s a go-to scorer with Jimmy Butler sidelined for the first-round series against the Boston Celtics.
Instead, the 24-year-old guard fell flat along with a Miami offense, which averaged just 92.2 points in the five games.
Boston’s defense had much to do with that, suffocating Herro and not allowing him much room to operate. It was clear to one of Herro’s teammates that he wasn’t his usual self on the offensive end of the floor due to the Celtics’ defensive pressure.
They definitely got him out of his rhythm,” Bam Adebayo said following a lopsided 118-84 Game 5 loss to the Celtics on Wednesday night at TD Garden. “Sending him different coverages, pressing him full court. They just took him out of his rhythm.”
Herro saw truth in what Adebayo said, too. The Celtics limited Herro to just 16.8 points per game in the series on 38.5% shooting from the field and 34.9% shooting from beyond the arc — all of which were far below his regular season averages.
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