Tyler Herro's rise from 13th overall pick in the NBA Draft, to rotation player on a playoff team, to now an all-time playoff performer, has been nothing short of spectacular and confounding. Has Herro always been able to reach this level of play and was saving it, or has something happened over the last year that has Herro breaking playoff records?
On the daily Locked On Heat Podcast, host David Ramil recounts Herro’s incredible performance in Game 4 and explains why he has been so much better in The Bubble.
David Ramil: There's no bigger story on the night than Tyler Herro, who played 36 minutes off the bench to score 37 points, a historically great performance for a rookie not just in franchise history, but in league history. Tyler was 14-of-21 from the floor, 5-of-10 from three-point range, and 4-of-4 at the line, including some clutch free throws down the stretch to help Miami hold on to their slim lead. He added six rebounds and three assists as well.
Just a great all-around game. It was the scoring, the likes of which continues to amaze me. For anyone watching this team, it was the most incredible thing about a game that has Miami one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. The biggest part of the scoring outage from Herro that I think is going to get lost was that it was in such a huge situation. A must-win game for Miami to hold on to a lead in the series to keep the Celtics from building momentum after their big win in Game 3. This is a very close series with both teams very, very evenly matched with games coming down to the wire on almost every occasion. No, on every occasion, and Herro continues to step up.
I said it before and I'll say it again, the hiatus gave him as big of a boost as any player in the NBA for him to take off those few months. The hiatus was such a huge boost for him to continue to work and development his game, to continue to polish his shooting, his ball-handling ability, his passing ability, which I asked him about after the game, his ability to continue to get other teammates engaged to make the right play was something the broadcast team brought up a few times. It does seem like this isn't just a 20-year-old or just a rookie.
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