The Heat, who have a 7-5 record this season and are sixth in the East, have seen some declines in their form recently and have suffered three consecutive losses, which is a real rarity for this team. In previous games against the Lakers, Butler's injury had a very big impact on the team, causing them to lose to the Clippers. In these two games, the team lost in large part because some of the players on the team played very unsatisfactorily, the most obvious being pitcher Duncan Robinson!
In the last two seasons, Duncan Robinson has been the best outside pitcher in the league, averaging 13.1 points per game last season, averaging 3.5 three-pointers per game, shooting 40.8 percent from the field, and being able to maintain a consistent form in the playoffs. But in this season's game, Duncan Robinson averaged only 2.8 three-pointers per game, averaging even more shots per game than last season, shooting only 31.2%, no longer as amazing as last season's shooting!
And the most obvious point is that in the last two games against the Lakers and Clippers, his two-game outside feel fell into the freezing point, facing the Lakers, he shot 3 of 13 three-pointers, facing the Clippers, he shot 11 of 2 of 3-pointers, two games of three-pointers 24 shots only 5 of 5, shooting rate is only more than 20%, such a shooting rate is indeed difficult to satisfy! And in both games, he shot the shots that determined the fate of the team, but none of them hit, resulting in the team regrettably losing!
As one of the heat's most important scoring points on the outside, his role is not only to be able to score for the team, but more importantly, his deterrent power on the outside can open up space for the team. And the team was able to use his outside shots to give core players like Butler and Lowry better space and opportunities at crucial moments, but duncan Robinson seemed to have a hard time doing that task this season!
The offseason has just signed a 5-year contract with the team for nearly 90 million, and now this feel and shooting rate is indeed a great disappointment to fans. Hopefully, the god pitcher will get back in shape as soon as possible, otherwise the Heat will have a tough time this season!