| Miami Heat (20-6) at Detroit Pistons (9-22), 7:30 p.m. |
| 2012-13 Head-to-head record |
First meeting |
| 2011-12 Head-to-head record |
Miami 3-0 |
| 2010-11 Head-to-head record |
Miami 4-0 |
| 2009-10 Head-to-head record |
Miami 2-1 |
| Overall Head-to-head record |
Miami 45-42 |
| Home Record: |
Miami 14-2; Detroit 6-8 |
| Away Record: |
Miami 6-4; Detroit 3-14 |
| Current Streak: |
Miami (W6); Detroit (L1) |
| Record vs. Central Division: |
Miami 2-0 |
| Record vs. Southeast Division: |
Detroit 2-3 |
| Record vs. Eastern Conference: |
Miami 9-3; Detroit 7-9 |
| 2011-2012 Meetings |
| 01/25 - Miami, 101-98 (at Det) |
| 03/23 - Miami, 88-73 (at Det) |
| 04/08 - Miami, 98-75 (at Mia) |
| 2010-2011 Meetings |
| 12/01 - Miami, 97-72 (at Mia) |
| 01/28 - Miami, 88-87 (at Mia) |
| 02/11 - Miami, 106-92 (at Det) |
| 03/23 - Miami, 100-94 (at Det) |
| 2009-2010 Meetings |
| 01/29 - Miami, 92-65 (at Det) |
| 03/31 - Miami, 98-81 (at Det) |
| 04/09 - Detroit, 106-99 (at Mia) |
| 2008-2009 Meetings |
| 02/04 - Detroit, 93-90 (at Det) |
| 02/24 - Miami, 103-91 (at Mia) |
| 03/22 - Miami, 101-96 (at Det) |
| 04/15 - Miami, 102-96 ot (at Mia) |
| 2007-2008 Meetings |
| 11/01 - Detroit, 91-80 (at Mia) |
| 02/06 - Detroit, 100-95 (at Det) |
| 03/27 - Detroit, 85-69 (at Det) |
| 04/06 - Detroit, 91-75 (at Mia) |
| 2006-2007 Meetings |
| 11/30 - Detroit, 87-85 (at Mia) |
| 03/02 - Miami, 85-82 (at Mia) |
| 04/01 - Detroit, 94-88 (at Det) |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 12/29 - Detroit, 106-101 (at Det) |
| 02/12 - Miami, 100-98 (at Mia) |
| 03/22 - Detroit, 82-73 (at Det) |
| 04/06 - Detroit, 95-82 (at Mia) |
| 2004-2005 Meetings |
| 11/26 - Detroit, 78-77 (at Det) |
| 12/30 - Miami, 89-78 (at Det) |
| 04/10 - Detroit, 80-72 (at Mia) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 10/31 - Detroit, 93-81 (at Mia) |
| 12/03 - Detroit, 87-73 (at Det) |
| 02/02 - Detroit, 102-100 ot (at Mia) |
| 04/02 - Detroit, 92-84 (at Det) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 11/20 - Detroit, 79-68 (at Det) |
| 11/22 - Detroit, 75-72 (at Mia) |
| 01/14 - Miami, 88-85 (at Mia) |
| 02/17 - Detroit, 93-62 (at Det) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Miami has won seven straight and 12 of the last 13 meetings. |
| Note - Miami has won 13 of 20 and 14 of the last 24 meetings. |
| Note - Miami has won seven straight after losing its last six at Detroit. |
| Note - Miami has lost 11 of its last 19 at Detroit. |
| Note - Detroit has lost three straight and five of its last six at Miami. |
| Note - Detroit has lost six of nine and seven of its last 12 at Miami. |
| Note - Detroit has won eight of 15 and 10 of its last 18 at Miami. |
| Miami last five games |
Detroit last five games |
| 12/18 - W vs. Minnesota, 103-92 |
12/17 - L vs. LA Clippers, 76-88 |
| 12/20 - W at Dallas, 110-95 |
12/19 - L at Toronto, 91-97 |
| 12/22 - W vs. Utah, 105-89 |
12/21 - W vs. Washington, 100-68 |
| 12/25 - W vs. Oklahoma City, 103-97 |
12/22 - W at Washington, 96-87 |
| 12/26 - W at Charlotte, 105-92 |
12/26 - L at Atlanta, 119-126 (2OT) |