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Cunningham chipped in a triple-double, plus a three-point shootout, rewarding the Heat with a nine-game losing streak

NBA Pistons brother Cunningham played against the Heat on the 20th, not only handed over a triple-double of 25 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, but also scored a three-point quasi-kill in the last 2.2 seconds of the decisive quarter, helping the team win 116-113 and rewarding the Heat with 9 consecutive defeats.

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The Heat, who fell into a losing streak, scored a double-digit lead in the first quarter under star centers Adebayo and Herro, and although they were chased by the Pistons in the second quarter, they relied on Edbayo's 0.1-second jumper in the last half to give the Heat a 60:58 lead, and Adebayo contributed 20 points in the first two quarters.

The Pistons continued to bite the score in the second half, and even led for a while, but the Heat almost mastered the lead for most of the time, Cunningham led the Pistons to launch a counterattack in the last 1 minute, and shot a 3-pointer in 56.1 seconds to take a 113-111 lead, Herro then hit two free throws to tie the game, and the Pistons' final blow was handed over to Cunningham, He got rid of Bam Adebayo's defense in the final 2.2 seconds and scored the winning 3-pointer, and Hardway Jr. finally rewarded the Heat with a goodbye hot pot, and the Pistons won 116-113 in the final game, closing the second straight victory.

The Heat suffered a nine-game losing streak, the longest since the 2007-2008 season, and the 12th game of the season in which they led at the start of the final quarter but ended up losing, the most in the league.

Footage of the game

Cunningham put up an all-around stats of 25 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and two blocks to record his ninth triple-double of the season, and he also became the fourth player in history to score two triple-doubles against the Heat in a single season. In addition, Cunningham recently reached 200 career games, and he is also the third player in history to score at least 4,300 points, 1,400 assists and 1,000 rebounds in the first 200 games of his career, the first two being Hall of Fame star "Big O" Robertson and Lakers star Doncic.

The Pistons had six players in double figures, Beasley scored five three-pointers off the bench to score 16 points, Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Thompson had 14 points, six rebounds and two steals, and Harris contributed 13 points, five rebounds and four blocks. Heat star center Bam Adebayo scored a team-high 30 points, with nine rebounds and eight assists from the outside, Herro scored 29 points and Weil had 14 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.

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