Tyler Herro: Enthusiastic young player makes case for Man of the Year strong sixth in comeback season

Against the 4-13 Pistons, the Heat – one of the Conference’s top teams – dropped 12 points at the end of the third quarter in Detroit.

However, in the final moments, the visitors overcame the home team to 17 and youngster Tyler Herro was a huge part of the battle.

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The 21-year-old brought in 17 of the team’s 33 points in the final quarter, scoring 14 for himself.

He finished the game with 31 points for the game with 12/21 shots from the field and 4/8 shots from outside the arc in 33 minutes off the bench. This is his second game this season to score 30 or more goals from the bench, the most in franchise history.

The youngster has played early in the 2021-22 season, has spoken and returned from the 2020-21 lower division campaign.

Across 17 games, he’s averaging a career-high – 22.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists with 46.5% from the field and 40.2% from the field. outside the arc.

While these numbers put his name on the list of contenders for the Most Improved Player of the Year award, he’s actually running away with it in the sixth Man of the Year race. .

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He came on as a substitute in 11 of 17 games with a league-leading average of 21.0 points in 32.3 minutes. And most of his points seem to come when it matters the most, because he averages third highest score in the fourth quarter and His total of 113 points is second in the tournament although it is a reserve.

So play the role of a ‘spark from the bench’ to perfection.

Herro has made his name in the 2020 bubble knockout round for the first time but by those standards he appears to have fallen in 72 games to shorten the upcoming 2020-21 season after a season break. very short.

This time, with a more traditional season, he is reminding everyone – supporters and opponents – of his talent and competence.