For the second time this season, Tyler Herro made a late three-pointer to send the Miami Heat to OT against the Detroit Pistons. For the second time, they lost by a single point.
TYLER HERRO 3-BALL TIES IT 114...
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2024
CAPS AN 18-2 HEAT RUN IN THE 4TH TO FORCE OT! pic.twitter.com/0nLVoADBuu
Herro made a game-tying three-pointer while falling down with five seconds left Monday night that tied the game at 114-114, but the Pistons came back to win in overtime, 125-124. It was one of three triples from Herro in the final 2:54 of regulation, in a game where Miami erased a 16-point deficit in the last six minutes.
But in overtime, it was Detroit's Tim Hardaway, Jr. who went wild from three-point range. With the Pistons trailing by eight points, Hardaway made threes on three straight possessions to give Detroit a one-point lead.
3 IN A ROW POUR TIM HARDAWAY JR pic.twitter.com/t3EVUZdwhK
— Detroit Pistons FR (@PistonsFrance) December 17, 2024
Hardaway is only the 11th player since 2000 to score nine points within a single minute during overtime. Jimmy Butler came back with a layup to retake the lead, but Cade Cunningham made a go-ahead layup and Miami couldn't hit on their last three shots. Herro missed all four of his shots in the extra period.
On Nov. 12, Herro made six three-pointers in the final seven minutes of the game to lead a Heat comeback. He also hit a go-ahead shot in the final seconds of overtime in that game, but the Heat lost when coach Erik Spoelstra called a timeout the team didn't have, resulting in a technical foul and a game-winning free throw.
The Heat wasted a regulation-closing 18-2 run and a huge game from Jimmy Butler. "Jimmy Buckets" may have been auditioning for his next team with a triple-double that included 35 points, 10 rebounds and a whopping 19 rebounds.
Butler was so good Monday night that even when he lost a shoe on one play in overtime, he still managed to grab an offensive rebound and score on the putback.
Shoeless Jimmy Butler gets a board and a bucket into a Cade Cunningham bucket and this game, sheesh. pic.twitter.com/rKw9IB9q5h
— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) December 17, 2024
But it wasn't enough, in another frustrating loss to the Pistons, who won their 11th game. Last season, their 11th win didn't come until March 11.
Detroit may not be able to stop Herro in clutch moments, but they've shown the toughness needed to win in OT.
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