The Brooklyn Nets (14-32) had something to look forward to as a franchise and fanbase with the retirement of Vince Carter's jersey into the Barclays Center rafters at halftime of Saturday's game against the Miami Heat (22-22).
While star Jimmy Butler served the second half of his two-game suspension, the Heat snapped a two-game skid with a road win over the Nets.
Tyler Herro scored 25 points as the Miami Heat pulled away in the third quarter and withstood the Brooklyn Nets' late comeback to win 106-97 on Saturday night in New York.
The Heat, missing Jimmy Butler for the second game of his two-game suspension, committed 22 turnovers (leading to 29 Nets points) but mustered enough offense and defensive stops to dispatch a faceless Nets team that played without injured leading scorer Cam Johnson.
With or without Butler in the lineup, the turmoil has clearly impacted the Heat, though it’s even worse when he’s not on the floor. In his last three appearances, Miami is averaging 116 ppg on offense; in the last five games when Butler has been out, it has scored just 103.6 ppg.
The Brooklyn Nets (14-31) welcome the Miami Heat (21-22) to Barclays Center Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Heat vs. Net
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Part of the reason that Brooklyn found it tough to hang in there is due to their defense struggling to contain Tyler Herro, who piled up 25 points and eight assists in the contest. With that being said, here are the Nets player grades following Saturday's loss to the Heat: