A victory over the Heat also marked the Pistons' first in-season tournament win in franchise history. Last season, the Pistons went 0-4 during the league's inaugural in-season tournament. Each loss was part of the historic 28-game losing streak.

Coming off a nail-biting loss to the Houston Rockets, the Detroit Pistons will finish out their current homestand on Tuesday night. As they prepare for their first NBA Cup game of the season, they could continue to be without one of their key players.

Malik Beasley made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.1 seconds left in overtime after Miami was given a technical foul for calling a timeout when it had none left, and the Detroit Pistons edged the Heat 123-121 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.

The NBA Cup, previously called the in-season tournament, has arrived with the Detroit Pistons hosting the Miami Heat on Tuesday in the first of four group play games. The Pistons lost in Miami on Oct. 28 in the fourth game of the season, 106-98 ...

The Detroit Pistons will start their NBA Cup schedule tonight against the Miami Heat, hoping to build some momentum for the rest of the season. Response to the NBA Cup has mostly been “meh,” though there were some good games last season and results that should interest the young Pistons.

The play started off with the Pistons veteran hitting the deck after taking an elbow to the face from Heat center Bam Adebayo. He managed to recover and get back on feet, then fou