<!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>

Bam Adebayo’s Heat bounce back vs Lakers draws ‘top 3 center’ Tyler Herro take

<!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-dishes-out-on-taking-advantage-of-lakers-soft-defense');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro dishes out on taking advantage of Lakers’ soft defense');   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-dishes-out-on-taking-advantage-of-Lakers-soft-defense.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro dishes out on taking advantage of Lakers’ soft defense</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-04T20:37:21-08:00">December 4th, 8:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-04T20:37:21-08:00">December 4th, 8:37pm</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 – As 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 monstrous fashion on Wednesday night, 134-93, snapping a two-game skid, the highlight of the game was the impeccable shooting of star Tyler Herro. It spoiled the return of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-drops-eye-opening-lebron-james-comparison-in-year-22">Lakers star LeBron James to his old Heat stomping grounds</a> as Herro continues with his impressive season, speaking about taking advantage of the opposing defense.</p><p>Herro would finish the game with 31 points as he shot 11 of 19 from the field and nine of 16 from three-point range, but it was the third quarter where he shined the brightest. He would start the period <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864509438314319992" rel="noopener">making his first seven shots from beyond the arc</a> as he ties his most points in a quarter with 21 points and is the second Miami player ever to make that many from that range.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We all need to relive Tyler’s 3rd quarter 🎥 <a href="https://t.co/8rVYgxRSyp">pic.twitter.com/8rVYgxRSyp</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864509438314319992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The University of Kentucky product would start the game relatively cold, shooting four of 11 from the field and two of eight from deep. However, he overwhelmed the Lakers in the second half, being unable to stop Herro from receiving open looks as he even said after the game that <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864513782342406486" rel="noopener" target="_blank">there were missed opportunities.</a></p></figure><p>“I mean, I was open all night, honestly,” Herro said. “I honestly should have made a couple more in the first half, I got crazy looks all night…I shot the same shot that I shot in the first half and ended up making them. There was good looks in the first half. I shot eight threes and just kept shooting. Trusted my shot. Trusted the work, and they ended up to fall.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on the missed opportunities in the first half.</p><p>“I was open all night, I should’ve made a couple more…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/aGxPm4zO1C">pic.twitter.com/aGxPm4zO1C</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864513782342406486?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 Tyler Herro is “one of the best shooters on the planet”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tyler-Herro-on-Dec.-4-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heats-most-pleasant-surprise-early-in-2024-25-season">Herro’s shot chart has no doubt changed</a> this season compared to prior, where he is focusing on attempts close to the rim and from three-point range. So far this season, it has paid off tremendously as he has made 86 total from deep, which is second in the entire NBA, to Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ 90.</p><p>Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra would not hesitate after the game in saying that Herro is <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864511182175920154" rel="noopener">“one of the best shooters on the planet”</a> and would even say it’s not that crazy to think he could attempt 20 three-pointers in a game.</p><p>“Well, you know what I like about it is he’s one of the best shooters on the planet, and he’s ignitable,” Spoelstra said. “So if you just stay with it, at any point, he can go on one of those avalanches. But you know, you give him open threes, which the last couple of games, he was getting good looks, and that’s just the nature of the game. Sometimes it doesn’t go for you, but those are great looks, and then you’re still able to do other things.”</p><p>“But you know, if you stay with it, then you have that chance for that avalanche, and that’s we saw in the third quarter,” Spoelstra continued. “Because when he sees, like, three go, it can go to six super fast. And he got 16 attempts up? Imagine if he got 20, Is that unreasonable?… Again, it always has to be, you know, the relationship between our attacks and that. But you know our attackers want our guys shooting like that. So we’ll continue to work on that, but the guys are trying to make it easier for each other.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Erik Spoelstra talks about Tyler Herro’s performance, especially in the third quarter, where he started 7-7 from deep.</p><p>“He’s one of the best shooters on the planet…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/z1pPJgw5JM">pic.twitter.com/z1pPJgw5JM</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864511182175920154?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 star Bam Adebayo speaks about Tyler Herro’s “moment”</b></h2><p>This was a performance that Herro needed coming off the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-cant-explain-bam-adebayos-recent-slump-after-celtics-loss">Heat’s loss to the Boston Celtics</a> last Monday, where he shot six of 19 from the field and two of 10 from three. He would emphasize how if he gets into a shooting funk, making an easy 15-footer wouldn’t be easier than trying a three, amplifying his offensive philosophy this season.</p><p>If there was one player who was happy to see Herro’s star performance, it was the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">Heat’s captain Bam Adebayo,</a> who had a bounce-back game, scoring 14 points on six for eight shooting along with 10 rebounds and seven assists. He would say that Herro is having a “moment right now,” which is satisfying to see after how the <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864515472655323203" rel="noopener">“media and fans have dogged him.”</a></p><p>“Considering a lot of media and fans have dogged him in the past due to past performances, this is his moment right now,” Adebayo said. “He’s having his moment. And when you see somebody having that, he enjoyed my moments, so for me, just feelings mutual. I’m happy for him going out there doing what he does, which is getting buckets.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bam Adebayo on Tyler Herro.</p><p>“Considering a lot of media and fans have dogged him in the past because of past performances, this is his moment right now…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/hFMvWq3Qyt">pic.twitter.com/hFMvWq3Qyt</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864515472655323203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Miami is now 10-10 on the season as the schedule doesn’t get any easier as they prepare for a back-to-back Saturday against the Phoenix Suns and Sunday facing the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro dishes out on taking advantage of Lakers’ soft defense

<!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', '/tyler-herros-lights-out-shooting-powers-heat-to-huge-win-vs-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tyler Herro’s lights-out shooting powers Heat to huge win vs. Lakers');   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-takeaways-vs.-Lakers-title-TBD.jpg"></figure><h1>Tyler Herro’s lights-out shooting powers Heat to huge win vs. Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-04T18:47:59-08:00">December 4th, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-04T18:47:59-08:00">December 4th, 6:47pm</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">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>MIAMI – In the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-drops-eye-opening-lebron-james-comparison-in-year-22">reunion between the Miami Heat and LeBron James</a>, the former gets the upper hand Wednesday night as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 134-93. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-confident-shots-will-turn-around-amid-career-worst-shooting-slump">Heat star Bam Adebayo had a bounce-back game</a> along with Tyler Herro, who shined from three-point range.</p><p>Herro would lead the team with 31 points (11 of 19 from the field, nine of 16 from deep), five rebounds, and four assists, as Jimmy Butler had 17 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Terry Rozier would have 16 points off the bench, Adebayo had 14 points on six for eight shooting, and Haywood Highsmith had 14 points.</p><p>Here are three takeaways from the Heat’s win over the Lakers Wednesday night:</p><h2><b>Bam Adebayo’s efficient start puts the Heat over the Lakers in first half</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jimmy-Butler-and-LeBron-James-on-Dec.-4-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Rassol-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It was a scary start for the Heat as LeBron James looked like he would break out of his current shooting slump as he had the team’s first six points. However, Miami settled in and had a very successful first half, especially on offense, where they scored 34 and 35 points in each quarter, respectively.</p><p>Looking specifically at the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/exclusive-bam-adebayo-embracing-love-hate-relationship-with-heat-captain-title">Heat’s captain Bam Adebayo</a>, he has been in the midst of a shooting slump to start the season, but it was not shown Wednesday night. He would end the first half, leading the team with 14 points on an efficient six for seven from the field to go along with seven rebounds and two assists.</p><p>This was much needed from Adebayo as he capitalized on his high-percentage looks while teammates were setting him up for success. His explosiveness was put on display in the first half as <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864475242451632135" rel="noopener">he dunked on Max Christie</a> in what is sure to be a highlight added to his reel.</p><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><br>Adebayo wasn’t alone, though, as Heat star Jimmy Butler had a solid first half with 13 points on six for 10 shooting. Haywood Highsmith was also productive, this time on the offensive end, where he was four of five, all from three-point range.</p></figure><p>Los Angeles would shoot 47.7 percent from the field and three of 13 from deep, where the most success came from James as he had 18 points on eight for 11 shooting, where he got most of what he wanted in impressive play. Anthony Davis only had six points on two for six shooting.</p><p>As for Miami, they shot 57.4 percent from the field and 11 of 24 from beyond the arc, where they recorded 21 assists on 27 made field goals, a sign that the offense is heading in the right direction.</p><h2><b>No one could stop Tyler Herro in third quarter, setting up Heat for the win</b></h2><p>There is no one else to focus on in the second besides Herro, who, after a middling shooting performance in the first half with four of 11 from the field and two for eight from deep, turned it around big-time in the third period. Herro would start a whopping <a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864494529035800739" rel="noopener">seven of seven from three-point range</a>, leading to a 21-point period, which ties his career-high.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">HEAT CHECK ♨️ <a href="https://t.co/Wk5oj2HcU8">pic.twitter.com/Wk5oj2HcU8</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1864494529035800739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-reveals-major-problem-after-third-quarter-struggles-continues-vs-kings">Heat’s prior weakness of third-quarter performances</a> was absent Wednesday night as even besides Herro, the team was dismantling them on both sides of the ball in every aspect. Miami would score 36 points in the third period, while Los Angeles put up 20.</p></figure><p>James would continue producing for the Lakers, scoring seven in the quarter, even making a three-pointer, which he hadn’t done in the four games before Wednesday. However, Davis was virtually radio silent as he was one for seven in the frame alone.</p><p>Miami would cross the 100-point mark in the third quarter and even led by as much as 30 points, which would continue in the final period, leading to the crucial win.</p><h2><b>Heat’s current home stand can provide a fresh start after a win</b></h2><p>Now that the Heat captured a monstrous victory over the Lakers, it sets them up with an immense amount of momentum for the tough back-to-back incoming this weekend. Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra would say to ClutchPoints before the game that the current home stand could be seen as a fresh start but that they would take it <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864445007354032621" rel="noopener">game by game.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra if these next three or four games could be seen as a fresh start since he said earlier they need to rack up some wins.</p><p>“Yes, but we can’t play all these games tonight…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z3r6C6PkvV">pic.twitter.com/Z3r6C6PkvV</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1864445007354032621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>Snapping the two-game skid they were on, highlighted by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-cant-explain-bam-adebayos-recent-slump-after-celtics-loss">Heat’s loss to the Boston Celtics</a>, could mark a major turnaround for the season if they can protect their home floor. As said before, it will be tough, especially with it being a back-to-back as they face the Phoenix Suns on Saturday and then the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.</p></figure><p>Currently, Miami sports a 10-10 record as they look to get out of mediocrity with the win over James and the Lakers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tyler Herro’s lights-out shooting powers Heat to huge win vs. Lakers

<!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', '/check-out-tyler-herros-incredible-576k-car-collection-with-photos');   ga('set', 'title', 'Check out Tyler Herro’s incredible $576K car collection, with photos');   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/2024/08/Check-out-Tyler-Herros-incredible-576K-car-collection-with-photos.jpg"></figure><h1>Check out Tyler Herro’s incredible $576K car collection, with photos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T12:33:14-08:00">December 3rd, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T12:33:14-08:00">December 3rd, 12:33pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/spencersee10" rel="facebook">Spencer See</a>Spencer See is a part-time writer at ClutchPoints focusing on the NBA, evergreen content and celebrity lifestyle. He is also a lifelong fan of LeBron James. In his free time, he either goes fishing or watches basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Tyler Herro has an incredible car collection. Herro is a Miami Heat star who easily became a fan favorite after helping the franchise return to the 2020 NBA Finals inside the NBA Bubble. Since then, the All-Rookie Second Team player has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-makes-history-in-epic-sixth-man-of-the-year-win-vs-kevin-love-cam-johnson">blossomed into a NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award winner</a>.</p><p>Given Herro’s popularity in the NBA, have you ever wondered what kind of cars he drives? Well, wonder no more. Here is Tyler Herro’s incredible $576K car collection, with photos.</p><p>According to Sportskeeda, Herro has a net worth <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/tyler-herro-net-worth" rel="noopener">of around $25 million</a>. Given that Herro is one of the hottest rising stars in the NBA today, it isn’t surprising that the Heat are keeping his services by paying him with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-agrees-to-four-year-130-million-extension-to-stay-in-miami">a lucrative four-year extension worth $130 million</a>. With plenty of cash on hand, Herro opted to <a href="https://21motoring.com/tyler-herro-car-collection-cars-of-tyler-herro/#more-50780" rel="noopener">materialize his Mercedes dreams</a>, as per reports.</p><h2><b>3. Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022_mercedes-benz_g63_3107_web-scaled-1.webp"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022_mercedes-benz_g63_3011_web-scaled-1.webp"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2022_mercedes-benz_g63_3000_web-scaled-1.webp"></figure><p><a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2022-mercedes-benz-g63/" rel="noopener">For more photos, click here</a></p><p>The first SUV in Herro’s car collection is a Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, which retails in the market for around $135,000. This makes it the cheapest car in Herro’s garage.</p><p>Although it’s the cheapest car in his garage, the G63 AMG is a versatile SUV that’s perfect whenever the Heat star needs to go on long road trips that may require passing through some of the most difficult terrain. This top-of-the-line SUV is capable of thriving in the toughest conditions, thanks to its off-roading capabilities.</p><p>Aside from being a versatile SUV, the G63 AMG is still a luxurious SUV that features a lavish interior. This automatically offers comfortable rides and should treat the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year like royalty. In terms of exterior, the G63 AMG is sufficient in size, providing not only enough leg room but also a good amount of cargo space.</p><p>The G63 AMG operates on a 5.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine. It produces 480 horsepower and 625 lb-ft of torque. Furthermore, it accelerates from a standstill position to 60 mph in just a little more than four seconds. In addition to this, the G63 AMG can reach a top speed of 137 mph with the help of a nine-speed automatic transmission.</p><h2><b>2. Mercedes-Maybach GLS600</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023_mercedes-benz_gls600_dsc_4915-custom-28829.webp"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023_mercedes-benz_gls600_dsc_4830-custom-30974.webp"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023_mercedes-benz_gls600_dsc_4826-custom-32097.webp"></figure><p><a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-mercedes-maybach-gls600/" rel="noopener">For more photos, click here</a></p><p>The second SUV in Herro’s garage is a Mercedes-Maybach GLS600. For this top-of-the-line SUV, the 2022 NBA Sixth Man of the Year paid around $170,000. There’s no question that the GLS600 is another eye-catching SUV in his collection. This classy top-of-the-line SUV is ideal for city drives for daily errands.</p><p>But more importantly, the GLS600 offers a handful of amenities. These include reclining seats with massaging capabilities, a 12-inch screen, and an elite sound system.</p><p>With plenty of amenities to offer, Herro should have no problems riding with comfort, which is perfect after a hard day at practice or a long game. Furthermore, Herro should also be able to drive around with style when taking out the GLS600 for a spin.</p><p>The GLS600 is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine. This allows it to produce 550 horsepower and 568 lb-ft of torque. <a href="https://www.mbusa.com/en/vehicles/model/gls/maybach/gls600z4" rel="noopener">In just less than five seconds</a>, the GLS600 can move from a standstill to 60 mph, as per Mercedes’ official website. Designed with a nine-speed automatic transmission, this top-of-the-line SUV can go as fast as 186 mph.</p><h2><b>1. Mercedes-Maybach S680</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023_mercedes-maybach_s680-4matic_0068-scaled-1.webp"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023_mercedes-benz_s680-4matic_0007-26544.webp"></figure><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023_mercedes-benz_s680-4matic_0003-26493.webp"></figure><p><a href="https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2023-mercedes-maybach-s680-4matic/" rel="noopener">For more photos, click here</a></p><p>It’s safe to say that Herro is a huge fan of Mercedes. Sold in the market for as much as $230,050, the most expensive car in Herro’s collection is a Mercedes-Maybach S680. The S680 is dubbed as a true icon of luxury as it oozes class and elegance. As a result, the S680 is one of the most coveted luxury sedans in the market today.</p><p>With a timeless exterior that never goes out of style, there’s no doubt that the S680 easily makes its presence felt wherever it goes. Furthermore, its premium interior offers a handful of amenities that would make any car owner salivate. As a result, it isn’t surprising that the All-Rookie Second Team player just couldn’t resist picking one up for himself.</p><p>The S680 is equipped with a 6.0-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine. This allows it to produce 523 horsepower and 612 lb-ft of torque. Moreover, its nine-speed automatic transmission helps it go as fast as 155 mph. On the other hand, the Heat star won’t have to wait up to more than 4½ seconds for this work of art to go from 0 to 60 mph.</p><p>Nevertheless, this is all the information that we have on Tyler Herro’s incredible $576K car collection.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Check out Tyler Herro’s incredible $576K car collection, with photos

<!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-jimmy-butler-trolls-tyler-herro-monster-game-vs-76ers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Jimmy Butler trolls Tyler Herro after monster game vs. 76ers');   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/2024/11/Jimmy-Butler-trolls-Tyler-Herro-after-monster-game-vs.-76ers.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Jimmy Butler trolls Tyler Herro after monster game vs. 76ers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-19T08:35:24-08:00">November 19th, 8:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-19T08:35:24-08:00">November 19th, 8:35am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Miami Heat</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a masterclass from Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, his <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1858891415838679269" rel="noopener">press conference interaction</a> between him and teammate Tyler Herro is too good.<br><br>JB: “[Tyler is] without a doubt one of the best scorers on this team – I’m not gonna say he is the best, but he can get a bucket that’s for damn sure. I beat you at 1-on-1 in training camp so don’t talk to me.”<br><br>TH: “Don’t say one of them. It’s either one or…”<br><br>JB: “Spo, who’s 1A?”<br><br>TH: “Who’s 1B?”<br><br>JB: “My boy!” 🤣<br><br>While Butler himself dropped a 30-point, 10 rebounds, and five assist performance, Herro posted 18 points, five rebounds, and five assists. The latter guard is having a career year and from a statistical standpoint, has been better than Butler.<br><br>On the season, he’s averaging 24.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game while shooting <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/herroty01.html" rel="noopener">48.6% from the floor and 45.2%</a> from three-point land. Some thought that Herro’s game would remain stagnant but he’s taken that next step. <br><br>Butler is still that two-way presence for the Heat but his scoring has taken a backseat to Herro and Bam Adebayo. However, the team rallies around Butler as the emotional leader. His presence fits perfectly with the Miami culture that Erik Spoelstra and Pat Riley built.</p><h2><b>Tyler Herro has stepped up in Jimmy Butler’s absence for the Heat</b></h2><p>With career highs in points and shooting percentages, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-making-early-all-star-case-without-jimmy-butler">Herro is making an all-star case</a> for himself. He’s been the offensive engine from the perimeter for Miami. However, it’s still Butler’s team as long as he’s there. A 30-point performance is a glimpse of what he can do when he turns it up. After all, he elevated the Heat to the 2023 NBA Finals in one amazing performance after another.</p><p>Although Butler has been banged up the last two seasons, it’s forced Herro to play hero-ball and will his team to victory. The efficiency is there, and the degree of difficulty with his shots is all the more impressive. Pull-ups, step-backs, and shots off the dribble highlight the tough shot-making from the former Kentucky guard.</p><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-tyler-herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player">Herro reinvented his role</a>, that progress has translated in nearly no time. If Butler gets sidelined for more games, it could be likely that the franchise will turn to him. The sixth-year NBA Miami guard could add more accolades to his résumé this season. Butler will remain the No. 1 option as long as he’s there. If continued progress sustains from Herro, he could soon be the 1A and Butler becomes the 1B.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Jimmy Butler trolls Tyler Herro after monster game vs. 76ers

<!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-making-early-all-star-case-without-jimmy-butler');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro making early All-Star case without Jimmy Butler');   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/2024/11/Tyler-Herro-making-early-All-Star-case-without-Jimmy-Butler.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro making early All-Star case without Jimmy Butler</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T11:04:06-08:00">November 13th, 11:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T11:04:06-08:00">November 13th, 11:04am</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>In what was a heartbreaking loss by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-embarrassing-blunder-pistons-heat">Miami Heat due to a brutal mistake by Erik Spoelstra</a> against the Detroit Pistons, 123-121, the bright side of the defeat was the performance of star Tyler Herro. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-drops-truth-bomb-on-nba-cups-6-figure-cash-prize">Heat guard would impress in the NBA Cup</a> group play opener as himself, Spoelstra, and teammate Bam Adebayo spoke about the dynamite outing from the 24-year-old.</p><p>On Tuesday night, he scored a whopping 40 points, which included not just 14 of 27 shooting from the field but he also made 10 shots from beyond the arch out of 16 attempts. He also recorded eight assists, five rebounds, and four steals leading to talks of a legitimate shot of making an <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article295264319.html" rel="noopener">early case of making the All-Star team</a>, which would be the first time in his career, as Adebayo echoed the same sentiments, according to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald.</p><p>“He’s having a hell of a year,” Adebayo said of his teammate. “He deserves that All Star nod. We’ve been pushing him for three or four years to get that nod. He’s healthy, playing at his own pace, making decisions, making plays.”</p><p>While fans were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-honest-mindset-amid-role-uncertainty">speculating about Herro’s role with the Heat</a> before the season, he put a lot of those doubts to bed so far through 10 games this season as he leads the team with 24,9 points per game. There has been an emphasis on his shots this season, prioritizing attempts from deep and in the paint, and he’s been executing that aspect with flying colors.</p><p>“Those were not easy threes,” Spoelstra said. “His release has gotten so much quicker. If he’s not knocking down all those shots, we’re not in position for him to have that last possession.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on the change Tyler Herro has made </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tyler-Herro-on-Nov.-12-2024-1.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Even though Tuesday night will be defined by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-brutally-honest-horrendous-mistake-vs-pistons">Spoelstra’s “horrendous” mental glitch,</a> as he described, Herro was one point shy away from a career-high and was crucial to the team’s comeback late in the game. Miami started the game slow, as Detroit had a 10-0 run, leading to an early 18-point lead.</p><p>However, the Heat would get a run of their own in the first half, though the Pistons would gain control back, but it was Herro who was unstoppable in the fourth, making six shots from the three-point line, erasing an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. The University of Kentucky product would even score the potential go-ahead bucket with just over a second left in overtime to give Miami a lead until the Pistons scored back, and Spoelstra made the mental error.</p><p>“His release has gotten so much quicker,” Spoelstra said of Herro. “He’s always been super ignitable. And this ignition happened in these pressure moments.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-tyler-herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player">Herro has become a more complete player</a> this season, showing off not just his offensive talent but his play-making abilities and activeness on the defensive side. There had to have been a fire lit under Herro, especially since he missed a significant portion of last season due to injuries.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on his impressive start to the season</b></h2><p>He found a clear way to turn on the fiery nature of his offensive game as it was needed due to a lack of offensive firepower, especially as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-injury-update-shocking-win-timberwolves">Heat are without Jimmy Butler</a> due to an ankle injury. Herro would mention that after the game as a reason why he “started to feel good” in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s loss.</p><p>“Just continuing to get better and just trying to impact the game as much as I can,” Herro said Tuesday night. “At the end [against Detroit], I just felt like my scoring was needed. We were in position to win. Things will learn from going forward… I’m happy the fight we have. We could have laid down with six minutes left, down 10…and I hit a couple threes and started to feel good.”</p><p>Herro looks to have a healthier season, as it was a goal even stated by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-takes-jab-fragile-tyler-herro-another-injury-plagued-season">Heat president Pat Riley calling him “fragile”</a> in terms of his health in his viral end-of-season press conference last May. If he keeps up this level of play, there is no doubt that his first All-Star nod will come this season.</p><h2><b>A look back at the brutal mistake made by Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra</b></h2><p>However, the performance was all for naught as the basketball world was focused on Spoelstra’s mental mistake he made in the overtime period of the game. As said before, Herro would take the lead back for the Heat over the Pistons, but the next possession saw Cade Cunningham lob to Jalen Duren on an in-bounds pass.</p><p>As Spoelstra was vividly upset by the defensive lapse, <a href="https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856529676740460997" rel="noopener">he called a timeout</a> even though the team had none remaining, which led to Detroit making the technical free throw and keeping the ball to put the game away.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Pistons win it after head coach Erik Spoelstra is called for a technical foul for attempting to call a timeout with none remaining 💔 <a href="https://t.co/kCjq7fUU5f">https://t.co/kCjq7fUU5f</a> <a href="https://t.co/hiDgtBH0ap">pic.twitter.com/hiDgtBH0ap</a></p><p>— HEAT on FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Heat) <a href="https://twitter.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856529676740460997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>Spoelstra would hold himself accountable at the press conference after the loss and expressed how <a href="https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856538358945853870" rel="noopener" target="_blank">“horrible”</a> of an error it was that cost his team the game, as shown in a video by the FanDuel Sports Network’s X, formerly Twitter, account.</p></figure><p>“I made just a serious mental error at the end,” Spoelstra said about the baffling mistake Tuesday. “That’s on me. I feel horrible about it. There’s really no excuse for that. I’m 17 years in. We had talked about it in the huddle. I knew we didn’t have [a timeout]. I just got emotional and reactive on that and I just made a horrendous mistake there at the end. It’s a shame because we really fought back.”</p><p>“You don’t want to come down to a mental error like that,” Spoelstra continued. “You would have liked to have seen it go double overtime. It deserved to go double OT and not have someone get in the way of that. Unfortunately, even as a veteran coach, I got in the way of that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“There’s really no excuse for that; I’m 17 years in… I feel horrible about it…” said Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on his technical foul after calling a timeout with none left. 🎙️ <a href="https://t.co/3zuk8GW3Vh">pic.twitter.com/3zuk8GW3Vh</a></p><p>— HEAT on FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Heat) <a href="https://twitter.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856538358945853870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro defends Erik Spoelstra after error</b></h2><p>There were many players that stood up for their head coach in, Spoelstra, who has had tremendous success with the franchise, winning two championships and going to six NBA Finals, leading the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-120-million-extension-proves-organization-belief">Heat to sign him to a massive extension</a> last season. One of those players was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-bam-adebayo-ride-with-spo-after-mind-blogging-mistake">Herro, who would downplay the mistake</a> by Spoelstra, saying that the team would “ride” with him “no matter what.”</p><p>“Spo is one of the best coaches ever. It happens,” Herro said via Jackson of The Miami Herald. “Great players make bad plays. Great coaches sometimes, he made a tough decision. It was an intense moment. Sometimes, you get caught up in that. He won us the game last game. We ride with Spo no matter what.”</p><p>At any rate, the Heat are now 0-1 in NBA Cup group play and 4-6 on the season, which puts them ninth in the Eastern Conference. They look to bounce back as the next two games conclude the long current road trip as they will face the Indiana Pacers twice, with the first Thursday night being the second game in NBA Cup group play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro making early All-Star case without Jimmy Butler

<!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-bam-adebayo-ride-with-spo-after-mind-blogging-mistake');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo ‘ride with Spo’ after mind-blogging mistake');   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/2024/11/Tyler-Herro-Bam-Adebayo-ride-with-Spo-after-mind-blogging-mistake.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo ‘ride with Spo’ after mind-blogging mistake</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-13T09:01:08-08:00">November 13th, 9:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-13T09:01:08-08:00">November 13th, 9:01am</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>It was a heartbreaking Tuesday night for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-embarrassing-blunder-pistons-heat">Miami Heat as head coach Erik Spoelstra made a brutal mistake</a> leading to a 123-121 loss in the opening of group play in the Emirates NBA Cup. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-brutally-honest-horrendous-mistake-vs-pistons">Spoelstra admitted it was a “horrendous” mistake</a> and showed accountability in his post-game press conference, players such as Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo came to the defense of their head coach.</p><p>The game was a frantic one as a slow start by Miami led to a contest of runs later in the game, it was highlighted by a fury from Herro, who scored a whopping 40 points, which included making 10 shots from deep out of 16 attempts, six of them in the fourth. He would give the team a lead in overtime with 1.8 seconds left, but Detroit easily tied it back up with an in-bounds lob from Cade Cunningham to Jalen Duren.</p><p>Spoelstra, being vividly frustrated at the defensive lapse,<a href="https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856529676740460997" rel="noopener"> called a timeout accidentally</a> when the team did not have one in their pocket. The officials would give him a technical foul that led to the g0-ahead points scored for the Pistons to come away with a win at home and be 1-0 in group play.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Pistons win it after head coach Erik Spoelstra is called for a technical foul for attempting to call a timeout with none remaining 💔 <a href="https://t.co/kCjq7fUU5f">https://t.co/kCjq7fUU5f</a> <a href="https://t.co/hiDgtBH0ap">pic.twitter.com/hiDgtBH0ap</a></p><p>— HEAT on FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Heat) <a href="https://twitter.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856529676740460997?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on Erik Spoelstra being “one of the best coaches ever”</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Tyler-Herro-on-Nov.-12-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>According to Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald, there is no doubt that people are talking about Spoelstra’s shocking mistake, but Herro would downplay the moment, saying, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article294070944.html" rel="noopener">“It happens.”</a> He would also emphasize how great of a head coach he is and that whatever happens, the team will “ride with Spo no matter what.”</p><p>“Spo is one of the best coaches ever. It happens,” Herro said. “Great players make bad plays. Great coaches sometimes, he made a tough decision. It was an intense moment. Sometimes, you get caught up in that. He won us the game last game. We ride with Spo no matter what.”</p><p>While fans were speculating about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-honest-mindset-amid-role-uncertainty">Herro’s role with the Heat</a>, he no doubt had a mature attitude after the disappointing loss, even with having one of the greatest games of his NBA career as he continues on his impressive start to the season. Along with the 40 points (one point short of his career-high), he racked in eight assists, five rebounds, and four steals.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Bam Adebayo said Erik Spoelstra had a “glitch”</b></h2><p>Also, as for who is perceived as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-dwyane-wade-vocal-on-bam-adebayos-cornerstone-role-for-miami">cornerstone of the Heat in Adebayo</a>, he also had a solid game, finishing with 20 points on eight for 13 shooting, 12 rebounds, and three assists. He also spoke about Spoelstra’s mistake and expressed how people do not realize how much is going on inside the head of a head coach, and throughout all his time, it’s the only time he has had a “mental glitch” and for sure does not see that happening again.</p><p>“There’s a lot going through our head coach’s mind,” Adebayo said. “Time out we didn’t have. You learn from this at the end of the day… It’s one of those things where he had a glitch, he had a mental mistake. That’s the first time he’s ever done it in my eight years. I don’t plan on him doing it again. He feels truly bad about his decision.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra holds himself accountable</b></h2><p>Spoelstra is widely regarded as one of, if not the best, coach in the entire NBA that has been to six NBA Finals and won two championships, leading the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-120-million-extension-proves-organization-belief">Heat to sign him to a massive extension last season</a>. Describing Spoelstra’s reaction after the loss as disappointed is under-selling how he truly felt as he was candid to the media, saying that he felt <a href="https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856538358945853870" rel="noopener">“horrible about it.”</a></p><p>“I made just a serious mental error at the end,” Spoelstra said. “That’s on me. I feel horrible about it. There’s really no excuse for that. I’m 17 years in. We had talked about it in the huddle. I knew we didn’t have [a timeout]. I just got emotional and reactive on that and I just made a horrendous mistake there at the end. It’s a shame because we really fought back.”</p><p>“You don’t want to come down to a mental error like that, you would have liked to have seen it go double overtime. It deserved to go double OT and not have someone get in the way of that. Unfortunately, even as a veteran coach, I got in the way of that.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“There’s really no excuse for that; I’m 17 years in… I feel horrible about it…” said Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra on his technical foul after calling a timeout with none left. 🎙️ <a href="https://t.co/3zuk8GW3Vh">pic.twitter.com/3zuk8GW3Vh</a></p><p>— HEAT on FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Heat) <a href="https://twitter.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1856538358945853870?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on the shots Tyler Herro was making</b></h2><p>Above all, if there was an aspect about this game to come away positively from, it was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-tyler-herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player">Herro who has become a more complete player</a> this season compared to the past. The focus this season was to focus on shots from deep and in the paint, and that was put on display Tuesday with the 10 made three-pointers, six of them happening in the fourth quarter that cut down an 11-point deficit.</p><p>“Those were not easy threes,” Spoelstra said. “His release has gotten so much quicker. If he’s not knocking down all those shots, we’re not in position for him to have that last possession.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">YES. YES. YES.</p><p>10 TRIPLES FOR TYLER. TIE GAME. <a href="https://t.co/ClAVJAsJ2y">pic.twitter.com/ClAVJAsJ2y</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1856522957935288363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Subsequently, while he is leading the team with 24.9 points per game, he saw even extended usage as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-injury-update-shocking-win-timberwolves">Heat star Jimmy Butler is still out with an ankle injury</a>. Even with the idea that Herro would play a complementary part with everybody else, he was tasked to bring the team back into range to win the game, which he did.</p><p>“Just trying to impact the game as much as I can,” Herro said. “At the end, I felt my scoring was needed. We were in position to win. Things will learn from going forward… I’m happy the fight we have. We could have laid down with six minutes left, down 10.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Bam Adebayo starting to get out of funk</b></h2><p>Further, Miami started the game in a slog as Detroit had a 10-0 run out of the gate that extended to an early 18-point lead as the visiting team scored a game-high 21 points in the frame. They would bounce back with a 21-2 run of their own in the first half, which then led to the Pistons taking back the lead in the second half before Herro’s outburst late in the game.</p><p>Compared to Adebayo, he has been having early struggles with the usage being sporadic, as he even started the first seven minutes of the outing without taking a shot. However, he would close the game with a solid statistic line that he could go off of going into Thursday and the rest of the road trip.</p><p>“He’ll be just fine,” Spoelstra said. “We’ll get through this stretch that’s a little bit noisy. I like the shots that he’s generating for us. it’s just one of those stretches. He’ll get it right. We’ll help him. He’ll be just fine.”</p><p>At any rate, the Heat are now 4-6 and 0-1 in NBA Cup group play as they prepare for Thursday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo ‘ride with Spo’ after mind-blogging mistake

<!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-truth-bomb-on-nba-cups-6-figure-cash-prize');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro drops truth bomb on NBA Cup’s 6-figure cash prize');   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/2024/11/Heat-news-Tyler-Herro-drops-truth-bomb-on-NBA-Cups-6-figure-cash-prize.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro drops truth bomb on NBA Cup’s 6-figure cash prize</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-12T11:04:22-08:00">November 12th, 11:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-12T11:04:22-08:00">November 12th, 11:04am</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>As the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-vs-pistons-prediction-odds-pick-for-nba-cup-2024">Miami Heat take on the Detroit Pistons</a> Tuesday night, it will be the first game in the second annual in-season tournament, which was renamed to the Emirates NBA Cup. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-nikola-jovics-game-winner-after-benching-draws-karma-message-from-erik-spoelstra">Heat have momentum after they beat the Minnesota Timberwolves</a> Sunday night, led by a game-winning bucket from Nikola Jovic and another impressive outing from Tyler Herro as he spoke about the benefits of the tourney.</p><p>Miami looks to add another piece of hardware to the organization, which would be the NBA Cup, which was won by the Los Angeles Lakers in the inaugural tourney last season. The team is looking to turn their fortunes around after not making it past the group stage.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on the cash prize of the NBA Cup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Heats-In-Season-Tournament-court-on-Nov.-3-2023.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>However, the past is in the rearview mirror of the Heat, and they are focused on the season in front of them, which includes the in-season tournament. If there is an incentive for the players, each player on the winning team was awarded $500,000 last season, which could be larger this time around.</p><p>According to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald, “This season, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article295363654.html" rel="noopener">the cash prizes are expected to be slightly higher</a> because of negotiated raises as part of the latest collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and National Basketball Players Association.” Herro would speak about the increased motivation from players to care about the tournament due to the cash prize.</p><p>“It’s something to play for and everybody on the team gets the same prize,” Herro said via Chiang of The Miami Herald. “So I think it is a motivation for all the guys that want to compete for something and compete for their teammates, especially early on.”</p><p>Last season, players on the runner-up team got $200,000 each, the ones that lost in the semifinals got $100,000, and the specific players on the team that lost in the quarterfinals got $50,000. Herro for sure sees the benefit in it, which could be more motivation for him to continue with his impeccable season so far.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. speaks of the “different energy” of the NBA Cup</b></h2><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-how-tyler-herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player">Herro’s role with the Heat was speculated</a> amongst fans, through 10 games of the current season, he’s leading the team in points per game with 23.2, along with 5.2 rebounds and five assists while shooting 50.7 percent from the field. Adding on to the solid numbers, he is shooting 45.6 percent from beyond the arch, which has been a focus this season to prioritize shots from deep and in the paint.</p><p>There was some initial worry about the In-Season Tournament or the now-called Emirates NBA Cup, where fans thought it was a worthless addition that did not amount to anything. Now, players are seeing a “different energy,” as was said by second-year player for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jaime-jaquez-jr-cites-mexico-city-game-as-reason-for-recent-absence">Heat in Jaime Jaquez, who just came back</a> from a stomach illness in Sunday’s win over the Timberwolves.</p><p>“I think it’s definitely a different energy that you feel, knowing that those games, I guess, mean a little more in a different way,”  Jaquez said. “It’s a fun thing that the NBA is doing. We take the approach of if they’re going to put it in, might as well try to win it. So that’s the approach we’re going to take, so looking forward to it.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra revealed he “warmed up” to the event </b></h2><p>Rather than the fans in the basketball world in social media, there were also differing opinions within the league in terms of players and even head coaches. One who gave their true thoughts was a figure who has seen it all in the NBA, even including Olympic experience with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-details-dream-team-usa-experience">Team USA in Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.</a></p><p>He admitted to the media that he originally was skeptical about the idea of an In-Season Tournament where the regular season games were to also count within the confines of the bracket. However, last season and just recently, he said he “warmed up” to the idea of the NBA Cup and spoke about the competition and how it was fierce in many contests.</p><p>“I warmed up to it last year,” Spoelstra said of the idea. “I think it is fun for the league. When you watched the four teams compete in Vegas, it left you wanting to be there the next year.”</p><p>There is an aspect of the In-Season tournament or the NBA Cup that can get the group play stage games a little messy in terms of advancing to the knockout rounds. First, one has to understand that there will be six teams that win their groups along with two wild card teams, and the element of tiebreakers can make it complicated.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on coaching differently because of the event</b></h2><p>If in a group, there are two or more teams tied in the tourney, the way it will be broken goes in the order of the following factors all in group play: head-to-head record, point differential, total points scored, regular-season record from last regular season and then random drawing. An important clarification here, per The Miami Herald, is that points scored in overtime will not count toward the tiebreakers dealing in point differential and total points.</p><p>Safe to say that it is a lot for a head coach to think about in a game if it gets to the point where some can know how much they need to score, among other situations, especially since the contests count towards the regular season. However, Spoelstra would downplay it and say that the sole focus for himself and the rest of the team is to win on any given night rather than coaching differently based on tiebreakers in the NBA Cup.</p><p>“You still have to manage the season,” Spoelstra said. “We’re going to go for a win every single night. So it should line up, your competitive spirits, tiebreakers and all of it. It really is about stacking up as many wins as you can. And then if you’re fortunate enough to be able to compete for that, you just go for it.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro speaks on the special courts </b></h2><p>Looking at the aesthetics of the tournament, it was a big deal when the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-in-season-tournament-court-design-draws-mixed-reactions-from-fans"> Heat unveiled their special new court</a> for the event, and there will be a different one this time around, too.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MiamiHEAT</a> all-new court for the NBA In-Season Tournament <a href="https://t.co/qF3uQPAubL">pic.twitter.com/qF3uQPAubL</a></p><p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1719020429770211601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><br>The<a href="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1849480978676244784" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> team revealed the new court</a> via their X, formerly Twitter, account where instead of the all-red look that people poked fun at, they added yellow to the court with the red outlining.</p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Getting a new look for this year’s HEAT In-Season Tournament 👀 <a href="https://t.co/mPVPqLxEne">pic.twitter.com/mPVPqLxEne</a></p><p>— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT/status/1849480978676244784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-bam-adebayo-tyler-herro-issue-defiant-message-after-jimmy-butler-injury">Herro will take some usage after Jimmy Butler’s injury</a>, he also spoke about the NBA Cup courts as he emphasized how it gives a different vibe to the event rather than just any other regular season game.</p></figure><p>“I think it brings a different feel to them,” Herro said of the courts. “It also shows that it is something different, it’s not the same meaning as a regular-season game.”</p><p>Miami won’t play on the new court until Nov. 26 when they face the Milwaukee Bucks, but the next two games against the Pistons Tuesday and the Indiana Pacers Thursday will be a part of the NBA Cup. They snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday against the Timberwolves to bring Miami to a 4-5 record, which puts them seventh in the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Tyler Herro drops truth bomb on NBA Cup’s 6-figure cash prize

<!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-issue-defiant-message-after-jimmy-butler-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro issue defiant message after Jimmy Butler injury');   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/2024/11/Heat-news-Bam-Adebayo-Tyler-Herro-issue-defiant-message-after-Jimmy-Butler-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro issue defiant message after Jimmy Butler injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-09T10:08:19-08:00">November 9th, 10:08am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-09T15:55:17-08:00">November 9th, 3:55pm</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">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fans are concerned about the status of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-exits-vs-nuggets-with-apparent-injury">Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler as he left early</a> in the loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, 135-122, due to what was diagnosed as a right ankle sprain.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-shares-murky-jimmy-butler-injury-update">Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra provided a murky update</a> about Butler, stars Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro sent an uplifting message to the rest of the team in fighting through adversity.</p><p>Butler suffered the injury in the first quarter after he attempted to drive on Nuggets guard Jamal Murray where when stopping abruptly in his tracks to gain an advantage, <a href="https://x.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1855074083563880814" rel="noopener">he turned his ankle</a>. He went to the ground in obvious pain, and after staying in for a few more possessions, the 35-year-old went to the locker room after being subbed out and wouldn’t return.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jimmy Butler has gone to the locker room after suffering an apparent injury <a href="https://t.co/MRUuwvOcar">pic.twitter.com/MRUuwvOcar</a></p><p>— HEAT on FanDuel Sports Network (@FanDuelSN_Heat) <a href="https://twitter.com/FanDuelSN_Heat/status/1855074083563880814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-dwyane-wade-vocal-on-bam-adebayos-cornerstone-role-for-miami">Adebayo is considered to be a cornerstone of the Heat</a>, he is also the captain of the team and has seen firsthand the hurdles they have been through in the past that have resulted in success. He <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article295259004.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">emphasized the importance</a> of the team not losing any confidence with the injury to Butler, according to Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald.</p></figure><p>“Stay together,” Adebayo said. “When people go through stretches like this, everybody starts falling apart. Everybody wants to do their own thing because they think that’s going to be the recipe for success. For us, we got to stay together through the good and the bad.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on ‘next-man-up mentality’ after Jimmy Butler injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jimmy-Butler-on-Nov.-8-2024-1.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Butler’s status is unknown, one player that will be taking up some offensive usage is star Tyler Herro, who has been impressive to start the season. Once the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-honest-mindset-amid-role-uncertainty">Heat star’s role was uncertain</a> due to fan speculation, but he is a key to the team’s offense in 2024, as he mentioned the mindset that they need to have if Butler were to miss an extended period of time.</p><p>“We don’t have an answer on Jimmy yet that I know of,” Herro said. “But it’s always next-man-up mentality. We’ve dealt with injuries and different guys being out, me being one of them. It’s always a next-man-up mentality.”</p><h2><b>Heat have played without Jimmy Butler before</b></h2><p>In Friday’s loss to Miami’s 2023 NBA Finals opponent, Herro led the team with 24 points to go along with seven rebounds and a whopping 11 assists, which matches a regular-season career high for the University of Kentucky product. In fact, the 24-year-old leads the team in points through eight games at 22.9 per game.</p><p>The team has played without Butler before, as the star has missed a significant amount of time each year. He played 60 games last season and missed the entirety of the NBA Playoffs with an MCL sprain. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jimmy-butler-contract-extension-trade-rumors-key-pat-riley-update">Heat president Pat Riley was noncommittal on a contract extension</a> for the dynamic playmaker due to player availability.</p><p>Another bright spot from Friday’s loss in Denver was Heat guard Duncan Robinson, who scored 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including 6-of-10 from beyond the arch. The three-point shooting specialist said that the team has overcome obstacles before as the team needs to be more consistent.</p><p>“We got to figure it out,” Miami’s Duncan Robinson said. “This group has got to figure it out. We got some good stretches defensively. You got to learn how to win. You’ve got guys that have done it before. It’s just not going to come automatically.”</p><h2><b>Heat making roster changes with Jimmy Butler injury</b></h2><p>While it has not been confirmed as of yet, the team would have to change up roster rotations if Butler were to be out, which is what took place Friday.</p><p>Though it started in the loss to the Suns Wednesday night, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-nikola-jovic-keeps-it-real-about-recent-benching-despite-being-not-happy">Heat would bench Nikola Jovic in the second half</a> in place for Haywood Highsmith, which happened again Friday as head coach Erik Spoelstra looked to change it up since the team was down double-digits at halftime.</p><p>“He knows the deal,” Spoelstra said about benching Jovic in the second half the past two games. “Look, I’m not going to change the standards. He knows what the deal is. It has to be a level of energy and effort, make an impact. It’s not just him. That’s an easy target.”</p><p>“If something is not working, I’m paid to make decisions and go to something else,” Spoelstra continued. “And that’s not always an indictment on anybody. The best way to stay out there is impact the win, impact the game, impact the scoreboard, for anybody. If things are going well, guys will rock. They’ll continue to play.”</p><p>Besides Jovic, Spoelstra used second-round pick and rookie Pelle Larsson in the place of the injured Butler as he continues to get meaningful minutes the past several games.</p><p>More changes should be incoming as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-jaime-jaquez-jr-cites-mexico-city-game-as-reason-for-recent-absence">Heat expect Jaime Jaquez Jr. back from a stomach illness</a> and even Kevin Love, who has missed the entire season due to “personal reasons,” but is now ramping back up his conditioning.</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro says they are made to overcome adversity</b></h2><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-makes-injury-guarantee-after-recent-woes">Heat are used to dealing with a plethora of injuries</a> as the team last season used 35 different starting lineups and even started 1-4. Now the team is 3-5 through eight games and is amid a three-game losing streak while they are still on a six-game road trip that doesn’t get any easier.</p><p>However, Herro is up for the challenge along with the rest of the team, which defines their culture as he describes the team as having their “backs against the wall.” There have been many instances where the Heat have been considered underdogs and still defied expectations, like in 2023, where amidst injuries and finishing as the eighth seed, they went all the way to the NBA Finals.</p><p>“This is what we’re built for — backs against the wall,” Herro said. “We’ve lost three straight. We’ve been in a lot of games that we’ve lost. We just got to figure out a way to sustain it for 48 minutes. … We just got to continue to stick with it and keep our spirits high. It’s early in the season, and we just got to keep working hard.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra speaks on what he loves about this challenge</b></h2><p>While fans are concerned about the state of the team involving the injury to Butler, the team almost has an excitement factor about them. Not that their star is injured, but they have the opportunity to overcome the challenges and as Spoelstra explains via The Miami Herald, how they “rally around each other.”</p><p>“That’s what I love about this league,” Spoelstra said. “You can pay as much money as you want; you can earn as much money as you want; you have to earn wins in this league. We’re in a tough stretch right now, but this is the part you have to love — about how you can rally around the challenge, rally around each other and rally around doing tough things to earn wins.”</p><p>The Heat are 3-5, which puts them 10th in the Eastern Conference as while they await any update regarding the injury to Butler, they have a date with a talented Western Conference team in the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Heat’s Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro issue defiant message after Jimmy Butler injury

<!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-how-tyler-herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Heat’s Tyler Herro has reinvented his role to become ‘complete player’');   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/2024/10/How-Tyler-Herro-has-reinvented-his-role-to-become-complete-player.jpg"></figure><h1>How Heat’s Tyler Herro has reinvented his role to become ‘complete player’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-31T10:40:25-07:00">October 31st, 10:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-31T10:40:25-07:00">October 31st, 10:40am</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>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-heat-takeaways-from-disappointing-loss-vs-knicks">Miami Heat’s loss to the New York Knicks</a>, a bright side to the outing was the performance of star Tyler Herro who once again impressed. Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-honest-mindset-amid-role-uncertainty">Herro once talking about his role uncertainty</a>, he’s looked way more comfortable in Miami’s offense than ever before as he and head coach Erik Spoelstra explain the transition into this season for the 24-year old.</p><p>Against the Knicks, Herro scored a team-high 34 points to go along with seven assists and five rebounds as he shot 12 for 20 from the field and making eight from deep out of 13 attempts. Spoelstra would say to ClutchPoints after the game that he has become <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851817374493597966" rel="noopener">“more of a complete basketball player”</a> on both sides of the ball.</p><p>“At the beginning of last season, he was off to a great start,” Herro said. “And then the year before that, he really had a great offensive year, you know, I think the biggest difference now is he has more physicality defensively, and he’s making a lot of great plays offensively, it’s not just about scoring. He’s been able to do that for last couple years and no one has just been paying attention to that, but he’s becoming much more of a complete basketball player.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about Tyler Herro who has looked comfortable in the offense and what has he’s seen in the transition from last season to this one.</p><p>“The biggest difference now is that he has more physicality defensively and he’s making a lot of great plays…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/eIpb2Udofj">pic.twitter.com/eIpb2Udofj</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851817374493597966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on him feeling more comfortable in offense</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyler-Herro-on-Oct.-30-2024.-1.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite people such as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-udonis-haslem-conversation-after-harsh-bench-take">Udonis Haslem contemplating Herro’s role</a> with Miami, he has been looking to find some consistency, especially after last season where he missed a significant part of the season, only playing 42 games. Heading into this current year getting stronger, he seems to be at his best shape possible as health was a big focus for him going into the season.</p><p>While it is only four games, he leads the team in scoring with 22.3 points per game as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-terry-rozier-tandem-garners-erik-spoelstra-killers-claim">Herro continues the backcourt relationship with Terry Rozier.</a> Herro would say to ClutchPoints that he <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851819083924148314" rel="noopener">credits the coaching staff and his teammates</a> for putting him in the best spots to succeed whether it be off the ball or on.</p><p>“Yeah, I mean, the coaching staff and my teammates have made it easy on me just being able to play off the catch,” Herro said. “Obviously I still have the ball in my hands a little bit where I can create and make plays, but it’s been an easy and smooth transition just because of my teammates being able to go to so many guys who can get in the paint so even though I am off the catch, I can still play aggressive basketball.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Tyler Herro if he feels as comfortable in this offense as it looks when watching it.</p><p>“The coaching staff and my teammates have made it easy on me…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/BVHy8uxmSZ">pic.twitter.com/BVHy8uxmSZ</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851819083924148314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>However, Miami is still figuring out their starters chemistry as with how loaded the offense is, some players could fall by the wayside. To start the season, it has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-jimmy-butler-get-real-on-bam-adebayos-lack-of-involvement-in-offense">Heat star Bam Adebayo who has began the new year slow</a> as many players including Herro stressed that the team has to find him the ball and put him where he’s most comfortable.</p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on if the offense is convoluted</b></h2><p>On the other hand, Herro would admit that the offense will continue to work through the kinks and easily correctable aspects that Miami feels they have. He would even say after the game to the Knicks that as long as it ends up in a victory, it’s fine for him as <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851818841665331535" rel="noopener">offensive rating is overrated in his eyes.</a></p><p>“I think it can be difficult when you’re trying to get to a certain game that we’re trying to play,” Herro said. “But I think at the same time, you know winning basketball is winning basketball if it’s getting Jimmy or Bam the ball, and that’s what it is. Think a lot of people are getting caught up in the offensive rating number and this that when, long as we win, that’s all that matters. If it is 98 to 97 and a half, as long as we win, like, that’s it, and we can do it defensively.”</p><p>“I said that after the Magic game,” Herro continued. “I think the offense has been what it’s been for five, six years now. Like, and we’ve won games, and we’re just continuing to work through it. You know, I think there’s times, there’s flashes of, like, where it can get good, and other times it’s a little slower than than we like, but just got to continue to work through it early in the season. It ain’t gonna get better, just not working at it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on if it’s difficult where because of the talented starting lineup, there could be a different focal point based on the matchup. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/ViqdnxtqWH">pic.twitter.com/ViqdnxtqWH</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851818841665331535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 31, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on the biggest differences with Tyler Herro</b></h2><p>It wouldn’t be the first time the guard’s developments were put on full display as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-erik-spolestra-highlights-biggest-tyler-herro-differences-heading-into-year-6">Spoelstra would talk about Herro’s biggest differences</a> which starts with the <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846671346446574012" rel="noopener">“productive offseason”</a> Herro had.</p><p>“There’s a lot of differences,” Spoelstra said. “Look, you’re heading into year six, I think he’s matured and grown each year, both on and off the court. I think this is the clearest he’s been in the mind coming into a season. He had a really productive offseason, I was really pleased with the work that he put in and intentionality to his work, and that’s on the basketball court and also in the weight room. He’s just in a really good place, you know, right now and the speed, you know, that he brings our team along with Terry, I think it’s something good for us. We need that pop, you know, to our staff and you can feel that when they’re both on the court.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Erik Spoelstra about the biggest changes he’s seen in Tyler Herro from when he was a rookie until now where he looks to have his best season yet.</p><p>“There’s a lot of differences, you’re heading into Year 6, he’s grown and matured each year…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/lRVWDmUbM9">pic.twitter.com/lRVWDmUbM9</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1846671346446574012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro biggest focus was health</b></h2><p>Once again as said before, health is a priority for Herro, especially when it was even admitted by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-takes-jab-fragile-tyler-herro-another-injury-plagued-season">Heat president Pat Riley where he called him “fragile.”</a> The University of Kentucky product would tell ClutchPoints during the team’s media day that <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851817374493597966" rel="noopener">“being healthy is my biggest thing.”</a></p><p>“Business as usual,” Herro said on his offseason process. “Try to continue to get better every single year. You know, getting stronger, continuing to to keep my mind right, get my mind right and prepare for this long season. And obviously trying to stay healthy was a big thing for me this season. Being healthy is my biggest thing.”</p><p>At any rate, the team is 2-2 after losing to the Knicks where the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-miami-wizards-set-mexico-city-clash-for-2024-25-season">Heat now travel to Mexico</a> to take on the Washington Wizards before coming back home Monday hosting the Sacramento Kings. During that game, the team will celebrate Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra for being a part of the gold medal team and Nikola Jovic for the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Heat’s Tyler Herro has reinvented his role to become ‘complete player’

<!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-reveals-udonis-haslem-conversation-after-harsh-bench-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Heat’s Tyler Herro reveals Udonis Haslem conversation after harsh bench 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/2024/10/Heat-news-Tyler-Herro-reveals-Udonis-Haslem-conversation-after-harsh-bench-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Heat’s Tyler Herro reveals Udonis Haslem conversation after harsh bench take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-30T08:36:15-07:00">October 30th, 8:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-30T08:36:15-07:00">October 30th, 8:36am</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>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-terry-rozier-tandem-garners-erik-spoelstra-killers-claim">Miami Heat star Tyler Herro is enjoying a solid start</a> to the new season, it comes off his role in the starting lineup alongside other stars such as Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, and Nikola Jovic. However, some may say that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-udonis-haslem-hits-tyler-herro-with-reality-check-on-miami-role">Herro’s best fit is off the bench as Udonis Haslem said</a> earlier this year on an ESPN appearance which garnered a reaction from the star guard.</p><p>Firstly, Herro would be asked by The Miami Herald about the thoughts from Haslem, who now has a front office role with the team as Vice President of Basketball Development. The 24-year old would talk about how he had a conversation with Haslem as each gave their thought on the matter which Herro admitted that he should not have said that, <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article293501714.html" rel="noopener">but respects his opinion.</a></p><p>“We had a conversation about it,” Herro said via Barry Jackson. “It was a friendly conversation. I told him my concerns about why I didn’t think he should have said that. He explained why he thought he should have said that.”</p><p>“At the end of the day, it’s basketball,” Herro continued. “Our relationship is bigger than basketball. If he thinks I should start, that’s cool. If he thinks I should come off the bench, that’s his opinion. Everyone has their own. It’s cool. It’s really no big deal.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on being a starter in the NBA</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyler-Herro-on-Oct.-26-2024.jpg"><figcaption>Nell Redmond-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>T<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-tyler-herro-reveals-honest-mindset-amid-role-uncertainty">he Heat guard in Herro has spoken about his role</a> in the past and does see himself as a starer in this league, but would do whatever the team asks him to do in order for success.</p><p>“I’m a starter in the NBA. I’m a team guy,” Herro said. “I would love to come off the bench if that’s what was needed. But I’m a starter. It doesn’t take away from anything else that I bring, which is I’m a great teammate. I love seeing other guys have success.”</p><p>In terms of Haslem’s comments, he would preview the Heat after being eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. Back in May on a “NBA Today” segment on ESPN, he would talk about the success that Herro has had as the sixth man and that it should be Duncan Robinson in the starting lineup.</p><p>“Moving into the future, in today’s NBA, you can still be sixth man, you can still get all your money, still get All Star in today’s NBA,” Haslem said. “Tyler’s role for us, and the best role for him, is to probably be a sixth man.”</p><p>“That’s taking nothing away from what Tyler does as a basketball player,” Haslem continued. “But for our chemistry, we are better when we got Duncan Robinson in the starting lineup, making plays, being that trigger for us and spraying and creating for other guys…Tyler can come off in that second group, doesn’t have to worry about getting other guys involved. He can just play basketball, score and be who he is.”</p><h2><b>Heat’s Pat Riley responds to Udonis Haslem’s Tyler Herro comments </b></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/heat-news-pat-riley-takes-jab-fragile-tyler-herro-another-injury-plagued-season">Heat president Pat Riley who commented on Herro</a> during his viral end of season press conference also spoke about Haslem’s ESPN appearance and admitted that he probably should not have said that.</p><p>“He probably should have kept that [opinion] to himself,” Riley said. “We have one voice and that voice is all of our voice. But one guy is going to distribute that information and that’s Erik [Spoelstra]. If I’m talking to the media every week, there’s going to be controversy. Spo and I argue a lot, but I don’t want to put that in the media.”</p><p>“What Udonis has to understand is he works for the Heat,” Riley continued. “I think he’s really good on NBA TV or ESPN on the studio show, and he and Mike Miller are funny as hell on their podcast. Half the stories are … embellished, especially about me.”</p><p>It wasn’t just Haslem that has talked about a possible change in Herro’s role as there has been fan speculation for a while about the same move where it includes Robinson in the starting lineup. Consequently, Herro was even asked this during the team’s media day on Sept. 30 <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1840801268576444792" rel="noopener">where he said that he’s going to trust</a> Riley and Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra on what their decision to be.</p><p>“Whatever they say I am, that’s what I am,” Herro said. “Y’all can say I’m a starter, I’m off the bench. We’re going to let the best coach in the league [Spoelstra] decide, we’re going to let one of the best GMs and presidents ever to do this [Riley] decide if I’m starting or coming off the bench. I’m willing to do whatever it takes to win a championship.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on possible roles with the team and his stance on it:</p><p>“Yall can say I’m a starter or I’m off the bench. We gonna let the best coach in the league decide and we gonna let one of the best GM/presidents ever to do this decide…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatCulture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatCulture</a> <a href="https://t.co/bmOVEEcuni">pic.twitter.com/bmOVEEcuni</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1840801268576444792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on coaching staff telling him to shoot the ball more</b></h2><p>So far, he’s been proving Haslem and the fans wrong as while initially people thought there was too much to go around in terms of offensive usage, especially with the addition of Rozier from last season’s trade deadline, they’ve been playing well. Herro is currently averaging 18.3 points (second to Rozier), 4,7 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game where <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100264452747455" rel="noopener">the coaching staff has been on about him shooting more</a> as he said after the win to the Detroit Pistons Monday.</p><p>“[They’ve] been on me a lot. Every shot I do pass up, in my head I’m like, ‘God damn it, I got to shoot it,'” Herro said. “But I have to shoot my open ones. It’s on me to shoot those shots and I’ll be better…Me and Terry are in that lineup, really on the team, as the ones that have to get the threes up off the catch.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Tyler Herro on the shot usage and how the coaching staff is on him for that.</p><p>“They’ve been on me a lot…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/IP4EaXwaNq">pic.twitter.com/IP4EaXwaNq</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100264452747455?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>In fact, the outing against the Pistons could be seen as underwhelming since Herro had 14 first half points, but closed out the game with 19. Subsequently, there were a ton of great looks at the basket from deep late that Herro could have easily made as he made seven of 20 from the field and three of 12 from deep.</p></figure><h2><b>Heat’s Tyler Herro on high usage to start the season</b></h2><p>Evidently, there was no doubt he left a lot on the table which could be a sign of good things to come as he told ClutchPoints that he will <a href="https://x.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100102170984782" rel="noopener">“get back to the lab.”</a></p><p>“Not frustrated. I’m not gonna get mad or hang my hat on shots falling or not,” Herro said. “You know, getting good looks and shooting the ones that are open are what’s important right now. I’ll get back to the lab. My shot will fall next game.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Asked Tyler Herro about the usage, how positive it is, and if there was any frustration from the missed shots on open looks in the second half.</p><p>“Not frustrated…” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HeatNation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HeatNation</a> <a href="https://t.co/jT1Uvk9OJS">pic.twitter.com/jT1Uvk9OJS</a></p><p>— Zachary Weinberger (@ZachWeinberger) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZachWeinberger/status/1851100102170984782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><br>At any rate, Miami is 2-1 and look to win three straight games, but they will have their hands full as the Heat face the New York Knicks Wednesday night.</p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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