Miami Heat: Tyler Herro Has To Always Be Involved In The Closing Moments

Miami Heat: Tyler Herro Has To Always Be Involved In The Closing Moments

The Heat were outscored, 25-32, in the final period and the second leading scorer behind Butler was 21 year old shooting guard, Tyler Herro. He scored six of his 20 points in the fourth.

There was only one field goal attempt for Herro in the final eight minutes, which was a made pull-up jumper off a screen handoff from P.J. Tucker. After starting the previous four games, Herro reverted back to the Sixth Man role against the Wizards, where he has contributed at an outstanding level throughout the early stages of the season.

In the first half of Saturday’s loss in Washington, Tyler had a Usage Rate of 39.4, but that number fell to 16.7 percent in the fourth quarter.

Ultimately, the Heat’s probability of contending for an NBA title does go as far as Butler takes them and his 2020 NBA Finals performance makes that indisputable.

However and even with the significance of Miami adding another solid closer in Kyle Lowry, there’s an importance of realizing that Herro is a valuable option. He’s already good and continuing to emerge, at that.

It’s uncommon for most teams to depend on a sub-25 year old player to be dependable, but Herro has been very capable and has show that this season. Despite not having the longevity behind it, yet, he’s shown to be able to do all the things you need a top option-closer to do.

Moreover,  we’ve seen flashes of Tyler’s determination to take the final shot — even if it doesn’t fall.