Poor Miami Heat shooting is the only thing that matters from Mavs defeat
The Miami Heat weren’t themselves shooting the ball on Friday night.
The Miami Heat had an awful outing on Friday night. In their first contest of the New Year, they faced off against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas.
Coming out shooting flat from the start, they could never get it on track. That’s what cost them the game.
The Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks started the game out cold from the field, with Tim Hardaway Jr. and Duncan Robinson taking turns firing up shots. The thing is this.
Hardaway Jr. eventually found his stroke, while Duncan did not. Usually, the most lethal shooter on the floor at all times and probably the best shooter in the league today, Robinson couldn’t throw a rock in the ocean on Friday.
He typically takes all of his shots from deep, which at most times is a benefit because well, why waste your shots when your best ability is that particular ability. However, on a night like Friday, that feast or famine approach certainly left him hungry for more.
Usually good from deep, the Miami Heat’s range shooting failed them on Friday.
It left the Miami Heat in a precarious position as well, as even though Tyler Herro tried to carry them, Duncan’s 1-8 shooting night was all that it took to derail them. Usually, he’s the only one going if the team is having a bad night and vice versa, the team is supporting him if he isn’t going.
Only Tyler Herro could consistently produce for much of the first half and that wasn’t good enough. If you are wondering when you are going to hear Jimmy Butler‘s name, well, there’s a reason.
I would suspect that he either isn’t in full game shape or isn’t 100 percent yet. Being the guy that he is, I can see him wanting to play his way back into full health or into full shape, while he has earned the right to do that with the coaching staff if he chooses.
He isn’t his usual self right now and we need him to bounce back more sooner than later. The good thing is that this can occur as soon as the next game.
That will be on Monday, as they have two full days off before facing the Thunder then. That sets the stage for a week where they face the Boston Celtics on Wednesday and the Washington Wizards next Saturday.
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These should all be interesting and telling contests with two trap games early in the season sandwiching an Eastern Conference Finals series rematch. The Miami Heat have some work to do still but they can’t go cold like that for entire games on a regular basis.
It’ll get them beat every time. Let’s hope not to see it a whole lot moving forward.