Pistons vs Heat: head-to-head
39 meetings since 2015-16
Detroit Pistons16wins
Miami Heat23Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Pistons and the Heat have met 39 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Heat lead the series 23-16.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Pistons won 4 and the Heat won 2. The most recent game, on October 23, 2026, ended Pistons 128-111.
The home team won 21 of the 39 games (54%). These matchups averaged 213.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 9.9 points; 12 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Heat in 2023-24. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 14, 2026 in Miami.
Next meetings
| Nov 14, 2026 | Pistons @ Heat | 8:00 PM EST | DET 61% |
| Feb 25, 2027 | Heat @ Pistons | 7:00 PM EST | |
| Apr 4, 2027 | Heat @ Pistons | 3:00 PM EDT |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Pistons | DET 119 – 96 MIA · 2019-02-23 |
| Heat | DET 74 – 108 MIA · 2019-03-13 |
2026-27 DET 1 – 0 MIA
| 2026-10-23 | DET 128 – 111 MIA | Final |
2025-26 DET 1 – 2 MIA
| 2026-03-08 | DET 110 – 121 MIA | Final |
| 2026-01-01 | MIA 118 – 112 DET | Final |
| 2025-11-29 | DET 138 – 135 MIA | Final |
2024-25 DET 3 – 1 MIA
| 2025-03-19 | DET 116 – 113 MIA | Final |
| 2024-12-16 | MIA 124 – 125 DET | Final/OT |
| 2024-11-12 | MIA 121 – 123 DET | Final/OT |
| 2024-10-28 | DET 98 – 106 MIA | Final |
2023-24 DET 0 – 4 MIA
| 2024-03-17 | MIA 104 – 101 DET | Final |
| 2024-03-15 | MIA 108 – 95 DET | Final |
| 2024-03-05 | DET 110 – 118 MIA | Final |
| 2023-10-25 | DET 102 – 103 MIA | Final |
2022-23 DET 1 – 2 MIA
| 2023-04-04 | MIA 118 – 105 DET | Final |
| 2023-03-19 | MIA 112 – 100 DET | Final |
| 2022-12-06 | DET 116 – 96 MIA | Final |
2021-22 DET 1 – 3 MIA
| 2022-03-15 | DET 98 – 105 MIA | Final |
| 2021-12-23 | DET 112 – 115 MIA | Final |
| 2021-12-19 | MIA 90 – 100 DET | Final |
| 2021-11-23 | MIA 100 – 92 DET | Final |
2020-21 DET 1 – 2 MIA
| 2021-05-16 | MIA 120 – 107 DET | Final |
| 2021-01-18 | DET 107 – 113 MIA | Final |
| 2021-01-16 | DET 120 – 100 MIA | Final |
2019-20 DET 0 – 1 MIA
| 2019-11-12 | DET 108 – 117 MIA | Final |
2018-19 DET 2 – 2 MIA
| 2019-03-13 | DET 74 – 108 MIA | Final |
| 2019-02-23 | DET 119 – 96 MIA | Final |
| 2019-01-18 | MIA 93 – 98 DET | Final |
| 2018-11-05 | MIA 120 – 115 DET | Final |
2017-18 DET 2 – 2 MIA
| 2018-03-03 | DET 96 – 105 MIA | Final |
| 2018-02-03 | MIA 107 – 111 DET | Final |
| 2018-01-03 | DET 104 – 111 MIA | Final |
| 2017-11-12 | MIA 103 – 112 DET | Final |
2016-17 DET 2 – 2 MIA
| 2017-03-28 | MIA 97 – 96 DET | Final |
| 2017-01-28 | DET 103 – 116 MIA | Final |
| 2017-01-01 | DET 107 – 98 MIA | Final |
| 2016-11-23 | MIA 84 – 107 DET | Final |
2015-16 DET 2 – 2 MIA
| 2016-04-12 | MIA 99 – 93 DET | Final |
| 2016-04-05 | DET 89 – 107 MIA | Final |
| 2015-12-22 | DET 93 – 92 MIA | Final |
| 2015-11-25 | MIA 81 – 104 DET | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.