The Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 114-106 in their season opener. Jimmy Butler had a double-double with 13 points and 8 assists, while Tyler Herro added 22 points and 5 3-pointers. The Heat dominated the fourth quarter, outscoring the Hornets 33-18 in the final period. The Hornets struggled with 20 turnovers and missed several free throws in the crucial …
MIAMI — Kyle Lowry wore a big green Philadelphia Eagles hat Monday night. “He’s reading the game very well,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Herro. He’s fully embracing that.” The Heat’s last two seasons have ended in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals and Game 5 of the NBA Finals, respectively, and in both cases, Herro was injured. …
MILWAUKEE — Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro broke his right hand late in the second quarter of his team’s Eastern Conference playoff opener with the Milwaukee Bucks. “He’s not going to play the next game, and then we’ll just figure it out,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after Miami’s 130-117 victory over the top-seeded Bucks. “I got the same diagnosis …
