AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — D.J. Augustin racked up 25 points and 13 assists and the Detroit Pistons overcame a season-high-tying 34 points from Chris Bosh to pound the Miami Heat 108-91 on Tuesday at The Palace.
Shooting guard Kentavious Calwell-Pope had 18 points and center Andre Drummond contributed 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Pistons (19-30), who took control with a 25-1 outburst to finish the first quarter and never looked back. Small forward Kyle Singler added 13 points and power forward Greg Monroe chipped in 12 points and nine rebounds.
Bosh, Miami’s All-Star power forward, scored 21 of his points in the third quarter. Center Hassan Whiteside supplied 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for the Heat (21-27), who have lost three of their last four.
Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade missed his third consecutive game with a right hamstring strain. Small forward Luol Deng, who missed the previous three games with a left calf strain, added 10 points and five rebounds.
The Pistons were down 11-8 before going on their big run. Whiteside spent most of that stretch on the bench with two fouls and Detroit took advantage of his absence, driving at will without a shot-blocker presence to stop them.
Caldwell-Pope and Augustin scored seven points apiece during the 25-1 run while the Heat missed their last 13 shots in the quarter and committed two turnovers. Miami whittled away the Pistons’ 21-point lead down to eight in the second quarter but with Drummond recording a double-double, the Pistons nudged the lead back to 14, 53-39, by halftime.
Augustin’s 3-pointer early in the third gave the Pistons a 61-41 lead but Bosh refused to them coast to victory. He reached the 30-point mark by erupting for 17 points in six-plus minutes, capped by an elbow jumper to make it 71-58.
Bosh’s 21-point quarter was the highest by a Heat player, surpassing Wade’s 17-point quarter against Utah on Dec. 17. The Pistons were undeterred and when Augustin made a layup in the closing seconds, their lead was back to 18, 85-67.
Miami never got closer than 12 in the fourth.
NOTES: Miami reserve PF Shawne Williams sat out with a hip injury. … Heat C Hassan Whiteside shot 67 percent from the field in January, the second-highest monthly percentage in franchise history (minimum 40 field goal attempts) behind Shaquille O’Neal’s 68 percent shooting in April 2006. “He’s been the story of this season as far as somebody people wouldn’t have expected (to excel),” Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. “I give him a lot of credit for coming out of nowhere and them a lot of credit for finding him.” … Detroit’s 10 victories in January were its highest total since a 10-win month in March 2008. … Pistons C Andre Drummond and PF Greg Monroe are the league’s top rebounding duo at 23.2 rpg, 1.6 more than the Chicago C Joakim Noah and PF Pau Gasol in second place. … Miami has started 19 different lineups after using 21 last season. The Pistons have used only five.