Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is available to play in Game 5 of the NBA Finals for the first time since he broke his right hand on April 16 against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first-round of the playoffs.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra confirmed Herro’s status ahead of Monday’s game, saying “it’s great to have everybody available.” However he wouldn’t say how much Herro would play or how he would be utilized.”
“We’ll start with our normal rotation and then we’ll just see how the game plays out,” Spoelstra said. “We have no idea how this game is going to play out.”
Herro is still experiencing a level of discomfort in the surgically repaired hand, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, but will still try to give it a go with his team facing elimination vs. the Denver Nuggets.
Herro has been the Heat’s second-leading scorer this season, averaging 20.1 points while converting on 203 3-pointers in the regular season. The Heat can certainly use that production as their starting backcourt of Gabe Vincent and Max Strus are shooting 29% from 3 so far in the Finals.
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Heat’s Tyler Herro available for Game 5 vs. Nuggets
