Locked On Heat POSTCAST: Herro, Heat Come Back From Down 8 Pts in the 4th, Beat T'Wolves 95-94
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Herro, Heat Come Back From Down 8 Pts in the 4th, Beat T'Wolves 95-94
Nikola Jovic hit the tying layup and go-ahead foul shot with :07 left to life the Heat over the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-94 and snap their three-game losing streak.
Jovic- who had 15 points and seven rebounds in his first game off the bench this season- cut from mid court toward the Heat basket and beat his man just enough to open up a beautiful feed from Duncan Robinson on an equally inbounds beautiful play designed by Erik Spoelstra. Jovic then went to the line to give the Heat their first lead since they were up 63-61 in the 3rd quarter.
Mike Conley’s 3-pointer at the buzzer was short for the Timberwolves, whose three-game winning streak ended in the face of Miami’s nonstop defensive pressure.
Jaden McDaniels had given the Wolves the lead with a putback of Conley's miss with :09 left. The refs initially called an and-one foul on Miami’s Haywood Highsmith, but Spo challenged the call and it was overturned to keep it a two-point game.
Tyler Herro had 26 points and six assists to lead the Heat. It was his 5th straight game with 25+ points.
Former T’Wolves Star Kevin Love made his season debut for Miami, scoring six points and adding six boards and two steals in just 13 minutes.
Jaime Jacques Jr (illness) returned from a three-game absence to score seven straight points late in the 3rd to end Miami’s 6:00+ scoreless run.
Spoelstra went deep tonight, with eleven Heat players seeing action, and ten of them scoring.
Miami was without star Jimmy Butler, who sat out with the sprained right ankle he suffered in Friday’s loss at Denver.
Anthony Edwards scored 22 points on just 8-for-24 shooting (3-13 from 3) for the Wolves, who trailed by 12 points early after a 3-for-15 start from 3-point land.
Julius Randle added 16 pts on 6-16 shooting.
The Heat turned the ball over 23 times, 11 more than their season average.
But Miami’s defense was relentless, with 14 steals and nine blocks, all season highs. That pressure defense not only contained Edwards and shut down the Wolves, it led to 26 fast break points for Miami, a season-high.
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