Miami Heat Playoffs: Can Tyler Herro Or Tyrese Maxey Be Bigger X-Factor?

Miami Heat Playoffs: Can Tyler Herro Or Tyrese Maxey Be Bigger X-Factor?

When you look at Maxey, he averaged 17.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 4.3 assists this season on 48.5 percent shooting from the field and 42.7 percent shooting from range. A top 25 scorer in the league this year, Herro would average 20.7 points, five rebounds, and four assists on the season on 44.7 shooting from the field and 39.9 percent shooting from range.

Though Herro would outpace Maxey during the regular year, Maxey has outperformed him, thus far, in the playoffs. Maxey is averaging 21.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.8 assists this postseason, while Herro has only averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists.

Now, there is also this to consider. The 76ers have needed that kind of production from Maxey more than the Miami Heat have needed Herro to explode thus far.

A product of that and in accordance with their playoff averages, Herro is only playing 28 minutes per game, while Maxey has been forced into 42 minutes per night.

So, while you can’t compare them in apples for apples in this scenario, as the Philly team needs Maxey to be really good to win, the Miami Heat can win when Tyler isn’t necessarily his best.