ond and the Detroit Pistons turned what was supposed to be a matchup of two of the NBAs best young centers into a blowout.Drummond had 18 points and 15 rebounds, while Hassan Whiteside fin

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons turned what was supposed to be a matchup of two of the NBAs best young centers into a blowout.Drummond had 18 points and 15 rebounds, while Hassan Whiteside finished with six points and eight rebounds as the Pistons routed the Miami Heat 107-84 on Wednesday night.Drummond also blocked four shots and had four steals.I know he wasnt happy with himself after our last game, but whatever he did to get ready tonight worked, Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy said. He did a hell of a job. That might be the best defensive game hes played here.Whiteside had set a franchise record with 10-plus rebounds in each of the seasons first 13 games.I just wasnt closing out, and he got some rebounds, Whiteside said. They got some offensive rebounds, and I even knocked one into the wrong basket. It was that kind of night.Detroit snapped a four-game losing streak. The Pistons, who got 22 points from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, are 6-2 at home and 1-7 on the road.We were desperate for a win, Marcus Morris said. We really needed this one, and we set the tone early. Thats something weve needed to do for a while now.Tyler Johnson had 17 points for Miami, which has lost eight of 10. Dion Waiters was the only Miami starter to reach double figures, scoring 11.I have no explanation for that, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. Our second group made a run in the second quarter, but that was the only time we were competitive all night. Our offense wasnt there and we didnt make an effort on defense.Miamis Udonis Haslem got into a confrontation with a Pistons fan with 5:11 left in the game. The pair had a face-to-face shouting match during a timeout until Haslem was pulled away by teammates. Auburn Hills police removed the fan.You can cheer for whichever team you want, but dont be disrespectful, Haslem said, adding that there was no racial aspect to the taunting.The Pistons led by 15 in the first quarter and 56-42 at halftime. Drummond dominated his post matchup with Whiteside, putting up 12 points and nine rebounds to his opponents two points and six boards.It was just effort and energy, Drummond said. Hes the type of player that will hurt you if you dont pay attention when hes on the floor.Detroit shot 68.1 percent in the paint in the half, and kept things going at the start of the third, with Drummond dunking on the first possession. The Pistons led 86-64 going into the fourth.Miami never threatened in a final quarter that saw both coaches empty their benches.I dont know what just happened, Johnson said. They outplayed us, and we didnt respond.TIP-INSHeat: Johnson lost a tooth in a third-quarter scramble for a loose ball, but stayed in the game. It was a temporary tooth, so I didnt even know it was gone until I noticed the empty space, he said. ... Waiters picked up a third-quarter technical for arguing a call.Pistons: Guard Reggie Bullock left the game in the second quarter with a left-leg injury and did not return. ... Jon Leuer recorded his 1,000th career rebound in the third quarter.FAREWELL TOURThe game was the first played at the Palace of Auburn Hills since Tuesdays announcement that the Pistons will join the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena next season. The team will spend the rest of the season celebrating the franchises history at the Palace, which opened in 1988.DEFENSIVE LESSONSThe Pistons scored 28 points in the first quarter, and point guard Goran Dragic wasnt happy with the defensive effort put forth by his teammates. On separate occasions, he was frustrated enough to demonstrate proper techniques to Whiteside and Johnson after they missed assignments.HEAT MEETINGThe Heat locker room was closed for 30 minutes after the game. Spoelstra said there was a brief team meeting where multiple players spoke up. We need to be better than this, he said. They all know that.UP NEXTHeat: Visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday for a meeting against David Fizdale, their former assistant coach.Pistons: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. The Clippers beat Detroit 114-82 in Los Angeles on Nov. 7. Nike Air Max 90 Cheap Sale .R. Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore. Nike Air Max 90 Cheap Wholesale . 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Given the LPGA is skewing younger than a One Direction audience, this was news.While Mirim Lee, a 25-year-old South Korean, took the first-round lead at CordeValle with an 8-under-par 64, a couple of players in close pursuit did their best to give experience a good name.Foremost among them was 2007 Womens Open champion Cristie Kerr, 38, who broke out of a 2016 slump by shooting a 67, 1 stroke better than 68s by Brittany Lang, 30, and Anna Nordqvist, 29.It might seem ridiculous at first glance to consider someone in her late 20s as an outlier. But consider that Nordqvist, who was 28 when she won the ShopRite LPGA Classic this spring, is the only LPGA winner older than 23 in 2016, as golfers aged 21 or younger have won 11 of 19 tournaments. Teenagers Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson, Nos. 1 and 2 in the world, have won the past three major championships.I did get a lot of comments about options for retirement homes, stuff like that, after winning, Nordqvist said. But the level of talent out here is just unbelievable.(Nordqvist one-upped the youngsters with a ballstriking exhibition Thursday, becoming the first golfer to hit every green in regulation in the championship since statistics began being recorded in 1986.)The Open field typifies the youth movement. A majority of the 156 players (102) are in their 20s, and there are more teenagers (28) than 30-year-olds (22). Just four competitors are 40 or older, with Scotlands Catriona Matthew the oldest at 46.This is Kerrs 21st Open, and her opening round was a bright spot in what has been a mediocre year, especially after a productive two-win 2015 season. Kerr hasnt finished outside the top 20 on the LPGA money list since 2001, but is currently ranked 63rd with just a single top-10 finish.I have had a tough year thus far, but as we all know, playing golf as long as we have, it can change at any moment, Kerr said.Kerr three-putted her first hole for a bogey, then made six birdies in a nine-hole stretch starting on her eighth hole to move into contention behind Lee, who was in her grouping.I was very one-shot-at-a-time out there, which is kind of my motto for this week, said Kerr, who was buoyed not only by a new driver with a shaft that suits her, but by the positive mojo from Lees fine play.It definitely helps, and it was fun. We might have shot 59 best-ball, or close to it.Despite four bogeys between the two, they would have carded a best-ball 60. The third member of the grouping, Lizette Salas, also broke par wwith a 70, but Kerr believes the easier pickings could be short-lived.ddddddddddddAn Open is always an Open, but I think it played a little easier than I think anybody expected this morning, she said. The course is firming up. Well see what the USGA is going to come up with for the rest of the week. Greens are holding a lot better than we expected. This is such a pure golf course and it definitely allowed low scores. Did anybody think there was an 8-under out there? Im not sure. But I was glad to get off to a good start and take advantage of the conditions.Although Kerr turned professional at age 18 after graduating from high school in 1996, she didnt win an LPGA event until her sixth season on tour. Hitting her stride as more international players joined the circuit, Kerr has won 18 tournaments. Only 26 players have won more LPGA titles, and of that group, only five women born after 1960 -- Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb, Lorena Ochoa, Se Ri Pak and Laura Davies -- have more victories than Kerr.Kerrs fellow 38-year-old, Pak, is retiring after this season, but Kerr has a different plan.I still want to play for a while, Kerr said. Im just going to keep on grinding. Im only seven points away from qualifying for the Hall of Fame. Im just going to keep on grinding and try to get one point at a time. And getting 20 or more career wins would be huge.Whatever Kerr is able to achieve from this point, it will be done against an inexorable tide of much younger competition.I feel very, very old, Lang said. I played some practice rounds with the college girls. And when you start not knowing who the college coaches are, thats when you know youre old. These teenagers are from all over the world -- theyre so poised and theyre so prepared, its pretty cool to see. And theyre not afraid to rock and roll on the big stage at a young age.Matthew is one role model for bucking the trend. So is Hall of Famer Juli Inkster, 56, who is working as a TV announcer this week but has made the cut in eight of 11 tournaments this season, competing against some players who are almost 40 years her junior.Julis always been one of my idols, Kerr said, and shes always pushed me to get better. Playing for her in the Solheim Cup last year was such an inspiring experience. It depends on how healthy you stay, your love for the game, your work ethic. I want to play as long as I have a passion for the game. The golf ball doesnt know an age.And sometimes its even gloriously and totally oblivious. 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