# Pistons Face Heat's Key Players

> Pistons must contain three Heat players to win first road game.
- Title: Pistons Face Heat's Key Players · Detroit Pistons On SI
- Summary: Pistons must contain three Heat players to win first road game. Detroit Pistons need to contain Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, and Klay Thompson to win their…
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- Source: Detroit Pistons On SI — https://si.com/nba/pistons/onsi/3-heat-players-besides-giannis-antetokounmpo-the-pistons-must-contain-01m5mjnq5426
- Published: 2026-10-23T15:12:45+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: detroit pistons, miami heat, bam adebayo, andrew wiggins, klay thompson, nba, 2026-27 season, sports
## Pistons Road Test
Detroit Pistons face first road test of 2026-27 NBA season on Friday night in South Florida.
## Heat's Giannis Trade
Miami Heat acquired giannis antetokounmpo in blockbuster trade with milwaukee bucks.
## Bam Adebayo
Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in nba history on march 10, 2026.

> Every Heat fan remembers march 10, 2026, when Bam Adebayo scored 83 points, the second-most in a game in nba history, in miami’s 150-129 home win over the washington wizards
## Adebayo Stats
Adebayo averaged 20.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists last season.
## Jalen Duren Matchup
Duren scored 22 points in win over Celtics but faces adebayo first test.

> The potential matchup between jalen duren and bam adebayo will be a factor on friday night
## Andrew Wiggins
Wiggins scored 11 points in loss to Minnesota Timberwolves.

> In his third season with the heat since being involved in the multi-team trade that sent jimmy butler to the golden state warriors on february seventh, two thousand twenty-five
## Wiggins Stats
Wiggins averaged 15.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists last season.
## Klay Thompson
Thompson scored 10 points in heat debut.

> In his heat debut, thompson scored ten points and one rebound on three of six shooting from beyond the arc
## Thompson Deal
Thompson signed two-year $13 million deal with heat after mavericks.

> This offseason, thompson signed a two-year, thirteen million dollars deal after two seasons with the dallas mavericks
## Key takeaway

Detroit Pistons need to contain Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, and Klay Thompson to win their first road game against Miami Heat.