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Former Husky Isaiah Stewart Registers First NBA Double-Double Against Heat

The rookie from the University of Washington turns in best night yet as a pro player.
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Former Husky Isaiah Stewart Registers First NBA Double-Double Against Heat
Former Husky Isaiah Stewart Registers First NBA Double-Double Against Heat

The Detroit Pistons have tried to bring Isaiah Stewart along slowly and let the rookie forward get acclimated to the NBA.

A dozen games into his career, they've failed badly at this.

Stewart won't permit it.

On Saturday night, the former University of Washington big man registered his first pro basketball double-double, picking up a career-high 10 points and 11 rebounds in the Pistons' 120-100 victory over the Miami Heat.

In 19 minutes.

No doubt he would have played more but Stewart is such an NBA bruiser now he fouled out.

In his short time in the league, Stewart has impressed everyone with his fearless, aggressive play and he's fast become a fan favorite. 

He's upset veterans such as Milwaukee superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, going to noses to nose with him last week — after their game had ended. 

The Bucks' big man was disturbed by all the elbows hitting his midsection from the former Husky. 

Against the Heat, Stewart connected on 4 of 6 shots and a pair of three throws. Seven of his 11 rebounds came on the offensive end. He also had two assists and a steal. 

The Pistons chose to give him extended minutes in Miami, but he fouled out in the fourth quarter. The game was well out of hand by then.

There's no turning back for Stewart, who always seemed readymade for the NBA, for the Pistons a newer version of the Bad Boys.

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DAN RALEY

Dan Raley has worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, as well as for MSN.com and Boeing, the latter as a global aerospace writer. His sportswriting career spans four decades and he's covered University of Washington football and basketball during much of that time. In a working capacity, he's been to the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, the MLB playoffs, the Masters, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and countless Final Fours and bowl games.

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