Wade and O’Neal lead Heat to 92-65 victory against Pistons

Wade leads Heat to 92-65 win over Pistons

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and Jermaine O’Neal added a double-double as the Miami Heat routed the Detroit Pistons 92-65 Friday night.

Heat forward Michael Beasley missed his first game of the season with a hyperextended right knee, and Miami got another scare when O’Neal went down with a knee injury in the first minute. O’Neal, though, returned for the second quarter and finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Udonis Haslem added 16 points for the Heat, which snapped a two-game losing streak, and Dorell Wright scored 12.

Charlie Villanueva led the Pistons in scoring with 15 points. Tayshaun Prince (10) was Detroit’s only starter to reach double figures.

Detroit only trailed 26-23 after one quarter, but were shut down by Miami’s defense in the next two periods. The Heat outscored the Pistons 21-13 in the second to take an 11-point halftime lead, then held Detroit to just two points in the first seven minutes of the third.

The Heat built a 57-40 lead, and led by as many as 29 points in the fourth.

NOTES: Ben Gordon returned for Detroit after missing eight games with a groin injury. Gordon played 13 minutes, scoring 10 points, while Chucky Atkins played 15 minutes despite a sternum injury that leaves him unable to shoot. … Detroit missed 10 of its first 11 shots in the third quarter. … The Heat improved to 15-0 when holding its opponents under 90 points.