For the second time this season, Tyler Herro made a late three-pointer to ship the Miami Warmth to OT towards the Detroit Pistons. For the second time, they misplaced by a single level.
Herro made a game-tying three-pointer whereas falling down with 5 seconds left Monday evening that tied the sport at 114-114, however the Pistons got here again to win in additional time, 125-124. It was considered one of three triples from Herro within the last 2:54 of regulation, in a recreation the place Miami erased a 16-point deficit within the final six minutes.
However in additional time, it was Detroit’s Tim Hardaway, Jr. who went wild from three-point vary. With the Pistons trailing by eight factors, Hardaway made threes on three straight possessions to offer Detroit a one-point lead.
Hardaway is simply the eleventh participant since 2000 to attain 9 factors inside a single minute throughout additional time. Jimmy Butler got here again with a layup to retake the lead, however Cade Cunningham made a go-ahead layup and Miami could not hit on their final three pictures. Herro missed all 4 of his pictures within the additional interval.
On Nov. 12, Herro made six three-pointers within the last seven minutes of the sport to steer a Warmth comeback. He additionally hit a go-ahead shot within the last seconds of additional time in that recreation, however the Warmth misplaced when coach Erik Spoelstra referred to as a timeout the workforce did not have, leading to a technical foul and a game-winning free throw.
The Warmth wasted a regulation-closing 18-2 run and an enormous recreation from Jimmy Butler. “Jimmy Buckets” could have been auditioning for his subsequent workforce with a triple-double that included 35 factors, 10 rebounds and a whopping 19 rebounds.
Butler was so good Monday evening that even when he misplaced a shoe on one play in additional time, he nonetheless managed to seize an offensive rebound and rating on the putback.
Nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient, in one other irritating loss to the Pistons, who gained their eleventh recreation. Final season, their eleventh win did not come till March 11.
Detroit could not be capable of cease Herro in clutch moments, however they’ve proven the toughness wanted to win in OT.
