The Miami Warmth (7-8) misplaced to the Milwaukee Bucks (9-9) 106-103.
Here is a have a look at the 4 foremost takeaways from this match:
1. Tyler Herro’s torrid begin to the season continued to chill down.
After trying like a near-lock in his first All-Star look of his profession, Herro has struggled with effectivity over the previous few video games. He completed with 18 factors, 5 rebounds and 5 assists on 35.7 p.c capturing and 33.3 p.c from three-point vary. During the last three video games, Herro hasn’t shot higher than 40 p.c from the sector, and his 33.3 p.c from three-point vary is his greatest outing in that stretch.
2. Jimmy Butler has as soon as once more turn into the Warmth’s most dependable offensive possibility.
After a comparatively sluggish begin to the season, Butler is lastly beginning to acquire consistency to satisfy the expectations of trying just like the Warmth’s greatest participant. He completed with 23 factors, 4 rebounds and 5 assists on 50 p.c capturing and missed his solely three-point try. His aggressiveness in attending to the free throw line is a big cause for this return to type. Over these final three video games, Butler has not collected fewer than 11 factors on foul pictures.
3. Terry Rozier returned to the lineup as a backup and had certainly one of his greatest video games of the yr.
All through the season, Rozier struggled to adapt to his function and contribute to a profitable group. Towards the Bucks, the Warmth could have discovered probably the most optimum strategy to make the most of their abilities. He completed with 17 factors, three rebounds and no assists on 77.8 p.c capturing and 75 p.c from three-point vary. Rozier is at his greatest when he is not overthinking attempting to slot in, which is precisely what the bench function affords. Sadly, most of these factors got here within the fourth quarter as a result of he hadn’t taken greater than 4 pictures at first of the fourth quarter. He’ll construct on his efficiency within the subsequent sport towards the Charlotte Hornets.
4. Jaime Jaquez Jr. confirmed indicators of regression amid his sophomore hunch.
Coming into the yr, many anticipated Jaquez to leap in his sophomore season. Nonetheless, he appears to have regressed greater than something. Jaquez completed with two factors, 4 rebounds and two assists on 50 p.c capturing and no three-pointers. Erik Spoelstra likes what he sees on each ends of the ground from Pelle Larsson and Alec Burks greater than he does from Jaquez. Within the final three video games, he has not performed at the least 20 minutes. Final season, he performed a median of 28 minutes.
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