Winderman’s view: Pacers 109, Heat 106 (OT)
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Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday’s 109-106 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers at AmericanAirlines Arena:
— That ultimate value that Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson had as trade chips?
— Doesn’t seem so much anymore?
— That midseason revival by Kendrick Nunn?
— Tapered off.
— Precious Achiuwa’s Rising Stars rookie turn?
— History.
— So we’re basically at a point where Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are asking for a friend.
— Whether it comes on the trade market. (Kyle Lowry?)
— Or the buyout market. (LaMarcus Aldridge?)
— Because Trevor Ariza, alone, certainly does not seem like enough.
— So perhaps it was back spasms that led to the recent uneven performances by Goran Dragic.
— Sunday, they had the veteran guard sidelined.
— Back in the mix was Andre Iguodala, after missing two games due to a hip issue.
— Such is life with a roster that counts on so many 30-somethings.
— With this all while Butler has been playing through ankle soreness.
— Dragic remains 10 assists from tying Bimbo Coles for fifth on the Heat’s all-time list.
— The starting five remained Butler, Adebayo, Kelly Olynyk, Robinson and Nunn.
— Achiuwa played as the Heat’s first reserve, after being limited to mop-up duty Friday night.
— With Achiuwa then promptly overpowered by Domantas Sabonis for a 3-point play.
— Following up by missing a pair of free throws.
— Basically creating his own negative-five swing.
— It didn’t appear this way earlier, but Achiuwa continues to look undersized in the Heat’s power rotation.
— Another reason why Aldridge would help.
— Tyler Herro followed off the bench.
— And then, with Dragic sidelined, Gabe Vincent.
— Followed by Iguodala.
— With the appearance, Iguodala tied James Edwards for 50th place on the NBA’s all-time regular-season games list.
— Iguodala’s first steal tied Ron Harper for 23rd on the NBA’s all-time list.
— Ariza later followed off the bench when Iguodala checked out.
— The appearance moved Ariza into 94th on the NBA’s all-time appearance list, past Tyrone Corbin.
— Ariza’s first Heat points came on a layup with 5:58 left in the third period.
— Ariza played as the Heat’s first reserve in the second half, entering for Adebayo, instead of Achiuwa.
— He shortly thereafter drained a needed 3-pointer.
— Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren, pregame, on Indiana guard T.J. McConnell, “He changes the course of the game. He is putting a ton of pressure on the defense. On offense he is really trying to race it down the floor.”
— McConnell wasn’t quite the pest he was on Friday.
— Robinson’s first 3-pointer tied Josh Richardson for ninth on the Heat’s all-time list.
— Also, Robinson’s first 3-point attempt was the 1,000th of his career.
— Robinson recorded his 400th career defensive rebound in the second period.