<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-tyler-herro-drops-worthy-all-star-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro drops ‘worthy’ All-Star admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyler-Herro-drops-worthy-All-Star-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro drops ‘worthy’ All-Star admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-11T14:27:10-08:00">December 11th, 2:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-11T14:27:10-08:00">December 11th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-breaks-silence-on-latest-trade-reports">Miami Heat deals with trade rumors surrounding Jimmy Butler</a> centering the attention of the organization, it’s important to remember that they are still on a roll at the moment, led by the emergence of star Tyler Herro. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-tyler-herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player">Herro continues to become a complete player this season</a>, the guard could be on his way to his first All-Star appearance as he touched on if he earns it.</p><p>Herro is coming off a huge week where he even was recognized as Eastern Conference Player of the Week, where he had exceptional performances in wins over the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. When asked about the possibility of being an All-Star, the University of Kentucky product believes he is <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article296845134.html?utm_content=buffer240a0&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer" rel="noopener">“definitely worthy,”</a> according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“I would love to be an All-Star,” Herro said after practice. “That’s been my goal since I came into the league. We’ll see. I got to get votes. I’m definitely worthy, though.”</p><p>So far this season, he has averaged 24.2 points (leads the team), 5.4 rebounds, and five assists per game while shooting 47.7 percent from the field and 42.2 percent from beyond the arc, all of which are current career highs. His shot chart has been drastically different, as the team’s focus has been to prioritize shots from deep and close to the rim.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on Tyler Herro’s “ambition”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyler-Herro-on-Dec.-7-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-dishes-out-on-taking-advantage-of-lakers-soft-defense">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra has sung Herro’s praises</a> time and time again, but he has seen first-hand how he has matured throughout the years since being drafted with the 13th overall pick in 2019. Spoelstra would say that he has “always respected his ambition” about Herro.</p><p>“With Tyler, I’ve always respected his ambition, and I want to honor that, and I want to push him and create an environment that’s going to bring out the best in him and where his play can match that ambition,” Spoelstra said. “That’s one of his superpowers. I love that quality about him, and you add the ambition with just a relentless work ethic.</p><p>“But it’s the work ethic, and then also he wants to be part of winning, he wants to impact winning,” Spoelstra continued. “So, his approach is pure. You put all those things together — it’s not rocket science — it usually leads to a lot of really good things.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Bam Adebayo says Tyler Herro is having a “moment”</b></h2><p>There is no doubt that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-give-embarrassing-assessment-of-magic-beatdown">Herro came into this Heat season with a purpose</a> to silence all the haters and is focused on not just getting an All-Star nod but also winning as many games as possible. Someone who has loved to see the performances from Miami is teammate Bam Adebayo, who said he is <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864515472655323203" rel="noopener">“having his moment.”</a></p><p>“Considering a lot of media and fans have dogged him in the past because of past performances, being injured, this is his moment right now,” Adebayo said of Herro after the win over the Lakers. “He’s having his moment.”</p><p>Herro is coming off a 34-point performance as the Heat beat the No. 1 seeded Cavs in what was no doubt an impressive team outing. Miami is 12-10, which puts them fifth in the Eastern Conference, as their next game is Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors, looking to win four straight contests.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro drops ‘worthy’ All-Star admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-open-up-on-miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro open up on Heat’s positive momentum after win vs. Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayo-Tyler-Herro-open-up-on-Miamis-positive-momentum-after-win-vs-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro open up on Heat’s positive momentum after win vs. Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T19:30:52-08:00">December 8th, 7:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T19:30:52-08:00">December 8th, 7:30pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – It was an exciting Sunday night as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-use-34-point-tyler-herro-explosion-to-take-down-no-1-cavs">Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers</a>, 122-113, in what was not only their third straight quality win and the second game in a back-to-back, but it was also against the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. The team is on a roll after the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tyler-herros-lights-out-shooting-powers-heat-to-huge-win-vs-lakers">Heat routed the Los Angeles Lakers by 41 points</a> last Wednesday and then beat the explosive Phoenix Suns Saturday night as Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro speak on what’s going right.</p><p>Adebayo would record another efficient performance after a cold start to the season as he scored 16 points on seven for 14 shooting, two of four from deep, to go along with 13 rebounds and six assists.</p><p>He would have a humorous response to ClutchPoints when asked what the reasons are for the winning streak, saying it was Dru Smith,<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-erik-spoelstra-shout-out-miamis-latest-diamond-in-the-rough"> the Heat guard who has been seeing productive minutes</a> the past few games. Smith would be sitting next to him during the answer before Adebayo continued saying that it has been an exceptional <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865949186916495407" rel="noopener">“collective”</a> effort.</p><p>“I think it’s collectively, just playing great basketball,” Adebayo said. “Everybody’s doing their part, no matter what that last column says, we’re all doing our part trying to figure out how we can get wins. You know, it’s getting to a season we’re trying to figure out. You don’t realize how hard it is to actually get a win in this league. Like it’s very easy to lose a game. And when you have games where you look back at third quarter sometimes just like, mistake after mistake after mistake, and, you know, we started to clean that up and now we’re rolling. So it’s good for us to see the basketball go in and we’re playing great basketball.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Bam Adebayo what’s been leading to these past three impressive victories.</p><p>Bam: “Dru Smith.”</p><p>Dru: “Don’t let him say that, ask him again.”</p><p>Bam: “I think collectively, we’re just playing great basketball…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/zM5VnrZpyz">pic.twitter.com/zM5VnrZpyz</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865949186916495407?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on “everything” going their way</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyler-Herro-on-Dec.-8-2024.-1.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-dishes-out-on-taking-advantage-of-lakers-soft-defense">Heat star Tyler Herro would turn in another outstanding</a> performance, continuing his impressive season, as he finished with 34 points on 10 for 19 shooting, five of nine from three-point range, with seven assists and six rebounds. 19 of those points came in the third quarter, where they separated themselves from the Cavs, though said after the game that it seems like <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865947542820950216" rel="noopener">“everything”</a> has been going their way in these past three games.</p><p>“Feels like everything honestly, everything’s heading in the right direction on both sides,” Herro said. “I feel like everyone’s sharing the ball and making the right play offensively and defensively, just playing together, talking, communicating, covering for each other, doing all the things that it requires to win in this league, first of all. And then, obviously, the goal is to win a championship. But I think it starts now, building the habits, building all the things that we’re gonna need come April, May, all good stuff.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on what’s been trending in the right direction with the past three wins.</p><p>“It feels like everything honestly…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/PsEkwLtfjP">pic.twitter.com/PsEkwLtfjP</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865947542820950216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>It is a valid point, as the offense has been clicking on all measures, scoring more than 120 in the past three games, enough to put Miami as a top-10 team in terms of rating, as they are ninth after Sunday’s victory. They also have the 11th ranked defensive rating as they have been able to stifle top offensive players like Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, and now Donovan Mitchell.</p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra if the win over the Cavs is a “statement” victory</b></h2><p>Some could see the win over the No. 1 team in the East record-wise as a statement, but Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra would downplay that idea and rather sees the wins as an opportunity for the team<a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865945209978110415" rel="noopener"> “to see the possibilities.”</a></p><p>“Not necessarily a statement,” Spoelstra said. “I don’t think anybody in the league is going to acknowledge, you know, what we did in the last 24 hours, 48 hours. But you just want your team to see the possibilities, you know, with that type of intentional play and doing things to our identity more often than not. That doesn’t mean it’s always gonna end up like perfect. It just puts yourself in a position, best position to win, and then you want to build on that. So I think the locker room sees the possibilities with this team. We just have to keep on going.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra on if the win over the Cavs was a statement win.</p><p>“Not necessarily a statement, I don’t think anybody in the league is going to acknowledge what we did in the last 24,48 hours, but you want your team to see the possibilities…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/Us5xGJ6fML">pic.twitter.com/Us5xGJ6fML</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865945209978110415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>There could also be people saying that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-miamis-41-point-win-vs-lakers-can-spark-major-turning-point">this is the Heat’s turning point</a>, recording victories against three quality opponents, but the team, especially Herro, has the mindset of not looking ahead. The Heat star would say to ClutchPoints after the victory that he doesn’t “want to talk too early” and will focus one game at a time.</p></figure><p>“I don’t know, we’ll see,” Herro said when asked if Miami has hit their stride. “I don’t want to talk too early, we’ll see what happens, we got another game Thursday that we gotta win.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Tyler Herro if this winning streak, and especially the victory over the Cavs, feels like a turning point for the team.</p><p>“I don’t know, we’ll see, I don’t want to talk too early…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/dtdr4rx4bQ">pic.twitter.com/dtdr4rx4bQ</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1865947798379626675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The team is now 12-10, which puts them fifth in the Eastern Conference as they look to make it four straight wins against the Toronto Raptors next Thursday.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro open up on Heat’s positive momentum after win vs. Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/exclusive-jimmy-butler-makes-10-year-tyler-herro-heat-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Exclusive: Jimmy Butler makes 10-year Tyler Herro Heat claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-1-on-1-interview-with-bold-Tyler-Herro-claim.jpg"></figure><h1>Exclusive: Jimmy Butler makes 10-year Tyler Herro Heat claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T18:43:51-08:00">December 8th, 6:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T18:43:51-08:00">December 8th, 6:43pm</time><address><a>DJ Siddiqi</a>DJ Siddiqi is a features writer for ClutchPoints, with over 13 years of experience covering the NFL, NBA, and NCAA Football. Siddiqi has bylines at Forbes, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, and Heavy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jimmy Butler may be the face of the Miami Heat right now, but he’s well aware that Tyler Herro is the face of the franchise in the near future. Although Butler has led the Heat to two NBA Finals appearances since his arrival in Miami five years ago, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-use-34-point-tyler-herro-explosion-to-take-down-no-1-cavs">Herro is emerging</a> as the leading scorer of the team. The 24-year-old is averaging a team-leading 23.8 points per game and is one of just two Heat players to play in all 21 games this season.</p><p>“Tyler’s always been able to put the ball in the basket, even since his corny YouTube video days,” says Butler during a one-on-one interview at the opening of his first BigFace location in Miami. “He’s confident, man. You can see it. He works on his game, shows it a little bit on social. But I actually get to see it in person.”</p><p>The 35-year-old Butler is likely entering the final years of his NBA career, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/djsiddiqi/2024/12/08/jimmy-butler-on-how-miami-heat-can-emerge-as-title-contender-again-and-talks-bigface-store-opening/" rel="noopener">acknowledging he can still play at a high level</a> for another “couple years.” He says Herro will probably be in Miami for another decade, which would mean he would be passing the torch to the young shooting guard.</p><p>“We need him, we want him to keep playing like that and he’s going to be here for a very long time,” says Butler of Herro. “Probably much longer than me, because at what age I am. He’s probably got another 10 years here. So it’s good for him.”</p><p>Herro has been a 20-point per game scorer over the past four seasons, but he’s averaging a career-high mark in points per game this season. Furthermore, his efficiency is at a career best, converting on 47.5% of his field goal attempts and 41.6% of his attempts from beyond the arc.</p><p>Meanwhile, Butler has taken a back seat as a scorer, averaging 19.1 points per game. That would mark his lowest scoring average as a member of the Heat and his lowest since the 2013-14 season with the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-erik-spoelstra-shout-out-miamis-latest-diamond-in-the-rough">the Heat are</a> less than two years removed from their last NBA Finals appearance, they appear a long way from getting back to that level again. Miami remains a respectable playoff contender, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns in their past two games. Those games just so happened to mark Butler’s return from a knee injury.</p><p>However, they’re still just 11-10 and in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. They don’t appear to have a legitimate chance at knocking off one of the elite teams in the East in the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks.</p><p>Despite the uphill odds, Butler’s objective this season remains to win a championship. In fact, he calls it a “championship-or-bust” season.</p><p>“Same as it always is,” says Butler when asked what his objective is for this season. “I don’t think anybody’s going to say they want to lose or not win a championship. Championship or bust, always.”</p><h2>Jimmy Butler Opens First BigFace Location in Miami</h2><p>While the veteran forward is obviously concentrated on leading the Heat back into title contention, he’s keeping busy with the growth of his BigFace coffee brand. After starting out the business as a side venture during the COVID-19 pandemic, Butler has now opened his first brick-and-mortar location, with plans of opening more globally.</p><p>“I just love coffee, man,” says Butler when asked why he got into the coffee business. “I want everybody here to have a cappuccino, sit down, let it be maximum capacity and have a good time. As you can see right here, we got a new line coming out very soon, so I’m excited about everything.”</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/a-e1733696768205.jpeg"><figcaption>The interior of Jimmy Butler’s first BigFace location in Miami.</figcaption></figure><p>Butler acknowledges that he’s a “basic” guy when it comes to coffee, saying he likes an “old latte” or the “ReadyBev” product from his menu.</p><p>“My favorite coffee product, I would say the ReadyBev,” says Butler. “But I just like the original old latte and the cinnamon vanilla. But for me, just the basic — give me the old latte.”</p><p>When asked how much longer he wants to play for, Butler didn’t give a concrete answer. However, he did acknowledge that “coffee” and “travel” are going to be some of the top things on his to-do list during his post-playing career.</p><p>“Coffee is definitely going to be one of them,” says Butler of his post-career plans. “A lot of travel probably.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Exclusive: Jimmy Butler makes 10-year Tyler Herro Heat claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-use-34-point-tyler-herro-explosion-to-take-down-no-1-cavs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat use 34-point Tyler Herro explosion to take down No. 1 Cavs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3-Heat-takeaways-from-winloss-vs.-Cavs.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat use 34-point Tyler Herro explosion to take down No. 1 Cavs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-08T17:39:59-08:00">December 8th, 5:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-08T17:39:59-08:00">December 8th, 5:39pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bam-adebayos-strong-outing-despite-cold-start-leads-heat-past-suns">Miami Heat won against the Phoenix Suns</a> in impressive fashion, they came back the next day in the second game of a back-to-back and beat the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland Cavaliers, 122-113. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-recounts-bam-adebayos-leadership-in-win-over-suns">Heat star Bam Adebayo dominated the last game,</a> Tyler Herro had an explosive night, scoring 34 points on 10 for 19 shooting</p><p>Adebayo would finish with 16 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists, as Jimmy Butler had 18 points with three rebounds and five assists. Duncan Robinson played his complimentary piece exceptionally, scoring 23 points on seven for 11 shooting, four of six from three-point range.</p><p>Terry Rozier would have 14 points off the bench, along with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-erik-spoelstra-shout-out-miamis-latest-diamond-in-the-rough">Heat guard Dru Smith, who</a> stacked another impressive night with 11 points.</p><p>Here are three takeaways from the Heat’s big win over the Cavs:</p><h2><b>A tale of two quarters in the first half for the Heat</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyler-Herro-on-Dec.-8-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was another good start for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">Heat’s captain, Bam Adebayo,</a> who started three of three from the field, which included one of one from three-point range. Along with six points from Butler, there wasn’t a lot of offense from the rest of the team, as they looked a bit weary as it was the second game of a back-to-back.</p><p>After the first quarter, Miami shot eight of 17 from the field and a forgettable one of seven from beyond the arc to go along with five turnovers, but it wasn’t that much better for Cleveland as the home team’s defense came to play. They would force eight Cavs turnovers in the first frame, resulting in 13 points.</p><p>Everything changed in the second quarter, where it didn’t seem apparent that the Heat had played a grueling game the day before, as was highlighted by Herro, who had 11 points in the period, shooting three of four from the field with four made free throw attempts. Robinson also helped with his dangerous ability from three-point range as he made two of three from deep while also having help from Terry Rozier in his bench role with eight.</p><p>All in all, they scored a whopping 38 points in the frame compared to Cleveland’s 26, as Miami shot 44 percent from the field and still an underwhelming three of 11 from deep. They would force five more turnovers on the Cavs as the Heat were playing true to their identity.</p><p>Cavs star Donovan Mitchell would have only two points in the half, along with Garland, who had six.</p><h2><b>Tyler Herro dominates the Heat’s second half</b></h2><p>It has no doubt been an impressive season for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-making-early-all-star-case-without-jimmy-butler">Heat star in Herro, and</a> Sunday night displayed that once again as he had 19 points alone in the third quarter, which kept the Cavs at bay as they were clawing back the whole time. Herro was exceptional, but the rest of the team scored 12 points compared to Cleveland, as they recorded 29 points, which was the most they scored this entire game.</p><p>While Miami has been controlling this game for the most part, the Cavs are the No. 1 seed for a reason, as they have an ignitable offense led by Mitchell, Garland, and others. Despite being relatively silent for the most part in the first 24 minutes, Mitchell scored seven, and Garland had eight.</p><p>Still, it was the Heat’s resiliency that prevailed in the fourth quarter as they got key buckets when it mattered, and as for Cleveland, it would be the first time this game they outscored Miami in a period, but it was too little too late. This has a great argument, maybe the only one, to be the Heat’s most impressive win of the season so far.</p><h2><b>Three straight huge wins for the Heat</b></h2><p>This three-game winning streak might seem small to others, but the teams they have been beating were against quality opponents, like in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-miamis-41-point-win-vs-lakers-can-spark-major-turning-point">Heat’s 41-point win over the Los Angeles Lakers</a> and then Saturday against the Phoenix Suns. Now, they take down the No. 1 seed in the East to distance themselves just a bit from .500, as they are now 12-10.</p><p>As mentioned before, this could be a turning point for the Heat as they have been playing the last three games with their identity, which is grueling defense on one end and explosive offense focusing on shots from deep and close to the rim. It also helps when you’re big three in Butler, and especially Herro and Adebayo, are playing at their best.</p><p>Plus, the starting lineup with the big three, along with Robinson and Highsmith, has been the right fit, as they are now 7-2 as a unit. Miami will now get some rest as they look to make it four straight wins on Dec. 12 at home against the Toronto Raptors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat use 34-point Tyler Herro explosion to take down No. 1 Cavs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/heat-news-bam-adebayos-bounce-back-vs-lakers-draws-top-3-center-tyler-herro-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bam Adebayo’s Heat bounce back vs Lakers draws ‘top 3 center’ Tyler Herro take');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bam-Adebayos-bounce-back-vs-Lakers-draws-top-3-center-Tyler-Herro-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Bam Adebayo’s Heat bounce back vs Lakers draws ‘top 3 center’ Tyler Herro take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-05T14:43:07-08:00">December 5th, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-05T14:43:07-08:00">December 5th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tyler-herros-lights-out-shooting-powers-heat-to-huge-win-vs-lakers">Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers</a> in what ended up being the third-largest margin of victory in franchise history by 41 points Wednesday night, 134-93. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-dishes-out-on-taking-advantage-of-lakers-soft-defense">Heat star Tyler Herro lit it up from deep</a>, it was also a productive performance from Bam Adebayo, who has had a cold start to the season shooting the ball.</p><p>Going into the game, Adebayo had the second-lowest true shooting percentage, which also factors the value of three-point field attempts and free throws out of 91 players who had at least thrown up 200 shots. Looking at his general shooting percentage, it was at 41.9 percent from the field, which would be his lowest in his entire career, along with averaging a relatively low 15.6 points per game.</p><p>Against the Lakers, he would score 14 points on an efficient six-for-eight shooting from the field while also collecting 10 rebounds and recording seven assists. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-has-hilarious-reaction-to-jimmy-butler-gifting-him-triple-double-vs-raptors">Adebayo had obtained his ninth career triple-double</a> against the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 29 and had several other games recently where he was close to the rare mark.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro says Bam Adebayo is a “top three center in the NBA”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bam-Adebayo-on-Dec.-4-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">The Heat captain in Adebayo</a> looked as comfortable as ever on offense, capitalizing on high-percentage looks close to the basket and even his teammates setting him up for success like <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864475242451632135" rel="noopener">in the highlight reel dunk</a> he had on Lakers’ Max Christie. Herro would speak after the game and talk about what he likes to see from the center and even say he’s a <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864514670016541146" rel="noopener">“top three center in the NBA.”</a></p><p>“Very beneficial. But, you know, I just liked how aggressive he was, how assertive he was,” Herro said. “You know, he’s a handful to deal with when he’s getting downhill in transition, and then when he collapses, the defense is able to make place. So just clearing his head, I think, and just getting all the noise out of his head, stop reading whatever the hell he’s reading, and just be Bam, like literally he’s a top three center in the NBA for a reason that he has to continue to just be that, be himself. Stop reading stuff.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on Bam Adebayo’s night and how much he helps the team.</p><p>“Very beneficial, I just liked how aggressive he was…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Heatnation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Heatnation</a> <a href="https://t.co/kcUyDj23cs">pic.twitter.com/kcUyDj23cs</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864514670016541146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BAM COMING THROUGH 💥 <a href="https://t.co/pqKzVjZEzB">pic.twitter.com/pqKzVjZEzB</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864475242451632135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra discusses Bam Adebayo and his process</b></h2><p>Seen as a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-dwyane-wade-vocal-on-bam-adebayos-cornerstone-role-for-miami">cornerstone of the Heat</a>, Adebayo is one of the main offensive engines on the team, so it had been uncharacteristic to see the struggles from the big man. Head coach Erik Spoelstra said to ClutchPoints would speak about Adebayo’s preparation in getting out of a funk, expressing how it is different compared to <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864513150663446726https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864513150663446726" rel="noopener">“90 percent of the league.”</a></p><p>“I just love Bam’s purity, I love the fact that you know when you’re going through something like he’s going through right now, what he dives into is not what 90 percent of the league would dive into,” Spoelstra said. “90% of the league would dive into ‘I’ve got to get my stats, I gotta get myself going, it’s about me.’ Bam dives into the team. What can I do to help this team win? And he’s done that, so it’s what, four out of five games, he’s basically had triple-doubles, but really impacting winning, even in the losses. That’s what you kind of love about him. And his skill set is just all across the board, both ends of the court.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Bam Adebayo who saw a better night from the field and almost had another triple-double.</p><p>“I love the fact that when you’re going through something like he’s going through, what he dives into is not what 90% of the league dives into…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vbe4XlHt9N">pic.twitter.com/Vbe4XlHt9N</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864513150663446726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Bam Adebayo on getting out of a shooting slump</b></h2><p>There is no doubt that even with the struggles, as said before, he has been playing winning basketball, whether it be play-making through his passing, crashing the glass with rebounds, or especially his elite defense. Focusing on the latter, he was a huge part of the off-night from Lakers star Anthony Davis, who only made three of his 14 shots from the field, finishing with eight points.</p><p>Adebayo would downplay any mental block that had been impacting his offensive performances, saying he doesn’t <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864516163582988629" rel="noopener">“overthink.”</a></p><p>The basketball just went in. I don’t really overthink it, it is what it is. You go out there, and I play as hard as possible. Shots don’t fall, I’m still impacting winning.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo on his efficient night and if he cleared his mind before the game.</p><p>“Nah, the basketball just went in, I don’t really overthink it…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/w1iremcTIr">pic.twitter.com/w1iremcTIr</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864516163582988629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>A turnaround for the star should have been coming sooner rather than later, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-cant-explain-bam-adebayos-recent-slump-after-celtics-loss">Adebayo spoke after the loss to the Boston Celtics</a> last Monday and downplayed his recent woes.</p><p>“Everybody is not going to have a great game every game. It is what it is,” Adebayo said. “For me, it’s not losing confidence in who I am. It’s not overthinking the game too much because then you’ll start making other mistakes. It’s one of those things where I’m just missing shots. I don’t really look at it anymore than that. I feel like, at some point, the shots are going to turn around, and it’s up from there.”</p><p>At any rate, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-why-miamis-41-point-win-vs-lakers-can-spark-major-turning-point">the Heat are hoping for a turning point</a> as they sit currently at 10-10 on the season, with a tough back-to-back incoming starting Saturday against the Phoenix Suns and then Sunday facing the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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