ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Detroit Pistons, two days after giving away a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, mounted their own rally from a 16-point deficit and Tony Mitchell's dunk with 1.7 seconds left gave them a 78-77 win over the Miami Heat today at the Orlando Pro Summer League.
Ian Clark's forced 3-pointer at the buzzer came up short for Miami.
The victory squared the Pistons at 2-2 through four games and likely guaranteed them one of the two early games, either 8 or 10 a.m., in Friday's playoff round.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope spurred the Pistons' rally in the third quarter before Kim English, who very well could be jobless by Friday because his contract for 2013-14 is not guaranteed, played a key role in the fourth.
English had seven points during a 19-5 Pistons run to begin the fourth quarter, staking them to a 70-64 lead.
Miami immediately responded with a 7-0 run to restore a 71-70 lead, after which Peyton Siva, who along with Caldwell-Pope helped change the game's tone with defensive pressure, suffered what appeared to be a sprained left ankle.
The teams traded buckets the rest of the way, with a key third-chance putback by James Ennis giving Miami a 77-76 lead with 18.9 seconds left.
Mitchell's game-winner came when he rebounded and slammed a short airball by Korie Lucious, who replaced the injured Siva
Read more: http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2013/07/detroit_pistons_rally_from_16.html
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