In the NBA regular season, the Heat won the Pacers 125-96 at home, this game, Butler and Adebayo were absent due to injury, while the Pacers' main player Brogdon, LeVille, Sabonis and Turner collectively started, which was originally a game of equal strength, and even the Pacers were still dominant, but in the end it became one-sided, the Heat took a double-digit lead in the first quarter, leading by 23 points at halftime, 29 points after the third quarter, and in the fourth quarter, although entering garbage time early, it did not give opponents any chance to chase points. Heat rising star Thaleshiro once again played a star-level performance in this game, becoming an important contributor to the team's win.
In this game, Lowry contributed a quasi-triple-double performance of 8 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, reflecting the value of the veteran, 3-point shooter Dunroe felt hot and cut down 26 points, and the two youngsters Strus and Vincent also played well, they contributed 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block respectively. However, it is still the Heat's supernova Thaleshiro, who once again put him on the bench to lead the second team in this game. And he continued the fiery state of the season so far, making a great contribution to this big victory.
Tyler Hilo played 21 minutes off the bench, shooting 8-of-17, 5-of-8 from three-point range, 5-of-6 from the free throw line, efficiently contributing 26 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists, and a plus-minus of +31, ranking first on the team, which means that when Hiro was on the floor, the Heat won 31 points against the opponent, which fully reflected Hiro's role in this game.
So far this season, Spoo has always regarded Hiro as the sixth person of the team, the purpose is to ensure that the second team has a stable scoring point, can continue the team's offense, and Hiro can attack on his own, can also pass, can better drive the second team, and Hiro also bears the trust, this season so far can contribute 20.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, three-point shooting rate of 39.3%, becoming the strongest contender for the best sixth man, and gradually moving towards the All-Star team. For the Heat, Hiro is now one of the absolute core of the team, one of the important puzzle pieces they want to hit the championship.
Hiro is only 21 years old this year, has shown good potential since entering the league, and has also been optimistic about the Heat management and coaching staff, last season, Hiro has been a hot figure in the trading market, many rumors about the Heat's reinforcements, all involving Hiro, after all, the Heat want to seize Butler's peak impact on the championship, waiting for Hiro to grow seems unrealistic, so using this potential new star as a chip, trading some famous stars is undoubtedly a better choice, but in the end, Pattleley in some trade negotiations" miserly", resulting in their failure to bring in a star player to assist Butler. Many people thought it would be foolish for Riley to give up other famous stars for Hiro, but now it seems like a wise decision. Leaving Hiro behind, the Heat have both the present and the future.