Pistons top Heat

Posted November 01, 2007 11:00 pm

Associated Press

Tayshaun Prince scored a career-high 34 points and matched a career best with 12 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons used a big second-half run to beat the Miami Heat 91-80 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

Chauncey Billups added 19 points and 11 assists for the Pistons, who used a 12-0 run over a 6-minute stretch midway through the second half to take control. Rasheed Wallace scored 11 points for Detroit.

Ricky Davis scored 23 points for Miami, which dropped its opener for the second straight season. This one was closer than last year's 108-66 ring-night debacle against the Chicago Bulls.

Shaquille O'Neal didn't score in the first half and finished with 9 points for Miami, getting only 6 shots from the floor.

Udonis Haslem had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat before fouling out with 4:29 left.

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