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[Post Game] Heat fight back but fall short against Bucks | Herro 35 PTS, 8 REB | Butler 13 PTS | Duncan 15 pts



https://www.espn.com/nba/game/_/gameId/401584735

Miami without Bam

Josh Richardson makes his return

Tyler Herro with his best game of the season and season high for all players

by tomgreen99200

37 Comments

  1. Number333

    Did we get ass blasted for the 2nd & 3rd Q? No question. Is it hilarious that we managed to cut the deficit all the way down to 6pts in the 4th Q with the Bucks starters still out there and us rocking ORLANDO ROBINSON at center? Absolutely. They picked up right where they left off in playoffs with the 4th Q blowing huge ass leads against us lmaoo if we had done it with ***THIS*** unit I think their arena would have collapsed. I honestly think if you just swap Bam for Orlando for just the 4th Q we may have stolen it.

    1-3 isn’t a good start to the year no matter how you slice it. Still feel confident about the overall prospects for this year. Just gotta take care of business against softer teams like we’ve got the next 2 games. We’ll see.

  2. Dame2Miami

    We made em sweat lol

    And I trust Spo but c’mon how you only gonna give our Serbian KD like 5 total minutes bro…

  3. hshshahsbss

    This bucks team is very beatable. We have some issues to clean up but considering they played their starters against our C team for the entire game…good sign

  4. Aggravating_Plant_39

    I’m sure Gus and Esay will find a way to blame this L on Herro.

  5. Folk-Herro

    I’m overly positive during the early parts of the regular season but Jovic is much more decisive with rotations tonight. Commits to what he sees and not wander in no man land. Now he has to do that consistently and contest better but improvement is improvement

    Edit: this might be really unpopular but I thought ORob was better than TB tonight. That TO and miss push shot in the post was tough those last 3 mins but he was solid on the boards, showed some ability start a break and handle DHO (not like bam but it’s decent and can be build upon with reps) and had some good plays on defense (Giannis has HOF Bulldozer, not gonna judge to hard). I like what I saw and I see the vision, time to build on it.

  6. RansomGoddard

    4th quarter redeemed the game for me.

    Still have problems but that part was fun.

  7. BossKingGodd

    Herro has played great in every game. Just gotta keep this efficient performance up. Shout out the youngins showing heart out there. Give Jovic mins. Jimmy looking real sus right now.

  8. Aggravating_Plant_39

    Jovic should have came in a long time ago and Orlando Robinson should have been benched a while ago.

  9. skdkwkwk

    Yeah this bucks team does not move me. See y’all in May lmao

  10. BrandNewGuys3

    Trade Jimmy. Herro needs help… just messing lol. Love the fight we had, Jimmy is Eric Snow first half of the Reg season. Definitely not quitting on this team though, way too early and way too many games left. Let’s get healthy. GO HEAT

  11. WTFIsAMeta

    Like, I get that the bench and 3rd string guys got this game close again, even vs the Bucks starters… but like we get the game down to 6 with a few minutes left and …. we don’t put our starters back in?

    It just looks like they gave up, even a winnable game. I really don’t get it.

  12. MediocreDVaMain

    Spo needs to stop playing and give Niko more minutes, if his reason is defense then starting Kevin Love and Thomas Bryant together against Giannis is hilarious

    Plus 11 on 7 minutes, can actually run the floor unlike Kevin (who I still Love, pun intended but needs less minutes against faster teams)

  13. rice-guardian

    • Herro needs to continue this pace

    • Jovic should’ve been played much earlier

    • Duncan got his rhythm back

    • Jimmy needs to get his shit together

    • Orob is a fraud

    • Bam is the key to this team.

  14. bluedrat

    Less minutes for Lowry and Love … give some more minutes to JJJ and Jovic please.

  15. Survivor_for_me

    Jimmy not giving me a lot of hope this season. Sitting out games is fine but when you do suit up you better earn your days off. He has not earned shit

  16. Candid_Sand_398

    At least they fought back and made it interesting! Imagine if Niko had played sooner.

    Let’s be honest ~ we have no shot in a game vs. Giannis with Bam out. The second unit really needs to take full advantage when they get the opportunities for minutes.

    Onto the next. Hope Jimmy wakes up.

  17. Dolphhins

    Jovic has got to play more. Both cause he’s looked good and cause he needs actual game experience to develop

  18. 32156444

    **Some takes:**

    – Jovic is our future after herro and bam
    – Jaime is legit
    – our pace is faster when kyle and love is not playing
    – orlando is ass
    – our starting lineup will definitely change. I feel like we shld have jovic, jrich or jaime and have kyle and love on the bench
    – we need to waive dru or orlando for a free agent veteran
    – i hate jimmy coasting man
    – if bam is playing we win
    – not scared of bucks they choked big time
    – duncan is 100% back this season with in and out game. Defense are always thinking when duncan is cutting. His gravity is still intense

  19. luxray518

    Game was way too close for us to be playing without two starters.. Dw we’ll catch them back in Miami

  20. MachoCyberBullyUSA

    Was Spo letting Jimmy know that if he’s not willing to show up to compete he’s not going to see the court?

  21. brokeblues

    The energy is way better with the young guys out there.

  22. Zenjutsu

    Okay, so we can hang. Rocky start to the season but I’m confident we can find our groove.

    Reminds me of last season a little bit.

  23. lazyssj

    Jimmy needs to step up in the reg season more consistently. There’s no playoff run without getting to the playoffs. Bam’s defensive presence is crucial. Spo should start experiencing more with 4 spot. Kevin Love is good in stretches but his defensive issues and mobility can be exploited. Play Jovic More, Maybe Bam and Thomas Bryant combos. We also need a fuckin point guard

  24. Dramatic-County-1284

    Love what I’m seeing from Herro this season. I thought Jovic was ready for more minutes this year

  25. GabeyBabey22

    Even tho this is a lose, we still made it close with no Bam and Jimmy not playing great. I’m still have high hopes that we will still get to the place we need to be later in the season

  26. EntrepreneurSweet846

    It’s a long season so I hope heat can trust more Jovic to gain more experience … his height is there, talent yes, he already bulked up … stubborn sometimes/most of the time , lapse-errors sometimes… he just needs some grown-man experience == more playing time 📢

  27. TheRatchetTrombone

    I know I’m the biggest heat sub optimist in this sub, but although we are 1-3, theres a lot of things that we can take away from this trip.

    Main takeaways:

    Need to get healthy

    Jovic needs and is starting to earn playing time

    Jimmy needs to actually give a fuck instead of hijacking the offense and making it harder to score.

    Schedule also wasn’t helpful with the road games and b2b

    Herro and Bam have taken leaps and if Bam was here, we probably win this game. I think this squad has potential and I think spolestra may start to realize that changes are need. Sometimes there are slow starts, but it’s about how you finish. Luckily, we have a soft three game homestand to heal and get Ws and reps in before we go back on the road hopefully better prepared. I believe in this team! Lets fucking get it!

  28. derrickdejuan

    Despite the losses, 35 and 28 on 20 shots each game for Herro against Milwaukee and Boston is promising.

  29. Cudizonedefense

    Not entirely sure why Spo refuses to play Jovic

  30. strangerthingskids

    Next 3 games are very winnable. Team needs to lock in and go on a streak

  31. Seref15

    How tf are they gonna have Dame and Giannis and still have stagnant 4th quarter offense

    Even though our W/L is shitty with the rotation players we’ve been missing, the Celtics and Bucks losses haven’t upset me that much. I’m more upset by the Pistons 4th quarter and TWolves.

  32. background_action92

    Bravo to Herro for riding and dying for the team. Nikola needs to touch court more often, enough coddling and let the kid live and learn already, he was beautiful today.

    Jimmy has gotten me really pissed off, like bro if you wanna coast, cool but dont lay eggs with our two main opps, rest with the Charlotte’s, Wizards, Orlando’s of the world but when it comes to those two in particular, show some heart boi. If Butler had not played like a punk vs the Celtics and the Bucks, we would’ve won.

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