Herro’s 40 is the best game of his career
Tyler Herro had 40 points, 8 assists and 4 steals on 14 for 27 shooting in 42 minutes, but the Heat lost to the Pistons 123-121.
His Performance Score of +15.7 is the best of his 344 games, better than 99.5% of all player games since 2015-16.
He scored 18 of his 40 in the fourth quarter. He went 4 for 5 in the paint and 10 for 17 from 3. His 38 points from the field came on 27 shots, 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones. He scored 12 of his 40 after the game was decided.
His old best, +13.5, was 41 points on 13 for 20 shooting in 38 minutes, a 111-108 win at Houston on Dec. 15, 2022.