Miami Heat: 5 takeaways from Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics

Duncan Robinson is finding his offense, they should embrace that in Game 6. 

If nothing else, the Miami Heat are walking out of Friday night reeling from what was a more than welcome rebound performance from sharpshooter Duncan Robinson. The undrafted forward had been struggling in recent weeks and was shooting just 38 percent from deep in this series.

Robinson has been nothing short of a key contributor for the Heat this season, averaging 13.5 points on 45 percent shooting from behind the arc as the starting small forward. He was arguably the league’s best shooter and has had to face the repercussions of that in the postseason.

He’s seeing teams scheme for him defensively in a larger way, a first for the 26-year old. But his performance on Friday should inspire confidence that he can get back to contributing going forward. Robinson opened Game 5 up with 17 points in the first half, including a few layups.

It was almost Joe Harris-esque, in that the very capable three-point shooter found a way to improve the offense in other ways with his off-ball movement. Robinson finished with 20 points on seven-of-15 shooting from the field, his most points scored since Game 4 of the last round.

Miami’s sharpshooter found his shot once again in Game 5, and they’ll need him to not lose it again before Game 6 on Sunday. Because it’s proven that when Duncan Robinson gets going, the Miami Heat are only a better team, and their offense all the more potent.