIT <div class="pre">MIAMI (86) AT DETROIT (103) MIAMI REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === M SLAUGHTER F 19:06 7-10 3-3 3 2 5 0 4 1 0 17 M DOLEAC C 20:46 2-8 2-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 J RICHARDSON G 15:53 2-5 1-2 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 5 J WILLIAMS G 16:34 0-5 0-0 0 1 1 5 1 1 1 0 C QUINN 19:12 0-3 4-4 0 1 1 4 3 1 3 4 D GREEN 23:04 3-6 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 8 A JOHNSON 11:28 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 0 1 1 5 1 E BARRON 20:43 4-8 1-4 1 4 5 0 1 1 1 9 D COOK 19:17 3-9 0-0 2 0 2 0 5 0 1 7 W SIMIEN 17:26 1-3 1-2 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 3 B CHASE 18:49 5-10 0-0 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 13 J ANTHONY 6:31 1-1 2-2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 4 D WRIGHT F 31:11 3-9 2-2 0 4 4 5 2 2 3 9 TOTALS 240:00 31-77 17-23 10 25 35 22 29 7 16 86 (.403) (.739) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17 (14 PTS) DETROIT REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === T PRINCE F 15:19 6-8 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 13 A MCDYESS F 21:48 1-4 1-2 0 6 6 1 2 0 1 3 R WALLACE C 20:04 1-4 0-0 1 8 9 3 5 0 3 3 R HAMILTON G 17:33 1-2 9-9 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 11 C BILLUPS G 19:16 3-5 4-4 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 12 J MAXIELL 22:59 5-9 1-2 4 6 10 0 5 1 1 11 R STUCKEY 19:13 5-7 5-6 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 15 N MOHAMMED 22:54 2-3 0-3 2 1 3 1 3 3 2 4 R MURRAY 16:58 2-5 1-2 0 2 2 5 0 2 1 5 J HAYES 23:09 5-13 0-1 2 4 6 3 2 0 0 11 A AFFLALO 20:04 2-4 5-5 1 2 3 2 1 2 0 9 R DUPREE 9:32 1-4 2-4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 G FITCH 2:56 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 C SAMB 5:02 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 S MEJIA 3:13 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 240:00 34-71 30-42 13 33 46 23 23 9 15 103 (.479) (.714) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 16 (15 PTS) MIAMI 16 24 19 27 - 86 DETROIT 32 30 19 22 - 103 BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - D WRIGHT 3, J ANTHONY 2, W SIMIEN. DETROIT - N MOHAMMED 2, R WALLACE, R STUCKEY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 7-18 (.389), J RICHARDSON 0-2, J WILLIAMS 0- 1, C QUINN 0-1, D GREEN 2-4, D COOK 1-3, B CHASE 3-6, D WRIGHT 1-1. DETROIT 5-12 (.417), T PRINCE 1-1, R WALLACE 1-2, C BILLUPS 2-4, R MURRAY 0- 1, J HAYES 1-3, G FITCH 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, ERIC DALEN, RODNEY MOTT. A - 16,205. T - 2:14.</div>
NBA: MIAMI at DETROIT <div class="pre">MIAMI (86) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp M Slaughter 19:06 7-10 3-3 3-5 0 4 17 M Doleac 20:46 2-8 2-2 0-2 1 0 6 J Richardson 15:53 2-5 1-2 0-2 2 6 5 J Williams 16:34 0-5 0-0 0-1 5 1 0 C Quinn 19:12 0-3 4-4 0-1 4 3 4 D Green 23:04 3-6 0-0 1-2 2 1 8 A Johnson 11:28 0-0 1-2 1-4 0 1 1 E Barron 20:43 4-8 1-4 1-5 0 1 9 D Cook 19:17 3-9 0-0 2-2 0 5 7 W Simien 17:26 1-3 1-2 1-3 0 2 3 B Chase 18:49 5-10 0-0 0-2 3 1 13 J Anthony 6:31 1-1 2-2 1-2 0 2 4 D Wright 31:11 3-9 2-2 0-4 5 2 9 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 31-77 17-23 10-35 22 29 86 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.403, FT-.739. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (J Richardson 0-2, J Williams 0-1, C Quinn 0-1, D Green 2-4, D Cook 1-3, B Chase 3-6, D Wright 1-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:6 (D Wright 3, J Anthony 2, W Simien). Turnovers:16 (A Johnson 5, C Quinn 3, D Wright 3, J Williams, D Cook, E Barron, W Simien, D Green). Steals: 7 (D Wright 2, J Williams, E Barron, C Quinn, A Johnson, M Slaughter). DETROIT (103) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp T Prince 15:19 6-8 0-0 2-4 0 0 13 A McDyess 21:48 1-4 1-2 0-6 1 2 3 R Wallace 20:04 1-4 0-0 1-9 3 5 3 R Hamilton 17:33 1-2 9-9 0-1 3 0 11 C Billups 19:16 3-5 4-4 0-0 5 0 12 J Maxiell 22:59 5-9 1-2 4-10 0 5 11 R Stuckey 19:13 5-7 5-6 0-1 0 2 15 N Mohammed 22:54 2-3 0-3 2-3 1 3 4 R Murray 16:58 2-5 1-2 0-2 5 0 5 J Hayes 23:09 5-13 0-1 2-6 3 2 11 A Afflalo 20:04 2-4 5-5 1-3 2 1 9 R Dupree 9:32 1-4 2-4 1-1 0 1 4 G Fitch 2:56 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 C Samb 5:02 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 S Mejia 3:13 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 0 1 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 34-71 30-42 13-46 23 23 103 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.479, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals: 5-12, .417 (T Prince 1-1, R Wallace 1-2, C Billups 2-4, R Murray 0-1, J Hayes 1-3, G Fitch 0-1). Team Rebounds: 13. Blocked Shots:4 (N Mohammed 2, R Wallace, R Stuckey). Turnovers:15 (R Wallace 3, N Mohammed 2, T Prince 2, R Stuckey 2, A McDyess, J Maxiell, R Murray, R Dupree, R Hamilton, C Billups). Steals: 9 (N Mohammed 3, R Murray 2, A Afflalo 2, C Billups, J Maxiell). ------------------------------------------- MIAMI 16 24 19 27 - 86 DETROIT 32 30 19 22 - 103 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A: 16,205. T: 2:14. Officials: Dan Crawford, Eric Dalen, Rodney Mott.</div>
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Ticker) -- Many got to see the DetroitPistons in action, but the same couldn't be said for the MiamiHeat. Rookie Rodney Stuckey scored 15 points and Jason Maxiell added11 and 10 rebounds as the Pistons rolled to a 103-86 victoryover the undermanned Heat in Monday's preseason opener for bothclubs. Tayshaun Prince netted 13 and Chauncey Billups poured in 12 forDetroit, which watched 14 of its 15 players record at least onepoint in the contest. Drafted 15th overall out of Eastern Washington in June, Stuckeywill be looked upon early to supply relief for the 31-year-oldBillups. Stuckey connected on 5-of-7 shots from the field. Fellow first-round selection Arron Afflalo also contributed forDetroit, collecting nine points and two steals off the bench. Hewas taken 27th overall out of UCLA. While Pistons coach Flip Saunders showcased the majority of his2007-08 roster, Miami took the court with unnoticeable playerswho are just looking to make the final cut. The Heat were without several key performers, includingsuperstars Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade and newcomer PennyHardaway. Rookie Marcus Slaughter led the way for Miami with 17 points on7-of-10 shooting, while first-round pick Daequan Cook addedseven in 19 minutes.
