Grimacing, he skipped back to the locker room, followed closely by his teammate Kevin Love. At the end of the first quarter of the Heat’s trip to Memphis, Tyler Herro twisted his ankle. On a “floater”, the Miami shooter is fell on a foot of Jaren Jackson Jr.
“ I felt it the moment it happened. I was aware of it, I felt cracks in my ankle and I told myself this was going to be it “, describes the 23-year-oldhimself evoking an absence of “ a few weeks “. He adds, on this twist of fate: “ The ‘floater’, a shot that I take several times per match… I had the misfortune of landing on his foot. »
The big absentee from the last playoffs
A blow of fate and a setback for the Florida fullback who had started on the basis of his best career season. Before this match, which finished with 6 points in 8 minutes, he averaged 25 points (45% on shots, including 41% on 3-pointers), almost 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Only record values for him after seven matches.
The team’s top scorer returns to the infirmary after missing almost the entirety of the last playoffs. Tyler Herro suffered a broken right hand during the first game of the first round against the Milwaukee Bucks. Enough to put it into perspective a little: “ It’s unfortunate, but I will continue to work hard. I’ve been through these kinds of injuries before. »
| Tyler Herro | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 55 | 27 | 42.8 | 38.9 | 87.0 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 54 | 30 | 43.9 | 36.0 | 80.3 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 66 | 33 | 44.7 | 39.9 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 20.7 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 67 | 35 | 43.9 | 37.8 | 93.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 20.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 7 | 38 | 44.6 | 41.0 | 90.9 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 25.3 |
| Total | 249 | 32 | 44.0 | 38.4 | 87.7 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 17.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
