Observations and different notes of curiosity from Tuesday evening’s 116-109 victory over the Golden State Warriors:
– No sooner was Tyler Herro misplaced for the evening within the second quarter with a left-eye contusion then the continued absence of Victor Oladipo turned much more of an obstacle.
– He was, in any case, to be the balancing act on the second unit with Herro promoted to the primary staff.
– Instead, crickets in relation to the knee difficulty that has Oladipo out because the preseason.
– The reverse knee than the surgical one which restricted him in current seasons.
– All with requisite “no new update” from coach Erik Spoelstra.
– Yes, the Heat survived.
– But it reveals how advantageous the margin is for the time being.
– So Max Strus begins Tuesday’s second half instead of Herro.
– And the Heat principally had been left with simply Gabe Vincent and Duncan Robinson in reserve, with all due respect to Dru Smith.
– When you give a participant two years at $18 million, one would hope for a greater outlook on his well being.
– And maybe that occurs quickly sufficient, with this simply the beginning of November.
– But no Oladipo already has led to a number of Heat points.
– All the whereas, nonetheless ready.
– And questioning.
– Dewayne Dedmon was again within the combine for the Heat after lacking the earlier two video games attributable to sickness and a foot difficulty.
– He entered as a part of the Heat’s first substitution together with Strus.
– That’s after the Heat once more opened with Bam Adebayo, Caleb Martin, Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry and Herro.
– Vincent adopted because the Heat’s third substitute.
– And then Robinson, who had solely a cameo on Saturday in Sacramento.
– Dedmon’s first steal was the 250th of his profession.
– Strus’ first 3-pointer was the 250th of his regular-season profession.
– Lowry’s third 3-pointer moved him previous Jason Kidd for twelfth on the NBA all-time checklist.
– Herro’s fourth shot moved him previous Michael Beasley for twentieth on the Heat all-time checklist.
– Adebayo’s second steal was the 350th of his profession.
– Spoelstra pregame downplayed a playoff-series really feel with the groups having met simply 5 days earlier.
– “Yeah, I would say it’s more regular-season approach,” he stated. “I would say both teams, it’s a little bit more in the forefront of each others’ minds, of what to expect. Obviously, we’re coming off a couple of losses that we would like to get back into the swing of things. There’s not better opponent than going against the defending champs.”
– Tuesday marked the earliest the Heat accomplished a two-game season sequence in opposition to the Warriors. The earlier earliest was Dec. 3.
– With a recreation Wednesday in opposition to the Kings, this marks the thirty fourth time the Heat may have performed dwelling video games on consecutive nights over the franchise’s 35 seasons. The Heat entered having swept 10 occasions, having been swept eight occasions and having cut up 15.
– The Heat entered having scored 100 or extra in 9 consecutive video games in opposition to the Warriors, tying their longest such streak in opposition to Golden State.
– Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke pregame of the Nets’ parting with coach Steve Nash.
– “He has all the qualities to be a brilliant coach,” Kerr stated, “but … we are all at the whim of players, front offices, ownership. You really need a solid situation in which to thrive as a coach in this league.”
– Kerr added, “Erik’s got one. I’ve got one in Golden State. We’re really lucky. Throw either one of us in that situation, we wouldn’t have done any better than Steve. … He could be great. Just needs a more stable environment.”
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