Heat’s Jimmy Butler reveals major problem after third quarter struggles continues vs Kings
As it was a heartbreaking loss for the Heat, Jimmy Butler and others discuss their third quarter struggles.
It was a stinger for fans to watch as the 111-110, as Domantas Sabonis made the left in the game. Despite being a night of celebration for at the Olympics, and others discuss what went wrong and the concerning trend of their third quarters.
It was another game for Miami where they played well in the first half but fell apart in the third period as this one was no different despite leading by 13 at halftime, they were outscored 37-17 in the next frame. Butler would say after the game, as he and led the team with 27 points, that their which is what happened Monday night.
“When we ain’t making shots, that’s normally when teams start to go on runs,” Butler said. “We don’t get back We don’t defensive rebound it. It is a defensive thing, but for us, it’s more offense when we don’t see that ball going through that basket. I think that mentally, we have to be stronger and tougher to get stops still. And I think that’s the main problem. That’s what you see in the third quarter.”
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Despite the it has been a constant trend as entering this game, Miami had “the NBA’s being outscored by 25.7 points per 100 possessions in the period,” per Anthony Chiang. When head coach Erik Spoelstra was asked after the loss to the Kings what was leading to the struggles during the period, he would mention how they needed to
“I don’t know, we’ve looked at everything,” Spoelstra said. “At just some point, you just have to take a stand to say enough is enough with these third quarters. We played a great half again. You know, I feel like we out-played them in those other quarters, it’s just, we’re gonna have to figure it out. We’re gonna have to figure it out. You know, it’s three straight games where you have to call the first time out, and it just takes a little bit of the wind out of your sails. But that said, still, it’s not all going to go perfectly. I thought we responded much better in the fourth quarter, if you take the lead, go up five points, then up three. You know, you should win those games, and we just weren’t able to.”
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had another impressive performance with 27 points as he said to ClutchPoints that despite the disappointment,and build from. It will be vital as after Monday, the team will be on a six-game road trip.
“I mean, we can always take something from a game like this,” Herro said. “But definitely have to move on to the next game. We leave tomorrow for a six-game road trip, and it’s an important one. Early in the season, we got to get some wins on the road.”
