MIAMI (Interstat) — Detroit used a dominant opening burst and balanced scoring to defeat Miami 128-111 at Kaseya Center on Friday, improving to 2-0 while dropping the Heat to 0-2. The Pistons set the tone early with an 11-0 run before Miami scored, and Detroit carried a 41-26 lead into the second quarter. Paul Reed led Detroit with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes, and the Pistons got major production from John Collins and Cade Cunningham. Attendance was 19,616. Detroit had opened its season with a home win over Boston, and Miami had dropped its opener at home to Minnesota.

The first quarter was decisive. John Collins opened the scoring with a 23-foot 3-pointer, Duncan Robinson followed with a running pullup jumper and another 3-pointer, and Jalen Duren added a dunk as Detroit raced to an 11-0 lead. Cade Cunningham hit a 24-foot 3-pointer, Collins added another 3, and Duren finished an alley-oop dunk as the Pistons stretched the margin to 17-2. Miami tried to steady itself behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, Davion Mitchell and Tim Hardaway, but Detroit kept answering. Mitchell hit a 25-foot 3-pointer and a running layup, Antetokounmpo made driving layups, and Hardaway connected from deep. Collins hit a 15-foot jumper and another 3-pointer, Reed scored inside twice, Isaiah Joe hit a 24-foot 3-pointer, Kevin Huerter made a 25-foot 3-pointer, and Daniss Jenkins closed the quarter with a driving layup to send Detroit into the second with a 41-26 advantage.

Miami found more rhythm in the second quarter, but Detroit maintained control. Bobby Portis opened the second with a 25-foot 3-pointer before Collins made a tip shot. Jovic made two free throws and a tip shot, and Larsson made two free throws as the Heat trimmed the deficit. After Cunningham’s free throw and Thompson’s alley-oop dunk, Robinson made two free throws. Wiggins scored for Miami, Antetokounmpo dunked, and Robinson answered with a 3-pointer. Holland made a running layup and a free throw, and Antetokounmpo made two free throws. Green hit a 3-pointer, Antetokounmpo made a driving dunk and Wiggins hit a 3-pointer. Reed made a layup and free throw, Larsson hit a 3-pointer, and Cunningham made a step-back jumper before Mitchell’s late layup and short jumper. Robinson buried a 26-foot 3-pointer just before halftime to give Detroit a 65-53 lead.

Detroit pulled away in the third quarter. Collins hit a 3-pointer, Thompson made a running layup and Reed made a 26-foot 3-pointer before adding a fadeaway jumper. Robinson hit a running jumper, Cunningham finished an alley-oop dunk and later made an 11-foot shot. Antetokounmpo made a 7-foot shot and another two-point basket, Klay Thompson hit a 3-pointer, and Bam Adebayo added a 10-foot running jumper. Antetokounmpo made two free throws, Joe made two free throws and a 19-foot step-back, Reed scored from 12 feet, Holland made a running dunk and free throw, and Joe made another free throw before Antetokounmpo’s 17-foot step-back. Collins hit another 3-pointer, Jenkins scored twice inside and Joe made a step-back jumper. Reed made a 14-foot jumper just before the quarter ended, and Detroit led 103-80 going into the fourth.

Miami made one more push in the fourth. Tim Hardaway hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, made two free throws, and Antetokounmpo hit a 25-foot 3-pointer before Portis connected from deep. Bam Adebayo made a driving floating jumper and Dru Smith connected from deep. Huerter made an 11-foot driving floating jumper, Antetokounmpo made a two-point shot and Collins answered with a layup. Cunningham hit a 24-foot 3-pointer, Hardaway made two free throws and Green made a 20-foot fadeaway. Mitchell hit a 26-foot 3-pointer, Collins dunked, and Antetokounmpo scored on a running layup and a tip shot. Jenkins hit a 25-foot 3-pointer, Mitchell made a free throw, Jenkins made three free throws and one more free throw, and Joe’s running jumper closed Detroit’s scoring. Miami got late baskets from Ryan Conwell and Nick Richards before the final horn.

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced Miami with 36 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and one block in 33 minutes. Davion Mitchell added 18 points, two rebounds, five assists and two blocks in 33 minutes, and Bobby Portis had 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes. For Detroit, Reed finished with 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes. Collins scored 23 points with seven rebounds and one assist in 29 minutes. Cunningham had 16 points, two rebounds, eight assists and three blocks in 30 minutes. Jenkins contributed 15 points, five rebounds and five assists in 22 minutes. Robinson scored 17 points with one rebound and two assists in 28 minutes. Duren had four points, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 10 minutes. Ronald Holland, a 6-foot-5, 205-pound shooting guard who previously played at Boston University, added eight points, five rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes.

Detroit’s early lead and third-quarter surge proved too much for Miami to erase. The Heat got a strong individual effort from Antetokounmpo and solid backcourt play from Mitchell, but the Pistons answered each Miami run with timely scoring. Detroit improved to 2-0, while the Heat fell to 0-2.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Miami Heat 110, Detroit Pistons 106. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Detroit with a 62.5 percent probability to win. Detroit had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 239 went under the over/under line of 235.