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The Miami Heat defeated the Washington Wizards 121-114 in the NBA In-Season Tournament opener. The Wizards had a strong start, shooting 13 for 17 from the field and 7 for 9 from behind the arc in the first quarter. However, they cooled off in the second quarter, going 0 for 5 from behind the arc. Tyler Herro had an impressive performance for the Heat, scoring 24 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out 9 assists. Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 22 points. The Heat's win marked their debut in the #HEATCulture and their first victory in the tournament.
Tyler Herro over the last 5 games: 27.8 PPG 6.4 RPG 5.4 APG 49% FG 47% 3P 89% FT https://t.co/C2AULvEGBn
Tyler Herro scores 24 points, Heat top Wizards 121-114 in tournament opener https://t.co/x27PMu6wpe
Heat take convincing victory over Wizards in NBA In-Season Tournament opener #MiamiHeat #WashingtonWizards https://t.co/DjGgyvbNkY
Tyler Herro showed out as the Heat moved to 1-0 in East Group B play š„ 24 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST The next @MiamiHEAT NBA In-Season Tournament game is Tuesday, 11/14 vs. CHA on the NBA App š https://t.co/zbCuwx7YbR
Tyler Herro scores 24 points, Heat top Wizards 121-114 in tournament opener (from @AP) https://t.co/lnDqdRULYy
Tyler Herro dominates as Heat snap skid vs. Wizards https://t.co/6oO1BPbtiq https://t.co/mcFlufcvDY
#HEATWin final - Miami 121, Washington 114 š„ Herro: 24pts (4 3s), 10rebs & 9asts š„ Butler: 20pts, 7rebs & 3stsl š„ Robinson: 18pts (4 3s) & 6asts š„ Adebayo: 18pts, 4rebs & 3asts š„ Bryant: 11pts & 4rebs š„ Richardson: 10pts, 5asts & 3rebs https://t.co/E11vHVC1Ey
The Miami Heat take the win over the Wizards. š„ https://t.co/Dz3PlXALhG
Tyler Herro over his last 5 games: 24 PTS - 11 REB - 9 AST 30 PTS - 3 REB - 5 AST 35 PTS - 8 REB - 3 AST 22 PTS - 5 REB - 4 AST 28 PTS - 6 REB - 6 AST https://t.co/tfmrJ8X5aO
āļø #HEATCulture debut āļø In-Season Tournament win https://t.co/TXnns2Zdae
And that's it. Heat 121, Wizards 114. Kyle Kuzma 22 points, Jordan Poole 19 Tyler Herro 24 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Butler 20 points and seven rebounds. Bam Adebayo 18 points.
The Wizards made 10 straight shots in the first quarter, and are 3 for 9 so far on free throws tonight. This is the weirdest showing in the history of the NBA's In-Season Tournament.
Halftime. Heat 60, Wizards 54. Kuzma 11, Poole 10, Avdija 10. Herro 12 for the Heat and Butler with 11. Wizards cooled off after that hot 1Q and went 0 for 5 from behind the arc.
End 1Q: Wizards 34, Heat 34. Kuzma leads Washington with 9 points. Butler has 11 for Miami. Wizards were 13 for 17 from the field and 7 for 9 from behind the arc.
Wizards are currently shooting 10 for 11 and lead Miami 26-23